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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1940
Page
3
The trivia prompts ask why Arizona is called the 3 D state and define bon mot. It contrasts boar and bore, counts calendar squares, asks whose signature appears on the Declaration, and whether drain water rotates. Additional items compare aquatic boards, domestic sterile beasts, and differences among tired weary and sleepy, plus questions about hydroplanes and the oldest Western university.
A grade-school pupil refuses to sew saying time will tell. The principal cites George Washington sewing as a comparison and asks if the boy considers himself superior to the first president. The boy replies with the same refrain, emphasizing uncertainty about growth and virtue over time.
A tramp tells the captain he was at the front but voices went unheard, so he moved to the back seeking attention. The brief dialogue highlights class tension and forgotten soldiers in a stark wartime vignette.
A father tells his son Tommy that his curiosity mattered and muses on how more questions in youth might have yielded answers. The exchange frames questions as a path to learning and identity.
It outlines fortes in copper, cotton and cattle production. It notes a witty repartee as a separate item and defines terms such as male swine and rustic. It identifies common clock direction and references the mule as a key element. It cites Lima Peru and the University of San Marcos.
A Houston road-sign painter proposed provocative signs for railroad crossings. Suggested phrases included Come ahead You're unimpor tant Try our engines They satis fy and Don't stop Nobody will miss you. Take a chance You can get hit by a train only once.
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