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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1946
Page
10
The narrator recalls giving an aged servant a quart of whisky as a Christmas present. A week later he asks what the servant meant by jes' right. The reply: if better, the boss would have kept it. if worse, it would have killed me. Thus it was jes' right.
The bashful Charlie plans to court and leaves home but returns smiling after hiding behind a hedge to avoid being seen by the girl. His mother asks about the meeting and he says it went all right with a cheeky punchline about ducking down to stay unseen.
A wealthy man seeks marriage and asks if lying about his age helps. His friend bluntly says better to claim 75 than 50. The exchange frames a humorous reflection on deception in courtship.
Mrs Jones asks Jennie if marrying quickly is wise. Jennie defends the match saying the suitor is well recommended and not a new fellow, noting a friend knew him for a long time.
A wealthy man on his deathbed tells his long serving chauffeur that his journey will be long and rugged. The chauffeur consoles him with the line that at least it is all downhill and no gasoline is needed.
A bride irritably scolds her husband after he knocks her cookbook to the floor. She laments she has lost her place and has no idea what she is cooking.
Two husbands argue over changing wives spending on gloves. One suggests a paradoxical fix by punning on a diamond ring as a solution. The joke hinges on a play of words and marital humor.
A father laments his son’s fourth straight D in report cards. He jokes the boy lacks the first five senses, hinting at the comic tone of a humorous column. A salesman and a house sale teaser appear in the clipped excerpt.
A witty exchange shows a husband insisting he has changed, while one narrator notes his constant brag about past foolishness. The humor hinges on vanity and the facade of self-improvement.
A T and T announces the first auto subscriber in St Louis as car owners gain mobile access to 27 million outlets. The piece mulls the upheaval of driver life with phones in cars and the risk of distraction, speculating on calls and misdials while joking about drivers and radio entertainment.
Orson Welles faced a disastrous tryout in New Haven with Around the World. The introductory movies failed to focus, a pause followed, and after a curtain bow he quipped that his mother warned him this would happen. The audience saw white screens twice before he recovered with humor.
Ye Olde Swop Shoppe advertises wanted items a white shirt size 17 or 18 and a tan Oxford men shoe size 7 for exchange. The note quips about fashion and swapping, with light humor on domestic roles and old habits.
Lucius Steems, a timid billing clerk, endures insults from boss Mr. Ralston and coworkers. After Johnny and Rodney spar, Johnny defends him, boosting Lucius's courage. Encouraged, Lucius confronts Ralston, earns a raise, and returns triumphant to a changed office atmosphere.
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