Topics in Brief:

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLII, Issue 20587, 28 November 1936, Page 12 (Supplement)

Topics in Brief:

Readers are invited to furnish for publication tn this column, pertinent and witty extracts (the briefer the better), from newspaper and magazine articles, such as: Before marriage a man yearns for the woman he loves. After marriage the “y" is silent. —“Battalion Press." If automobile production continues brisk, we may eventually have two cars for every filling station."— Florence Herald." .. Give a politician a free hand and he’ll put it in your pocket.—“ Grand Rapids Press.” A scheme is wanted for popularising tea in the United States. Why not prohibit it?—"Punch." Among the unemployed in the king line Alfonso is probably telling Otto of Austria to forget it.—"Widda Eagle.” A diplomat is a man whose job is patching up the troubles caused by other diplomats.—" Boston Evening Transcript." Just let her take over Ethiopia, and Italy will not care who works out a formula to arrest war.—" Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch." To-day's short story: Bread prices soar; housekeepers sore. —"Norfolk Ledger.” We hope it soon comes to pass that the meek shall inherit the earth. The unmeek are making such a mess of it." —"Mobile Register." « * A recent book is entitled “How to spend money.” It has probably had a good sale in Washington.—“ Florence Herald.” Canada will not give relief to any one owning a car. It is diametrically at odds with the American attitude that an automobile is a dependent.—“ Detroit News.” Claims—Practically all the unemployed have jobs now, except the 10,000,000 who haven’t read the Governments announcement yet.”—“San Diego Union.” “They that govern must make least noise,” observes a well-known writer, That being the case, this is the day of mighty little government.—“ Savannah Morning News.” Blessed are the peace-makers, they will never be unemployed.—“ Washington Post.” One has to assume from the Nazi mlute that the new deal in Germany isn't like the American. The palm s down.—“ Detroit News.”