The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-28

"TTS an extremely valuable collection of
facts about the greatest living French writer,
and 1t is given free gratis by the John Lane
company for cents."-Fanny Butcher in the
Gas Rio terms it, Shy Trib.
Considering that one has to kick In with
3 cents Fanny might have refrained from en-
phasising gratis" with free.
MEBBE HIS FRIEND WAS HOT AND DRY. +
Sir: WAS walking ii from my camp on
r. R. tmeaning Rock river. not failroad) the
other day when passing antoist asked me to
q seat in his car. He said, "Id take you ell
terry to take some puttermilk to friend Of
mine." :. Buttermilk is all o. K. in its place
but don't you think 1t would 60 stale amongst
so many dead ones! WILLIE GREEN
DYE KNOW" adds Willie tconndentially.
Of course). II was afraid we had lost you;
that someone higher up had tossed you into
the discard for your feeble e! Twhy the inter-
rogation!l efforts es bard. But we'll admit
that some Of EN- tyour pomes) are very good
and will never be forgotten, and YOU'LL ad-
NIT, with the rest Of us, that some Of 'em are
often very. very rotten. -. Nevertheless I'm
glad you're back ON the job again"
| OUR chapeau is quickly doffed to a bird
who writes as candidly as Willie Green. There
is nothing. let US say, that gives us greater
pleasure than to receive an honest knock-un-
lsss It DO the joy we get in printing It.
swatseA Give 1Ais the onee ovss. VIM Your
From the Milan independents
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Thuren are the
proud parents OF s-pound daughter,
| Mildred Helen which arrived Friday eve
ming, June 10. Miss Thuren was for
merly Miss Eleanor HiIlery Of Shefrard.
WE shall Try IN these. Advertisements.
says the Peoples Gas Co., ITO answer every
question ABOUT the gas business that has pux-
zled You. II we seem to be overlooking any
kindly write us about It and 1t will be
lantwered."
Well, they might tell us why gas costs SC
much and smells SO bad.
CHANGING idly over the society columns Of
the Freep0ft fhai-Etahdafd and seeing the
name Of Donald D. Smith did NOT, u course
attract our wheeze hunting eye. but the name
lof his bride held meteorological possibilities II
was Agnes Katsching
Then when We discovered the bridesmaid
was Miss 0oldie Moyst we displayed las prob.
ably she did, fearful interest But the besl
man was what worshippers Of the great god
Slang might term the Mot sketch q the piece
His name! John ]. Burns!
or WHEN JACK WAKES UP HE MAY SAY:
"WHgRE HAS MY KIDNEY BEAM
Mac: Isn't 1t thrue that you learn nome
thing every day! Old Doc Brady says that til,
light July will be won by the Lad who ha,
the best working sdrenal gl6nds. / looked I
Iup. Mac, and hnd the gland il part Of IL,
kidney; sits right on top Of II i've heard 3
the kidney punch but always thought Il was ,
kick over the kidney. Now it turns out tia
the kidney ID IN offensive weapon. Old ID,
Brady says Carp has the best wan n car
hits Jack 0u the nose with that ffkht ktdne,
lof hisn Jack1l say: boy, that adrenal Of youri
lts darb-but show me that kidney. / thinI
Iyou gotta stone in It !" -. Cruel and unuem.l
isn't 1t, 1acf Il shud be barred UJDY
ASIDE to July: Bhoy, II ye weren't IN,
Igood Irishman that 70 are We, - Referee 3
this Repository Of Risibility, must haya dia
lqualined ye on foul
And Hsu NslgASerhoed, Gil, HAsa't ANYTHING
| - Our NeigASefheed!
Sir: Argus Bureau Of Information tell
rs that no one has ever seen the nest or Fl,
blue goose o.. the wandering tattlsr. / ~
forgive them tor not knowing the net q 81,
"Blus Cooser was on F11t avenue, two doc,
IRON 1otA street mp to . couple of years ~
But. the Wandering Tattlef''- Lord. boy. ~
Insishbofhood b full oe 'en. 3 Abdul.
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