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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1940
Page
6
A sequence of light hearted exchanges and captions. A boy shares a nickel saved by outrunning a streetcar. A father and waiter punchlines play on everyday scenes. One gag asks about a taxi and a quarter while another jokes about menus and a long illness.
A fragment notes Eskimo language features and pidgin usage among traders and explorers who learn limited forms. It mentions words from Danish Spanish and Hawaiian and cites Collier s as the source. An advertisement offers a Free book on piles and fistula by Dr C M Coe and promotes a mirror as a truth teller.
Buy Bayer Aspirin and pay only a few pennies per tablet for fast relief from neuritis rheumatism or headache. Experience the same speedy action that made Aspirin world famous and see why it has rapidly replaced more expensive brands. Always ask for genuine Aspirin by its full name.
A playful exchange centers on time and measurement as two speakers spar over wrists and clocks. The banter uses clock imagery to tease control and timing in a light personal moment.
An old advertisement touts Jayne’s Vermifuge as a top worm expellant backed by scientific study. It claims to drive out large round worms with a mild laxative effect and teases a free medical book. The text also includes a rhetoric line about a thief reacting to every sound.
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