Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-19
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Grinneli. jan. 1S-It is one of tine Pc
culiar thingt connected with the OPEN
Ing of the new century, the same fea-s
sture showing itself in the past ten years
of the old century. or to say since the
advent of the Russian influenza. pop
ularly known IS la grippe. that the
American public has from first to last
treated it in the newspapers as huge
joke, and privately ones best friend
does NOT hesitate in laughing at oEe's
best friend when he hears said friend
has an attack Of the prevailing epidem-
ic. To so back to the new spaper part of
this funny business the Bungnpwn I3u-
gle comes out and in one of It's editorials
says. Our genial friend, Tom Jones.
knight Of the grip for Smith. Sawsel &
+ Co. by accident left his grip at home,
but il took unto itself wings and few
thru the air and overlook MIN at the
next station So he returned home With
H. promptly went 10 bed and stayed a
Week With the grip his close compan-s
Iion. Now that's verJ funny. but why.
ldon't the Bungtown Rugle PAY some
thing Ike this: Henry Tyler, the able
lrnachinist of Twelfth street, who has
fixed many a pneumatic tire. IS now so
TIRED that he Will taks a weeks rest in
bsa With pneumonia. Or. here an
other one that might do for a local..
Rev. Mr. Stiles. who has been noted
for HIS consumption, Of all the bss,t
book iIl cur town library, fell victim
Ito hissown disease last Tuesla Siniiia
/ Simiiibus
/ 1t goes without saying that The sslitor
Iof the Bungtown Bugle first itaIn on
la grippe II considered one Of the ehoic-
Test Kind OF pure unadlllterated Ameri-
scan hunor. but TO run the last two
Items az abovs. printed would cause him
Ito lose 30 out 81 his go paid slbscrib-
ers
If there any Joke for a man, woman
or child to be suddenly taken, without
aiay previous Warning, with a severe
dchill said joke followed IN thirty min
mention H. If there is any fun in hay
joke wouldn't that frost YOU, water 10
fbegin o run from Your eyes. discharges
from you, nostriis that reluire a aoze,l
1 hand kerchiefs a day Gin lieu Of the cost
sslesvs9, expeetorations from the mouth
- "a. y sS'shs ~ - :
4 and public places where the splitting Or
iEdlnances are enforced 70 AVOID incarcer-
alton. a II this NTH 8 burning fsve,
when ons' mouth tasted like an empty
/ besr key that has been in fl hot sul
two Weeks ssaells: # all this is fun. 81
with the dance. let JOY be unconiiIedl
And if thsre is Something funny t
see the old nian who successfully fol
-four score yea - and more has stood VI
before the ravages of al, diseas ss popl
human nature is subject to. 10 drop b,
1.-The say side ard to get q funny local il
the paper, death caused by la grippe.
4 let have some moro Of it. Ifitssa jok,
10 see the month old baby, entering If.
4 The picture ii health and prom isaad hap
lpinss's, without moment s. warning OF
4 the slightest neglect ON the part of th'
. careful mother suddenly TO be stricken
BY the prevailing epidemic and in tay,
or three days Carried out II the GENE
cry on a chilly january morning.
3 here is ars'tsli humorous about this
Y IS We for the public "a know it Tni
same public We'll knows, that MIS- yearl
citation Of Ia grippe, ii il does not Xii