The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-10-12
Tales of the Town

Why is it hair rarely gets into
anything besides the butter?
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The best plaster to cover weak
spot in your mind is silence. We've
tried it.
The man who never acted fool in
his life has never met the right girl.
That's all.
just because woman sings at her
work is no sign she has sweet tenn
per. SO does mosquito.
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Preparedness should be the watch
word in every home. Therefore let
all husbands learn to cook.
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They all have their troubles. The
weather we're having just now puts
the ice and coal men just between hay
and grass.
Father" asked little Bill, "when
people go to heaven, do they get to
be angels right away or do they have
to pass lot of darn old examina-
tons"
If you wish to gain the attention of
a farmer casually remark that. taxes
are too high ind should be reduced |
The town man will also sit up and
take notice
The only fuel in sight which prom
ises to hold the price of gasoline down
is alcohol, says a prominent chemist
But what is going to hold down the
price Of alcohol?
The high cost of living, together
with the high cost of paper compels
rs to announce that we have a button
and will be glad to meet any tailor
who will sew suit on it.
when that bad boy threw stones ,
It you why didn't you come and tell :
ne instead of throwing back at him ?" c
aid the good little boys mother a
Tell your" said the good little boy. h
Why, you couldn't hit barn door" a
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Try this on your grammer: Your !,
lock has run down; when you set it =
ill it sit? When you set your mouse =
rap, will it sit? A very amusing ;,
2ht would be sitting )n'on bed af- a
n the sets had been sat out" ;,
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If the effort to run motor cars on y
cohol proves successful, most of the -
otor car problems will be solved. r
or then when some drivers get STALL
on the country roads they can get q
'me simply by blowing their breath /,
! the carburetor. u
as
The new tangled illuminated key ol
he that has been put on the mar pr
It will fall short Of its worthy pur- ST
se as long as the creaking door, the 10
stable hatrack and the interroga- pr
'e wife are permitted to remain. I'll
Ten years ago young wife went
'ay for two days, and when she re-
rned home her husband met her
the train with an embrace and !.
IS. The same woman returned the
Ter day from two weeks visit, oh
when he met her, he said, while tn,
took chew of tobacco, "Well, did on
h have good time?"
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Do you remember the very first an
ney you ever earned through your the
n initiative, your own endeavor?
int you feel as if you had con- pei
cred the world? Didn't it give you rig
new purpose-didn't you feel that "a,
, ,au iou"u your p'ace' Ina. lear lik
slipped away from YOU that hence '
tn you were a new person, bound to res
, and be able to look the world in me
face?
Now, what do you want?" asked De
sharp tempered woman 81 called
see if | could sell you some bakin' Pr
vder, ma am" said the seedy gen
nan with the staggering whiskers. +
ell, you can't sell no bakin pow mar
here, and | amt got no time to
ste on peddlers, anyway" "Come =
.hink of it, ma am" said the seedy Rnl
tleman, as he fastened his bag. al NV,
lldn't care to sell you any powder. fro,
S poky little kitchen of yours is mn,
low in the ceilin' that the bread bur
lldn't have no chance to rise" wer
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hey had parted long years ago. wor
v in the deepening shadows of the r
light they had met again. "Here plor
he old stile, Mary" he said. aye, rad,
here be our initials that you the
1ed, Sandy" she replied Honey R
N memories thrilled through the patti
light and flushed their cheeks dur chill
the ensuing silence. "Ah, Mary lovi
aimed Sandy, "Ye're just as beau mad
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