Miscellany, Aug. 18, 1952

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...

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