The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-30

GREENWOOD, MISS, APRIL 81, lSl7.
Hoe up and keep hoeing.
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"Come on, George" sounds better.
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Your country! It feeds you-it needs you.
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Fight or produce. Both are equally honorable.
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Il will" Make it your motto, and / UP
to it.
Yes, everybody is talking war-and high
prices.
Every man admires a pretty girl-and she
knows it.
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Talk is never cheap-when a lawyers tongue
is wagging.
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Now if that seven billion dollar loan could keep
the war going seven billion years
The stage hero is now afforded an excellent
opportunity to prove his prowess.
II congress gets obstrepeTpus, Mr.. President
use a big stick-it will smash hard.
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There are three classes of men today-fghters,
producers, and slackers. Your choice.
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The army Of the Tilers will rank among the
immortal patriots of history. Get a hoe.
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The man who readily recognizes the good
qualities of others is never without them himself.
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Bill Bryan is now for adequate preparedness.
It really does take war to make up all OF US.
The girl who is unable to find an ideal man
is generally willing to accept something Just as
good"
With famine a grave possibility, there is no
room in this town for the man who won't work.
Pass on.
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Funny thing, but since this war commenced
few people ever think of ~picturing the horrors of
hell. They're stale.
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BY the time the producer, the middlemen and
the retailer get through, about the only thing left
for the consumer is the bill.
Congresswoman Rankin fooled 'em al-the
new Congressional Directory tells neither her age,
birthplace, nor anything personal.
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We suggest that congress adopt the skirt as
the symbol of the army. The women are offering
their services more rapidly than the men.
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An exchange asserts that the Chinese used
natural gas 1000 years ago. Possibly so-that
old codger Of an editor may have been there.
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One irascible editor worked off his Crouch by
saying that Premier Asquith "at last has got
woman suffrage through solid ivory into his think
turret."
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Now if one Of the remaining correspondents
in Germany were to secure an interview with Hin
denburg as to what he thinks Of one Mr.. Haig, it
would be some story"
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There is 50 much excitement in the country
now that when an additional state goes dry or an
other grants women the right to vote the news
gets as much space as the latest war rumor from
Amsterdam.
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When Zimmerman proposed to the Mexicans
that they make war on the United States and
annex Texas, he invented a new and painless
method Of suicide. All you have to do is to men,
ton annexation to q Texas.
Spectators in foodstufs create high prices.
High prices sap the vitality Of the people through
lack Of sufficient nourishment. Vitality is es-
sential to 4 successful prosecution of the war.
jail the speculators-or make them fight.
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There Is one patriotic thing we can al do.
That il to buy At home and keep our money in
circailation ut home as much as possible. And the
local dealer can demonstrate his own patriotism
byskeeping his prices down as much as possible.
Every little helps-both ways.