Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-07
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THE Interstate Commerce Commission has approved the merger
consolidating the Adams Wells Fargo Southern and American
express companies
This ends private companies concerned
competition the carriage OF packages over railroads excepting as
freight mail For this has been TACT there has been
no actual competition between the four and just as
well pretending that they are four heoey eontendng oppon
Commissioner McChord objects confirming existing
monopoly
ing over their lines just they forward freight He fears
express monopoly His fears though groundess There can
be no express monopoly long the H. government continues
in the parcels post AT time the country might have
uembed a combination of all private companies That
before the day of the parcels post
private express combine, competing fairly and efficiently
against parcels post better parcels post The latter with
ont Ibis express competition might not prove able the
public
CONGRESSMAN FORDNEY the obervant Republican chairman
of House ways and committee is worrying about
what happens Marys little lamb after it stops following her to
school
market says Fordney The sheep sold $2O head but
the after he had paid freight and other of shipping
But what is worrying congressman why he had to pay
IS cents for lamb chops Washington restaurant
exclaimed
Probably the farmer wondering what became of that differ
ence ST. 10 selling price and the - cents he got
Somebody gets it'll Not the producer of mutton and lamb
chops.
Somebody else gets the difference 81 10 sheep and
lamb chops at 65 for
Congressman Fordneys easily could learn who
framing tariff bill The knowledge would be interesting
and might be turned good framing the bill 1t might
lower the cost OF breakfasts, lunches and dinners
NE associates umbrellas upon rainy day He
leaves them when the clouds disappear But he doesn't
throw them He hopes to have them at hand tor use
when Thus does guard against wet feet and
soaked clothing
Yet, somehas, displays less wisdom when he tries to
He his heavy clothing just longand
changes Comes n weather Does he change back?
He does not He insists winter To that decision you may
trace many colds and deaths.
kind doesn't enough attention weather changes He thinks
much illness would be avoided and lives heightened hui
would weather winter senby He would have
change heavy lighter clothing the weather changes and back
again This latter important Most persons to discard
their heayes but dread back into them again for day
week This Eskan insists colds These changes
especially frequent along the and lake shores
ANOTHER weather change he points out comes almost every
night. One goes sleep in a moderately OF
course the window should be opened This the change IN
room often drop of much as 20 degrees Yet you
have the bed than when Sleep This
taxes the vitality The habit of waking and adding should
be formed.
One doesn't go cold bareheaded during the
day. kheman but spends hours of the coolest night
bareheaded Wear a nghtcap, he advises.
Weatheng winter is not at all difficult if regulates the
covering of his body by the of the and not
bndy by the calendar In other words raise the
brea lower when the but don't be foolish enough
to raise at future time just because that isn't according to the
calendar the rainy
Burglar named Ide arrested If he's apty named
policeman ought to be called Officer Busy
The pessimt keeps adding up 1921 finding result
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Greeks snubbng the dollar princess Athens; here
they be shining her shoes
Welcome to the lOvly nickel He's on his back
Having just received of hand painted Christmas gift
know now why it is called partial" post.
isudge the whole human race because few thousand
inhabitants prefer grand opera to themovies.
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ration lot OF enthusiastic citizens heerd because they thought
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spats in this