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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1951
Page
6
A young woman notices pigeons perched on a man’s shoulder aboard a suburban train. He shrugs and says they boarded with him at the station. The scene ends with a flippant exchange about a cook named Della Katessen.
A dialogue snippet shows a young man asked about his work. A neighbor praises a girl for pulling a large weed, noting her strength. The child responds with a defiant line about the world resting on her end of the weed.
A store manager humorously notes Mr Latterly now owns a parrot to wake him. He explains he used an alarm clock but grew used to it, so he hangs the clock over the parrot’s cage and the bird’s calls wake him, proving effective in mornings.
During a preliminary inspection at a Boy Scout camp near Hazelton Pennsylvania, a large umbrella was found hidden in a bedroll of a tenderfoot scout. The director questioned the boy, who replied with a sharp retort asking if the director had ever had a mother.
A professor enters a barber shop and asks for a haircut. He removes his hat, apologizes, and explains he did not realize a lady was present, prompting a lighthearted miscommunication about propriety.
A short humorous anecdote recalls a little girl who prays for her traveling father and adds a cheeky wish for her mother. The mother finds the line sweet until the child concludes with a cautionary note for mamma as well.
At lunch Mrs Brown sends eight year old Johnny for avocados. He returns with a bagful after proudly declaring he pinched them, adding humorous mischief to a family moment.
A collage of classified notices: a cafe and gas station for sale south of Cross Timbers. distribution and sales jobs for plastics, cookies, and noodles. a country store with post office seeking buyers. a district manager for an insurance plan. maintenance roles at a Catholic retreat. a paint sales position. and domestic help in a private home.
Holding feed costs down boosts poultry profits as Dixie Laying Mash helps layers maintain high egg production on less feed. Available in 100 lb cloth bags or 50 lb paper bags, Dixie comes in the red white and blue bag, marketed as better feeds for better foods.
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