The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-29

few days ago Now we are informed
that it will be a hard matter to capture
the city this winter There is a large
and growing association OF people who
have sworn not to believe any more
news" from Russia until it is at least
six months old and has been verified at
least 16 times
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A German-American contributes to
he predicts that German-Americans are
disguised with this country and are going
home to the fatherland. He may have
heard from one or two brewers. but GER
tainly no German-American who owns a
prosperous bakery.
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A California contemporary sends a
translation of an editorial published in
a Japanese newspaper on the coast which
pooh-poohs anti-Jap legislation. That
men pooh-pooh such laws as we have,
but they do it privately, and not for pub
lieation.
A Long Island miss, trying to answer
the question, What wild animal
abounds in New York state?" wrote,
wild women abound in New York
state" But they are not as wild now as
they were in the old days when Henri,
the perfect waiter. spent a large part of
every evening opening wine.
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Wilhelm has won his suit. The Kaiser
film" will not be exhibited. However
| if Wilhelm is still thinking about trying
to recover his throne, he might take
part in one-reel thriller of the former
All Highest saving wood.
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The Chinese cooIIe, says former Of
lfcer in a labor battalion in France, has
and gaming For the sake of indulging
in Nthe third he is always willing to do
without the other two.
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| An aviator who broke the altitude rec
ord by ascending more than 10000 feet
expresses no desire to fly so high again.
Even as it was, his plane tipped several
times and he thought he heard the angels
singing.
Bella Kun has escaped from Austria and
is said to be now fomenting revolution
in Italy. 1t is safe to- state, without
investigating the matter further, that
the Italian government did not welcome
Bella with open arms
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President Wilson is now able to sit UP
and take nourishment, and the House
by overriding his veto of the prohibition
enforcement bill, failed to bowl him over
over.
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An unkind observer points out that
Gaby Deslys is not as youthful looking
as she once was For that matter, neither
is our own Lillian Russell who's worth
dozen Gabys
II The T'wets" are still hopeful that rati
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them to at least bid farewell to Johr
Barleycorn with appropriate ceremonies
and resultant headaches.
Carranza, says an American who ha.
known him for years, is not as bad a.
he has been painted. Nobody has eve
accused venustiano of being as wicked
as the late Abdul Hamid.
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General Pershng has not been granted
fortune by Congress and made baron
but America, in its way, has shown it
gratitude for what he did in France.
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| The curiosities of the English Language
are shown in the announcement tina
Lady Astor will stand for a seat in Par
; lament,
. II Berlin, up to a late hour last night
: was not making elaborate preparation
to celebrate Armistice day. az
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| A contemporary calls Burleson hu
morist In that case, he must be tn
unconscious sort.
WHERE THERE ARE NO AMERICAN
From the New York oWrld