MISCELLANY: Miscellany, may 28, 1951

Salt in the Wound. In Newark, N.J., when Pedestrian Louis Bergmann sued for $25,000 damages after being struck by an automobile, a jury decided that Bergmann was actually to blame, should pay $40 for the damage to the vehicle.

Great Expectations. On the western front in Korea, a sergeant placed his order with a rear-area post exchange: "One set poker chips, five decks cards, one money belt."

Sound Advice. In Chicago, after his wife explained why she was bringing suit for separate maintenance, Richard Michalak received, among more than 500 sure cures for snoring, suggestions that he 1) eat three small onions...

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