The commonwealth., 1918-02-27


ed pneumatic floor which viii be good news 10
housewives in town who drop dishes ever so often
Nothing as yet, however has been invented that
will keep coffee from spug on tine table when the
head Of the family tries to pour and hasn't 50.
the tea-party training.
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A Sunday school teacher commented on the
value of country preachers TO country communities,
and admitted often doubling whether they were
of much value until he heard ]. stated they could
at least prevent the young fellows on the farms
from sowing their wild oats before treating them
with tOrmaldchyde.
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Rather astonishing that q monkey in evening
dress should have caused an upIOar IN the lobby
OF one OF New Yorks gildcd hotel ObbIcs, lie
doubtless expected a cordial welcome from has
felloW-mOnks
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A self-appointed prophet says it is possible for
the war to last twenty years. Not with the pres
ent scale of eXpenditurcs-uge more years oil 1t
would bankrupt the world.
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Russias boshevid suspect the WiIy-Nlcky
correspondence has been resumed Much straug-
er things than Willy and Nlcky again becoming
buddles have happened.
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More sex stuf-here are male machnists in
Connecticut "hollering' for government help, al
leging that they are being Doycottcd by employ
ers, IN favor of women.
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Charles Edward Russell, socialist and spclIbin-
der seems obsessed by the notion that the people
of this country must be badly frightened before
We can wln the war.
ParadoXical -- Express companies are stimuli
tAneousIy advertising Tor more workers and
whining about the big money they are losing.
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potatoes guaranteed not to freeze in transit.
Never knew it got that cold in cold storage.
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Cap Hobson says, Il am political suicide
Gee, and we'd been thinking hm lucky guy,
Judging from his box office receipts.
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All our boys in the trenches have for supper
is roast beef mashed potatoes, bread, butter and
coffee. Do you have as much?
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Chicago woman shot doctor who refused to
marry her. More evidence that Chicago women
are not afraid to go over the top.
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A "less" that will make a hit with soldiers.
the Public Health Service promises mosQuItoieSs
camps for the summer.
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Billy Sunday couldn't kill dancing in Washing
ton, but Uncle Sam did by Communicating all the
dance halls for war work.
Wheat growers who say they are afraid wheat
less days will cut the demand for wheat mu4 be
doggoned easily scared.
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Germany is diligently seeking weak SPOT for
its next big drive but the allies INSIST there amt
no SIGH" in their lines
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Wonder if it was a piece Of war bread that
choked Washingtonian to death while eating dim
ner the other day?
Our hat is off to the man who admits that he
has problems enongh Of his own without buttng
in on Uncle Sans,
Anyway, the new national chairman of the
G. 0. P. is not broke--hc is to give a dinner in
New York.
1t is evident that the Kaiser talks peace out of
one side Of his mouth and spits war from the
other.
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When a man says he does not understand VIII
sons war aims it is because de does not wish to.
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Lo, the poor Indian has $9,000,O0O in Liberty
bonds, and there are 5000 Of him in the army.
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By the way, speaking Of excessive war profits,
WHAT'S the mater with communicating them?
When is comes to easy and speedy divorce
Petrograd now has Reno backed of the map
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The allied armies have leaders a-pcnty, but
would win the war sooner with leader
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No food producer need fear not getting full val
ue for his stuff for long time to come.
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We don't pretend to know when or where. but
Teddy will be fit for the spring drive.
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