Object Lesson. In Omaha, after Harry Marble parked his car in a properly metered place behind the post office, police removed the meter, installed a "Bus Zone No Parking" sign, ticketed Marble's car.
Hair of the Dog. In Inglewood, Calif., when George D. Pauly dropped a 50-lb. cake of ice on his toe, a doctor advised: "Go home and keep your foot in an ice pack."
Specialized. In Baltimore, Contractor Christian P. Sorensen advertised for bricklayers and got no response, advertised a second time for left-handed bricklayers and was swamped with answers from right-handed...