The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-26
Fine Record Made
BY North Alabama

1HHE eleven counties of north
. Alabama, comprising what
might be terms the Tennessee valley
zone, have oversubscribed their quota
|of the Third Liberty Loan of S2,377,-
900 by at least million dollars.
Sheffield. and Florence being in
that district helped in large measure
to swell the figures. Sheffield and
Colbert county are oversubscribed
about four hundred thousand dollars,
and as patriotic rallies are to be held
in every precinct of the north Ala
bama district today splendid results
will be announced.
Sheffield has the same kind of
team workers that Birmingham has.
They are Give wires" Every one of
them puts his shoulder to the wheel.
When the final reports are made up
at the federal reserve bank headquar-
tiers for the Sixth district, Sheffield
will make notable showing and will
come relatively close to Birmingham.
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Says the Baltimore American: 1.-The
new legislation permitting the interment
of women is going to give some men a
grip on recalcitrant wives that they have
long coveted." And no wonder. The pros
pect Of being buried alive is enough to
make any woman nervous
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Bootleggers who bore a hole in the
with a red hot nedle, drain off the con-
tents and fill the bottle with "rotgut"
are playing mean, low-down trick on
the ultimate consumer.
y * y
belated report of Bolo Pashas execu-
ton says he lost his nerve. If there is
a white feather concealed anywhre about
a conspirator's person, a firing squad
will bring it out
If certain copy of the Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal should ever fall into the
hands of Emperor Charles, it might pain
him to see himself referred to as Little
Boots"
IA democrat doesn't look any better to
me than a republican," says Secretary
McAdoo. That's the way for patriotic
citizen to talk in war times.
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President Wilson is not above pounding
typewriter. Does he use the dollar
mark (s) or this (&) to indicate that he
struck the wrong key?
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Another thing OF which we may feel
reasonably sure is that no member of
Won Hindenburg's staff ever addresses
him as 'von Hindy."
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A department store advertises handker-
chiefs for everyday use. Only the flossy
male dresser ever has any use for a
Sunday handkerchief.
1t seems long time since we could
get a thrill out of movie which merely
ing over a precipice.
The Huns, who are "hammering at the
front door of Amiens," discovered some
time ago that the latch string wasn't
hanging out
If an allied airman ever succeeds in
bombing the Kaiser he will get more
decorations than he will know what to
do with.
1t begins to look as if the bolsheviki
would drop out of notice before most of
us had decided whether the co. is long or
short.
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In the meantime, will somebody have
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait PACED? We
miss her euphonious name in the public
prints.
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1t is reported that bathing suits will
be shorter this year. That won't trouble
the bathing beauties with fautless curves.
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Mr.. Taft offers fine example of what
can be accomplished by consistent Hoo
verizing.
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Germany is conserving her navy at the
expense of her man power.
AN OBsERvANT CRITIC
From a Wisconsin Journal.