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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1951
Page
10
A quip about a tourist in the Ozarks asking for distance from an old woman on a porch. She estimates ten miles there and twelve back, noting he walks straighter going than coming. The line ends with a humorous remark about him walking straighter on the way out.
Christmas shopping made easy with Cavaliers cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco. Both come in festive gift packaging with space for messages on the Cavaliers carton and a red green Prince Albert box. Available now at your dealer.
The text presents a whimsical exchange about time, a line from a Victorian style pun about a watch swallowed by Mary, and a joke about a liquid that dissolves anything. Zeb ponders a storage idea with a humorous punchline about containment.
Mrs. C. V. Parrott of Colby Kansas retired from fair competition but in 1950 entered a few of her special recipes at the Thomas County Free Fair. She won eleven prizes including the Sweepstakes ribbon and praised Fleischmanns Active Dry Yeast for fast rising and easy use. The piece promotes yeast for holiday baking and urges readers to get a supply.
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