The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-05

business interests Of the city can not
fail to mean growth in the city's bust
ness volume and It's prosperity. 1t Is |
taking advantage OF an ideal opportu- |
nifty for trade extension. But II Nor |
folk Is ever to have materially more
homes, materially more bread.eaters, |
there must be inaugurated and car.
ried through a vigorous campaign for |
new industries just as there is now
to be vigorous campaign for new |
trade
AROUND TOWN.
Long live the king!
Necessities first, luxuries after.
Don't burn your fingers.
Don't bring back any money.
Don't shoot holes in the pavement.
The nation never gets ashamed to
have a birthday.
Not all the powder displayed on the
Fourth will be gunpowder.
Brink got out just in time to cele-
brate. He ought to be careful In
shooting firecrackers.
north Nebraska girl once lost
chance to go abroad with an uncle,
simply because she couldn't comb her
own hair.
Well, the old Leap Year club is rap
Idly disintegrating.
Wisdom is said to go hand in hand
with false teeth and a cracked voice.
Norfolk Is still in the constructive
stage And every day should see the
accomplishment Of some upbuilding.
Now for the Norfolk race meet and
street carnival. Don't forget the
dates-July 81 and August l and 2.
Twenty years ago Norfolk had bust.
ness men SILLY" enough to believe
that Norfolk would be improved by re-
placing a muddy thoroughfare with a
clean pavement.
good permanent roadway to the
Junction, navigable in rainy weather
as well as fair, will bring the Junction
just that much closer to the business
portion of Norfolk.
It's wonder taxpayer" doesn't re-
monstrate against moving the weeds
along Norfolk streets, since improving 3
the city's appearance might give sat
isfaction to some SILLY boy" =.
Again: We may not be able to
pave this summer, but the paving of
Norfolk avenue should be finished be-
fore any other extensive public i'm ,
provement is undertaken by the city
of Norfolk.
A public improvement that didn't -.
get a few knocks, wouldn't be worth i.
talking about. But there's no DENYING
the fact that Norfolk would move sew
eral years forward with a paved street I.
that would be dry and clean and neat, -
in season and out
wayne Democrat: Everything seems
so high at the jamestown exposition.
One man was fined 500 for kissing !,
Norfolk girl. 1t maybe, however that y
the price is not unreasonable for the
Norfolk article, if it is like the kind n
they have in Norfolk, Neb. +,
Neigh and O'Neill each had 1000
people at their race matinees. Norfolk q
had much less an attendance than that, Il
and should have had as many. But a
the attendance is going to make up h
lost time when the three red letter W
days-July 81 and August l and 2
roll around.
When Johnny burns his finger with q
powder, unless he wants to join the II,
angels, he should run to the house and
get his wounds cleansed The wound
should be washed in warm water and tc
4 disinfectant applied. This is said ia
to be good poultice: One part lin dj
seed oil, one part lime water.
Kansas City is generally conceded
10 be the liveiest city in the west. to
A Kansas City man wouldn't buy a pr
nat in any other town if he had to go bt
oareheaded. But even Kansas City Y
las troubles. The Journal prints this he
'ed line across its front page: "a re
'ity's worst possible handicap is m
lon-progressive, pullback city admin K
is
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The Grand Island Daily Indepen- ra
lent issued hummer of a special pa tv
Der last Saturday, giving illustrations ye
II the city's institutions. On the =
ront page was this timely paragraph: pr
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