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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1936
Page
2
A fragment quotes Bill the Burg cynically about crime and profit. He argues crime pays if others do the hard work, contrasting bank robberies with running a correspondence school for easier dividends. The piece satirizes crime as a business.
A humorous exchange notes that the wife wins half the arguments while the mother-in-law will win the other half. The joke hinges on domestic negotiation and in-law involvement.
The contributor states the enclosed items are original and have never been published. The editor, returning them, says I can quite believe it in response to the claim.
Inflation era advertisement promotes genuine Bayer Aspirin at near one cent per tablet. Two dozen tablets sold in a flat pocket tin for 25 cents. Claims rapid relief from headache neuritis and neuralgia. Advises asking for Bayer Aspirin by full name at drugstore.
A pithy reflection on choosing silence over negative speech. The speaker notes that speaking ill is costly, while maintaining silence is an effortless obligation.
A reflection notes that much of literary heritage has been borrowed or misused, leaving the classics feeling stale and over familiar. The piece laments widespread appropriation and questions the value of reverence for traditional works.
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