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Widder and Family Move In

Lum and Abner · January 26, 1940 · 14 min · 2,388 words

The transcript of “Widder and Family Move In”, an episode of Lum and Abner first broadcast January 26, 1940. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Lum and Abner plays Lum and Abner free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Coffee makes you nervous. Switch to a post-dom. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. Here's a post-dom. The favorite mealtime drink in millions of American homes present those two lovable old characters in the hill country, mama nabna.

In your animal's thoughts, you never have little pangs of conscience, but maybe your disposition isn't all that it might be. Pangs of conscience, but now and then need you to say. I know I should be ashamed of being close and cranky so much of the time, But honestly, I can't always show good.

When my nerves go back on me, I just not myself. Well, I can easily sympathize with you in a state like that, but what's more important? Maybe I can give you a clue as to why you're nervous and touchy.

You see, it's quite possible that coughing nerves is turning you into what doctors call a nervous irritable. But while many people can drink coffee and not pay such a penalty, many others drink coffee pay and pay plenty.

So, if you think coffee nerves is your trouble, switch to post them. Well, post them is entirely free of caffeine or other stimulants that could possibly affect your nerves. And post them with its own distinctive full-bodied flavor is completely satisfying.

When you drink it, you surely say, my post them tastes just grand. I think I'll have a second cup. So by all means, friends, if coffee's making you nervous and irritable, drink post them instead.

Give it a reasonable trial, but say two weeks and then see if your nerves don't tell you. I'm mighty thankful I switched to first and... And now let's see what's going on down in Pine Ridge.

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