Luigi Discovers America
Life with Luigi · September 21, 1948 · 29 min · 4,200 words
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Hit the jackpot presented by the DeSoto Plymouth dealers will be heard at a new time starting tonight just one half hour from now Be sure to hear hit the jackpot immediately following this broadcast As every American school child knows 2092 and Italian explorer Christopher Columbus discovered America on September 27th 1947 a young Italian immigrant
Luigi Basko re-discovered America. Christopher Columbus arrived with three vessels. Luigi Basko arrived with three dollars. When Christopher Columbus landed in America, he said, I named the San Salvador. When Luigi Basko landed in New York, he said, please give me a ticket to Chicago.
Yes! And so we invite you to Chicago's little Italy for a new comedy, Life with Luigi. The story of an immigrant created by Sigh Howard and starring, Gay Carol Neish. From America, Christopher Columbus described his adventures to Queen Isabella in Spain.
From Chicago, Luigi Basko describes his adventures to Mama Basko in Italy. Dear, Mama Mia, I make a promise to write you. So I write. A United States, when Felicae promised to write, is called Promissory Note.
In six months since I've been in America, my writing is already so good, words don't even have Italian accent. I have store here in Chicago just like two other businessmen, Marshall and Phil. They got same kind of store only better location.
Mamma Mia, how you like my new business stationery? See, on top it's a Luigi Pasco, founder and prop. Prop is short for a long way, they don't know. Also, my line business, old and young antiques.
Everybody here is crazy for old things, old furniture, old lamps, old chairs. Also, is lots of people crazy about old grandad. Must be a fine man. Our countryman Pasquale, who bring me to this country in Rent Me Store, has nice place next door.
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