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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1950
Page
3
A noon hour scene shows a one armed man at a restaurant counter puzzling a nearby inquisitive patron who jokes about his missing limb. A separate street encounter features a general asking a colonel why he always returns salutes with a sharp quip about former privates understanding their thoughts.
A young woman asks an admirer about her father a successful businessman who built a large fortune in youth. He replies with interest asking if he still retains that wealth, prompting a brief exchange on legacy and fortune.
A thin man and a fat man encounter each other in a hotel lobby. The fat man remarks that the thin man looks famine worthy, while the thin man retorts that the fat man might have caused it.
A girl driving a new car cannot move as the engine stalls while the light cycles through. A traffic cop asks what is wrong. She questions if colors are desired. Then a later quip recalls a first birthday gift of an electric iron from a money box.
Delicate sew easy pinafore pattern for sizes 1 2 and 3 offered with tissue pattern, material needs and finishing directions. Includes duck embroidery and a hot iron transfer for applique. Designed for versatile protection over dresses in warm weather.
Remove shellac from the worn area with denatured alcohol until clean. Apply one or two thin coats of shellac thinned with denatured alcohol about half, smooth to blend. Do not expect perfection. For future refinishing, consider penetrating wax or seal to reduce visible scratches.
A classroom dialogue riffs on valor and discretion with a joke about dining without tipping. Johnny laughs at a story of a man who swam a river three times before breakfast and questions why he did not swim four times to reach his clothes on the far bank.
Tommy returns from first day at school and tells his mother he learned nothing. He clarifies he learned not during recess, eliciting a disappointed reaction from his mother.
A local Midwestern business advertised free coal shovels for the first 150 attendees at its office. That evening 150 people were using the shovels at home, each engraved with the message that if they had installed their heaters they would be comfortable in the living room.
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