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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
3
A bedraggled man enters a bar and orders a drink with a bizarre vow to kill every fly in the place. The bartender warns him, he makes quick work of the drink, exits to begin his strange task, promising to send them out one at a time.
A patient recalls being offered glass to suck on by a generous woman while in the hospital. He jokes that though he has had nourishment, he remains very hungry.
A young naval candidate struggled on a general knowledge test asking what kind of animals sit grass. He faltered until the examiner asked a tougher version, and the boy exclaimed Animals, realizing the phrase sounded like admirals.
A man sits with a chess board as a dog observes from the opposite side. A friend stops by and asks what is happening. The man claims he is playing chess with his dog and has already beaten the dog twice in three games.
A Negro rider cruising home on his mule halted beneath an apple tree and reached for a high fruit. The mule bolted, leaving Mose suspended, until the orchard owner arrived and demanded what he was doing in the tree, prompting Mose to exclaim he had fallen off his mule.
Wash and Mose discuss a car with extreme speed. levash boasts that the vehicle moves so fast it makes the hogs along the road resemble linked sausage as it streaks past.
A domestic scene centers on a quarrel over church bells. A husband complains the bells drown his words while his wife admires their harmony and tone. Authorities note the quarrel highlights neighborly tensions during bell ringing.
A farmer explains hogs as a farm crop, noting they pay less attention to hoeing. Arthur teases Nellie about dating, while she quips she only travels with drivers, not boys on dark roads.
A brief dialogue scene features a blonde recalling a date kiss, claiming a hundred kisses, while a brunette derides quantity over quality, noting boys chase quantity when quality is unavailable.
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