Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
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Cave Man Stun.

Cave Man Stun.
Girls wanted. Baer and Wilde-Taunton
Ohio, Gazette.
she-"DO you believe that all the world
loves Iover?"
He-"No; not since had an interview with
your father"
1t was at a picnic One of the merrymakers
amused the crowd by jumping over a bonfire
tested Il want you to stop doing that she
said, because you might miss your footing
and land right in that fire. Remember, you
have your best suit on"
The farmer gets Is cents pound for raw
hides and the tanner gets $125 a pound for
leather, and the shoe dealer gets-well, figure
it out for yourself.
Despite prohibition, the boxing promoters
are still serving claret and punches.
school girl is to receive $4,000 a year c .
condition she spends the full amount every
year. Of course, in the event she is crowded
we imagine she wouldn't experience much trou-
BILE in finding assistance. Then We wonder at
socialism and bolshevism in this country.
Mr. Palmer reports high prices are declin-
ing. Declining to go down, is what he meant
to convey, apparently.
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announcement that a new songbird is due to
arrive in his household about Christmas time
May we take this as warning that Enrico is
to increase his professional charges after the
family enlargement?
President Wilson says he owes no account
ing for his stewardship at Paris to anyone ex-
cepting the American people In other words,
the United States congress represents the peo-
pie although many of the boys have not
thought so for long.
There has been an epidemic of cellar rob-
berries in Davenport, the police have learned.
The thefts have not been officially reported to
the police authorities. but they have learned
the facts from various private sources. Most
of the swag has consisted of liquors stored
away before the national drouth. Here is a
tip to you, if you happen to be Of the for tu-
nate, tor unfortunately ones with some kick
medicine in hiding. Remove it from the cellar
and place it under your bed and sleep with a
gun under your pillow
The actors strike is settled and the public
will pay. You never heard a attribute
the increased cost of amusements as on9 of the
causes of the high price of living, yet today
he is paying 81 for a seat that is not worth
more than half that price. And lis only been
in the past few years that the box Office fee
has been doubled on him. This is not intended
as a knock the legitimate. for there are
shows that worth the price you are asked
TO pay TO see them. but most of them get
ting more for their seats than they are en-
titled to, just because they know that they can
get it. It's in the air, this business of soaking
the ether fellow for all he will stand for. No
t:ce it?
Ten years ago two Davenport school boys
began selling newspapers on the street. Last
week they opened a fine store on one of the
prominent business thoroughfares of the city.
TisprOving the saying that you've got to have
money to make money or success. What YOU
in Davenport predict these two youngsters will
be rich men in another decade.
Brooklyn Bridge is a lawyer at Dennison.
Ohio. He ought to be able to get his cases
across.
Russian girls pay $500 for husbands. ONLY
few days ago a New York woman traded
hers for a second hand Ford.
The ex-kaiser says he still has many friends
in America. Perhaps what he meant to say is
that he has many still friends silent, as it were,
but yet friends.
Sammy Blythe is our notion Of the best
posted political dopester in the national cap
ital. If you want to know the drift OF tho
winds read his story in last weeks Saturda >
Evening Post. Sammy says Mr.. Wilson can
he the next Democratic candidate if he elects
to be, and that nobody knows his mind on the
subject. Furthermore. he states nobody will
come forward with a declaration as a candi-
date until it is known definitely that MI Will
son is out of the running. In other words. he
states. Mr. Wilson is still the biggest man in
the Democratic party. On the other hand, he
shows that the Republican party is like a ship
without a pilot, and thai there gre so many
aspirants for the nomination that there is
bound to be a Kilkenny scrap, one that will
rend the party beyond repair.
What has become of the old-fashioned
workman who used to carry a stovepipe din
ner pail?
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