Lum and Abner · March 29, 1940 · 14 min · 1,878 words
The transcript of “Store Closes to Make Movie”, an episode of Lum and Abner first broadcast March 29, 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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How he makes you nervous. Switch to a post-em. The makers of post-em. The favorite mealtime drink in millions of American homes. They sent those two loveable old characters from the hill country.
Love and Abner. If you'd known Tom Wright or anyone like him a few months ago, I'm sure you'd have thought he was a pretty fine person. He had a good job, a nice home, just about everything he wanted.
And one reason for his success was his grand disposition. He was a cheerful and good-natured, and altogether likeable person, always ready to help the next fellow. Then somehow Tom began to change. One day, his employer asked me to do some small favor.
Tom said, Tom found his wife pick on me all the time. Can't these other fellows do anything around here? I'm second tired of being imposed on. And from then on, his disposition got steadily worse.
And what had happened? What changed him from a cheerful, likable, accommodating person to a selfish, cranky, irritable grouse. His doctor said it was nerves. Coffee nerves. And by that, don't get the idea. I mean, coffee makes everybody nervous because nothing's further from my mind.
Lots of people can and do drink coffee with no harm at all, but lots of others shouldn't touch it. So if you're troubled by nerves, And you know nerves can make you touchy and irritable, or give you indigestion, or keep you awake.
And you suspect coffee may be responsible, or even part they're responsible, switch to postum. For there's no caffeine or stimulant of any kind in postum that could possibly make you nervous. Enjoy postums steaming hot. Enjoy its distinctive, four-bodied flavor.
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