Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-29
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No, they weren't arrested for play
Ing ball.
It's about time roasting-ears were
creeping into market.
After all, mamma, Id rather be a
dog catcher than an umpire.
Dusty Rhodes says he will attend
the next ball game in the capacity Of
spectator.
1t has been observed that people
with skinny arms do not approve the
fad Of going about with sleeves rolled
up.
II a farmer had a ten-acre patch Of
cantaloupes, and could sell them all
at the present market price, yea, verify,
IL would be nice thing to be a farm
er.
In Painesville, Akron, Youngstown
and other cities, the horses wear hats
to protect them from the torrid heat
some of the hats trimmed in style,
too, says the Chardon Record.
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II all the kicks directed at the
Weather Man really landed on him
the poor fellow would have a hard
time finding some one to take his
place in case he decided to drop OF
for q few weeks vacation.
A New York woman has been fol-
lowing her brother around the streets
and bothering him for money to bet
on the races, until he can stand 1t no
longer. He says she has lost $1,000
Of his good money in the last half
year, SO he has had to leave his fiat
ana i've III q cheap nOtel
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"There have been more suicides in
New York during the recent hot
spells, than ever before" said Thomas
II. Hunter, of New York city, who was
a guest at a Pittsburg hotel Saturday.
They have occurred mainly in the
tenament house districts. The way
New Workers account for them is, that
intermingled with the sizzling weather
there have been cool periods. These
have given the people hope that the
hot wave was past, and when the
heat returned it was on this account
all the more depressing. The suicides
come from desperation"
Since the project of drilling for oil
In the Cuyahoga Valley has been agi
tated, wonderful stories are being told
UP and down the river, of the finds
that have been made with little effort
at various points along the valley. A
story Is told of one man who sunk q
hole 30 feet deep, with a spring pole
and got oil in sufficient quantities tc
demonstrate that oil is to be had fol
the digging. The wells which will b,
sunk by the gentlemen interested IL
the latest movement will be at leas
1000 feet deep and will undoubtedl.
demonstrate, once for all, what trea
sures the Cuyahoga has rlppled owe
all these years.
I've been reading those awful thing
the Ina Teller person has been writ
Ing lately, and they are awful-an'
some of them entirely untrue, too-an'
just think she must be some sou
old maid, who isn't pretty herself ant
J tries to pick other folks all apart as {
} kind of consolation for herself Wit
, all her ranting and exposes that sh
thinks are SO interesting--they ma.
be to SOME folks, but not to me--thanl
you'll just think she might be in bel
ter business. If she finds what sh
thinks are such follies-and they ar
not--in her sex, she ought to be VIC
manly enough to help us and not dc
sert SO basely and tell everything sh
knows. III | ever meet her I'll scratc
her eyes out.
Speaking of pigs always remind
me of my grandfather" remarked tn
Reminiscent Idler, mot in an irrevel
ent way. of course, but by reason @
the manner In which he used to fee
and discipline the brutes.
1T was long time ago, while W
were boys on the farm. that grandp
(Bless the memory of the dear oil
manD had little else to do but ste
around boss things and drop fe'
j, hints of how he used to do it. II
/ liked to be in authority, like all ol
( men, and the horses being too swi
1 for MIN, his cow kicker, and thing
D yerleralIv heinp N mOckery To his ia,