Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-10-18
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Awnings are called in.
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Sheriff Fillius has a pleasant sound.
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New clothes or no new clothes, go to
church anyway.
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If you can't be entirely happy, be
as happy as you can.
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Broken hearts and broken jackpots
are often contemporary. ~
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Thirteen more October days, but
that's no sign they'll be unlucky.
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Mr.. Weary is doubtless very grate->
full to Council for its expression of
thanks.
Gle who laughs last laughs best"
is a quotation being enjoyed just now,
by South Akronites.
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Gamb(o)ling on the green will be
done indoors, mostly, from now on
until again Glad Spring.
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Auditor l.. II. Sisler had some
sober second thought in the matter
of debating Tom L.
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Now that the coal strike sees its
finish, attention is again directed to
the activities of Pelee and Soufriere.
He who has the inclination and the
wherewith is looking up time tables
and literature relating to the Sunny
South
A South Akron Councilman bent on
securing something sticks as close
to his purpose as bark does to tree.
He would stick closer, If he could.
A scheme for bottling the waste heat
and energy of the volcanoes in the
Caribbean Isles, might have received
warm support on the part of capital
lists with no coal in their cellars.
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After all 1t is the man who has n
little home but no great wealth who
believes most earnestly in Just taxa
ton; and the beauty Of it is that his
vote is just as big as a millionaire's.
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Nnur on,,a nn,tai,, .nea,,,o.. ...la
declare that all this talk of stand
ing pat is having bad influence on
the youth OF the land, who are max
ing practical inquiry into what it
means.
High school boys play football with
a vim and abandon which might well
be emulated by the older players who
have been in the game several seasons
and are occasionally averse to being
at the bottom of hot scrmmages.
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"a Life on tie Ocean Wave" seems
to be attractive to Akron youngsters,
for there were any number of appli-
cants for the navy who had to be
turned down because of physical un-
fitness or lack of parental consent.
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During the Councilmanlc unpleas-
| antness over the selection of site
for n City Hall Mr.. Sawyer won n
great reputation as hold-up man.
He held up the proposition to buy the
South Akron site four times, and once
while the force opposed to him out
numbered his army two to one.
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Natural gas is used to much larger
extent than the public is aware Of
In 1891 according to the figures Of the
United States, valued at $27 1867, 500
100000 cubic feet was used in the
United States valued at $27 7,067, 500
Instead of falling Off, there was gain
OF Ia per cent II would have taken
S,9oS,6OO tons of coal to supply the
gas and heat produced by the natural
gas. The present number of persons
supplied with this gas Is stated to be
100000 An American company has
been organized to operate natural gas
wells known to exist in England
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A man who does not take his home
paper but occasionally answers adver.
tisements in STORY papers" has had
some interesting experiences. says an
exchange. He learned that by send.
Ing 81 to n Yankee he could get n cure
for drunkenness. Sure enough he did
1t was to take the pledge and keen
IT. Later he sent so cents TO find out
how to raise turnips successfully. lie
found out. "Just take hold of the Ton
and pull Being young he wished Ia
marry, and sent "a two,cent stnmps 10
Chicago firm for Information on how
TO make an impression. When the an,
swer came II read: "Sit down on n
pan of dough" II was little rough
but he was patient man. and thought
he would yet succeed. Next advertise
ment he answered read: How TO don
bic your money In six months" III,
was told TO convert his money into
bills fold them, and he would see his
money doubled, Next time he sem
for IL useful household articles and
received in turn package of needles
He was slow to learn. so sent dolla,
to find out show to get rich."--"Worl
Ike the devil and never spend a cent.
And that stopped him, but his brother
wrote to find out how to write lette,
without pen or ink. He was told I,