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Newspaper
The Times Herald Record
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1973
Page
19
An Ottaway anecdote reports a caller asking a pet store about a parrot. The clerk says one is left, a fine talker and beauty. The customer asks who is speaking. The reply jokes that the parrot is the owner, while the parrot internally proclaims its own success as a total failure.
Jim Bishop lampoons golf culture in a humorous glossary style. Terms like GIMME STYMIE and FREE LIFT mirror jargon while exposing vanity, frustration, and odd behaviors among players. The piece mixes playful definitions with sharp edges on the sport and its crowds.
Edward P. Dougherty surveys Middletown readers on 1873 New York fashion trends noting bustles vanished and hats, draping, and hair styles emphasized a stately, reform era look. The piece also mentions a $100,000 state appropriation to advance Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital and praise for Senator Madden.
Art Buchwald contrasts Britain's Lambton affair with Watergate, noting ministers and nobles involved, public tolerance, and media coverage. He cites Lord Lambton and Lord Jellicoe, a duke, and Norma Levy, arguing Britain pursues a high society sex scandal while Watergate drags on in the U.S. press.
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