The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-30
GREENWOOD, MISS. AUGUST 80, 1917.
Dollar patriotism is a fake brand.
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Dollar patriotism is a fake brand.
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Hold-up artists-shipyard workers.
Business is as usual; bill collectors ditto.
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Russia can disappoint, but not surprise u.
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+ Ham. Lewis has a mind full of wonderful
discoveries.
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Tin to retailers: Better cut prices while the
cuttings good. s.-.p .
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Price autocracy is all ~right-when you're sure
of the ~autocrat. .
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Traitors who will not lock their jaws should
be taught the lockstep. .
Senators should be required to take the volun-
tary censorship pledge.
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Girl fans of the American league are in doubt
whether to buy white or red hose.
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Secretary Redfeld is some inkslinger on occa-
sion, and it is good American ink too.
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The more news we get from Russia the less
we know about it and its bosses, or boss.'
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A jap who doesn't look the least bit like a
Jap-Viscount Ishil, head Of the Jap mission.
"Ain't it awful, fatty? "They are talking Of
dieting you, as well as making you work it off.
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Silver is again in the metal aristocracy, and
Bryan doesn't even claim to have had a hand in it.
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The Canadians continually "inch" closer to
Lens-and some day there won't be any inches
left.
After all, the worlds war may have to stor
a few days soon to make way tor the world
series.
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Wise cats and dogs would better begin to agi
tate against being sentenced to death as a wal
measure.
Scratch the guy who used to shout, Il cal
whip my weight in Wildcats" and you're apt tt
find a Stacker.
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Somewhere in the District of Columbia tn
jap mission is handing out bouquets and making
observations. &.f& .4t
Our able-bodied coal operators have hurried t
Washington but we'll bet they can't get by tn
white house pickets.
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Wonder if the dad of the proposal to sen
Teddy to Russia at the head of 100000 soldier
has Kerensky's consent
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It's the one best guess that talk Of closing COZ
mines in the Kentucky Tennessee field because {
Wilson prices is a bluff. a,ma
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A "holler'' from some bunch of robbers wi
follow every price fixed by Woody's order. but al
,plause of consumers will drown it.
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The newest candidate for the fool champion
ship is the Chinese commander Of 10000 trool
who's "hollering' to be sent to Europe to whip tt
Germans.
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It did not require a report from the FEEDER
commission to convince the average buyer tn
most of the advances in orders have been excessi,
and unwarranted. r.as
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When they start hanging coal pirates, we
vote for a pardon for the one in Missouri who co
fessed he was out to get all he could make Il
consumer turn loose. 4
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We wonder whether Mrs. Wilson has Il
servants telephone for meat and groceries,
whether there is such a thing as q white hou
basket. If there is one, Mr.. Hoover might
willing to carry it.
Fearing execution probably, ex-czar Nick wan
to be 4 monk, and that recalls the ancient co
.plet-
ssWlen the devil was sick, 4 monk he would be;
When the devil va well, dsvil > monk was h."