The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-01-30


When = new barber comes to town
the men are considerably excited. The
feeling is that he may know some
remedy that will make hair grow on
bald heads.
Somebody is complaining because
golf balls are up to $f.25 each, but
there are others who are willing for
golf balls to fly as high rs = lark il
only Goldfish balls would roost low ard
highbalIs would not hide 80 persist
emily.
The dispatches the other day stated
that premier Clemenceau kissed "a
stenoyraphers on the day the armis-
tce was signed" or course a man
has right to obey his impulse, but
we'd rather choose one stenographer
and kiss her "a times.
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He had panied look in his face
when he came into the office and
said, "Can ! get copy Of The Index
for week back? No, didn't say
, weak back said week back. |
use porous plasters and not news
papers for a weak back"
His wife had followed him across to
be Red Cross nurse. During a bit
If German strafng he fell wounded
and woke up several hours later in a
ield hospital. His wife was bending
over him. "Ain't that just my luck,
Jenny?7 he murmured. with all
he pretty nurses there are over here
o, look after the soldiers, had to
lraw you"
"Does you all know what proper
.ander means?" said q colored man
o his wife. go on dar, niger,
,ose | does" said Eliza. what is
! den? well" replied Liza. by my
rst husband | done got seven chill
en-, by my second man five chillen,
nd been married to you nigh onto
tx years an done got no chillen yet,
,hich shows that I'm de proper goose,
ut you amt de proper gander."
Mr.. Roberts, banker in a Western
,wn, was very bald, and was in the
abit of wearing his hat in the bank
uring business hours as a protection
'om flies in warm weather and from
did breezes in winter. Every week
negro employee of the bank present
! a check and drew his wages. One
ny as he was putting the money in a
orn and greasy wallet the banker
,anced to pass by and asked; Look
ere, John, why don't you let some of
lat money stay in the bank and keep
n account with u.s." well, sah,"
piled the negro, leaning toward the
snker and gazing curiously at the
anama hat he wore, FPS always
feared. You see, sab, you look like
ou was always ready to start some
here's"
A United States marine became
,parated from his detachment, which
as exploring wild island, and was
ptured by cannibals. They tied him
a tree and began preparations for
oking HIM. They built fire, put
big pot over it and were waiting
r the water to boil One of the can
bals, who was very hungry, ap-
cached the marine. The wild man
n knife in his arm and then licked
the blood on the knife with great
joyment, sort of whetting his APP
tite for the feast to follow.
lie cannibai repeated this oper-
ion several times and then the
irine protested. ~ don't SO much
nd being boiled and eaten, since you
lows seem determined to have your
" about it," he said, "but derned if
ike this idea of being stuck for the
INKS"
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A negro regiment was getting it's
st baptism of fire. As shell ex-
'ded one negro threw himself on the
Dund and howled aloud. An officer
with him. You're not
'red. are you ?" Re asked "Suttin-
Aim scairt, lieutenant. Why
uldh't man be scairt ?" Didn't
j come over here to fight7" "No,
!. Indeed All did not All didn't
ne a-a-a-atall. All was brung."
rung! What do you mean by
tn well, lieutenant, it was like
$: Aim down there in Atlanta
All hears dat niggers in New
rk is getting seben an eight dol
5 day faw doin' nothin' much but
ing empty barrels an such round