Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-16
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At Peoria a citizen has brought suit for
$4,000 damages for injuries he received when
run down by speeding auto: And the defend
ant is able to pay. This suit will be watched
with interest Il is time the pedestrian had
some means OF getting even for the murderous
| liberties taken by some auto pilots
| Charles A Dana was born hundred years
ago this month. Who remembers the old-fash-
toned journalist who worked with Dana on the
New York Sun?
| Rock Island is dry, but we observed a card
this morning announcing the opening OF a
skating rink. You can still get a skate on.
despite the aridness of this burg, and it won't
cost you as much as the liquid operation,
either.
Collecting college parchments seems to be
an open season sport for many Of our military
heroes.
Sweeping Achimneys is a business that is
sootable to any man.
Somebody has asked: eff fellow has to dig
five rods of potatoes to get enough to I'LL a
quart strawberry box, how many back lots
would a man have to farm in order to raise
enough potatoes to keep his family supplied
with murphs for two weeks and a half?"
The circus is coming. If you want to have
really good time, take a couple Of kids along
with you. If you haven't kids OF your own, Dor
row a few in the neighborhoou Remember
how your little heart used to ye9rn for chance
to see circus? Well, kids are the same today
as when you we're in rompers
Paris beauties exercise by rolling in the sand
at the bathing beaches, wearing just enough
clothing to get by. Pity the blind.
Walt Mason, the poet, was a down-and-out
Iikker head at a. Today he is making more
AN other engaged in his
line of work. He is not ashamed Of his past.
On the contrary, he has written freely Of it
in order to encourage others who have slipped.
His comeback ought to serve as an inspiration
to the fellow who can't see the silver lining.
In New York a woman called in a police
man to witness her act Of self-destruction- She
said she did this in order that there might not
be any suspicion of foul play. Considerate of
others even if not of herself.
They met by chance.
They'd never met befOre;-
They met but once
! And she was smitten sore
They never met again
Don't care to, 1 allow;
They net but once
The auto and the COW.
A man gets a lot of credit for being good
husband-after the undertaken has him on ice.
It is said the pay of the American ambas-
sador to Great Britain is to be raised This
doubtless will be exciting news to the fellow
who carries the dinner bucket
Bobby Kinsella, 10. has been purchased by
the, New York Giants. He is son of the ire
pressible Dick. Remember him? Another chip
of the old block.
"You will be back to your homes before the
leaves have fallen" Thus spake W. Hohen-
zollern in August 1914. The leaves fell. So
did the German army
Another popular pastime is suing Tex
Richard.
Street Car Comedy.
This car goes through without any
That's why boarded it," was the passen-
gers reply to the con.
The missing bank teller has lot to tell
if he would.
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Consider This a BIZ of Lading.
In regard to your contest on who wrote
lips that touch wine shall never touch mine"
wish to advise you that the author wrote the
above verse. Please send watermelon by re-
turn freight. G. o. B.
Carnegie who wanted to die poor. left
fortune of $500, 100000 His daughter there
FORE becomes one of the worlds richest heir
esses. It was said to be Carnegies ambition to
be poor when he passed on. So you see de-
spite his success. he was not satisfied. Proving
that few men accomplish in this world what
they set out to do.
Daughter. don't want you to go with that
young mai. People tell me he drinks He's
regular fish"
well, mother, he is going to teach me to
swim"
Prices seem moderate after coming back
from the seashore-for about a week-observes
one who has just returned.
JMC.