The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-08-01
Cincinnati win Have to Scratch to
Beat LOUISVILLE.

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natl She says they are great cities and
| that she particularly impressed with
| the Geological Garden there, which is
| one of the finest in the country.
THE Bowling No. correspondent of the
Milan Independent reports birthday cele-
bration at which "sherbert' was served.
Doubtless the coffee made in a "percu-
lator".
| WE'RE ALWAYS MISSING SOMETHING
DARN 1T!
! Dear Rem'g: It's an i'll wind. etc" Your
b. a. was the means of identification last eve
and the L. W. H. t. D. Y. S: These latter two
were combinations. We almost stopped, but
something strange within US hesitated. We
hope for less Unity next time. ANN.
1T becomes our painful duty to warn con-
tribs to this Monument of Mournfulness of the
outrageous attempt on the part of the govern
ment to bring back the Scent postage rate
WRITE YOUR CONGRESSMAN! DO 1T NOW!
Here's an Idea; We Shall Have Our Block
Oiled.
bushnell Corr. GaesDurg Republican
Registerl
At this time the city street commits
sioner is putting oil on all the streets
where the people subscribed to have
their block oiled. This is all correct and
those who will 70 do have to pay
for oil will not have to do
THE Bushnell correspondent of the Regis
ter reminds us of nothing so much the k
southern nanny who reveled in the use OF
long words. He tells the world GnCluding
BushneiD of the death of old lady from
'arterial schlorosis'.
MORAL: IT'S BETTER TO CHEW THAN
ESCHEW.
Sir: While sojourning in Missouri 1 dis
covered a rara avis in the town of GAINESVILLE
dumb barber. But he can hear. What a
chance to inf1ict punishment on one of sin
ming tribe! Willie G. should look into this
Also in the same town there lives an old bird
who 40 years ago decided he paying too
much for his Star, Pick. or whatever it was
So he eschewed his weed and for 40 years has
been chewing a rag. They do say he has the
women skinned mile when it comes to chew
ing the rag. EDNA
ENCLOSING an ad from the Galesburg
Labor News which announces the coming of
Veal Bros Show Edna pertly inquiries: do |
you think there viii be any little calves with !
this show?" OF course. What modern show
could hope to stand up for long unsupported !
by the eumorphous underpinning of the fair in |
a m o. s., sex?
If We Deci1 her This Correctly They Must
Have Been Bathing in Booze.
[From theSEVansVille QndD Journal
That the automobile loaded with 26S
quarts of bottled in bond whisky in
which Edward Kenard, 3d. and Leonard
Amaker, 25 claiming Atlanta, Ca as |
their no ne, was stolen in St Louis was
the stat ement Friday of st. Louis de-
Information on the arrests.
A CLIPPING from the Macon CMoO Star
which supplied by Edna was lost off our
copy somewhere between home and the com
posing room. We had, in an emergency used
the white OF an egg for paste. We Should have
known better, but, one of the compositors
just remarked, what else could be expected |,
OF southpaw?
rs it necessary" plaintively inouires a
simple soul OF the Quincy Journal In
ormatlon Bureau, for engineer to guide
/ railroad engine or does the engine guide IL
SELF! Now, were it left to US to answer that
Iuery We should say: Yes, he guides the ON
zine with his phaianges" Diagram furnished
IN request) -oN
OUR CHANCES ST. RAR-
THOLOMEW'S DAY SEEMS THE II
BEST SELECTION IL
viii you send me authority to sign Won mn
With Carpenter for a 15-round bout on sonre
ANTS day next month. If you do. SUCCESS Won
'ck out your own patron saints day for the
ght That ought to even up the odds. t
CRITICUs. !!
OUR decision to print the mills ne cod. e
notation came II hours late The Tr;h ii |
umlst ran it Saturday morning. There are as Il
70 have said before, disadvantages in coIvnm-
ag on an afternoon paper WY uAA
BRUNDAGE and Small-shaIl ws -ouoo, :
IN? ie'e0l
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