The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-20
FEW of us are observing. Frinstance v

FEW OF US are observing. FTIQStanCG,
noticed only tother day that the caption on
F. P. IS coiyum had been changed from THE
Coming Tower" to '@The Tower" On what
date this was done we haven't the slightest
idea.
EXPLANATORY VS. EXPLANATORY
Dear Mac: Gee, we had fun the other day!
Teacher CEnglish) told Skinnay to write an
explanatory sentence on the board. And she
wrote:
You must win boyst"
Skinnay (alasD forgot to put a comma
after win, and the clever boy said in a stage
whisper, Hey, Skinnay, put a comma after
WIN Well, she did The class started to
litter gently as one after another discovered
THEM giggles-wen, soon there was laughing
oh such laughing! as the girls blushed flu
r1ously and Skinnay, poor old Skinnay, she
knew why they were laughing
Then the tactfuI % teacher said, Some
excellent advice for the young ladies'" And
Skinnay, not to be outdone, said, "Oh yes I'm
the second Mrs. Thompson"
Give my heartest congrats to Cactus. She
has done what no one else could DOWN the
race to Cactusdom. May she long reign DER
the desert MERRY MAGGIE
1T is not too early to wish Merry Maggie
the W. k Merry Christmas. She has added her
merry monicker to the
COIyum's Christmas Roll of Honor
tContrlbs' Donations to Argus Santa Claus
FUND.-
Merry Maggie S100
Previously acknowledged ......- 400
u Total to date .---...-: $500
If the balance of our contribs do their dutv
land. if they don't they're apt to get the grand
raspberry from the conductorD we shall tnrn
ID slzaDle wad of ka1e to our revered Ma |
old pal, S. Claus.
washed and Unwashed, Probably.
tGhmPsed In The Argus by B. F. 81
the program originally pro-
posed goes through, the supervisors NAV
attach the remnant which is left Of
south ROCK Island township to Moline or
some other township in accordance with |
the dishes of the population
NARY contribution have we received from
o''npt flme since the day we limited he |
ought 10 acquire vest pocket tvnaur;+or |
solomon, did you ever hear the tale of tba
hebrew gentleman who, when he discovered
ms store burning. called upon the Deity to
witness that he wished he were dead? yess
Ihen you know what he said when a fal1ins
brick hit him on the head T+a+,e Ing
word to you ouF
Inc JOB Was Too Hot for Him. Perhaps
From The Argus I
Mayor ". K. Wells of Aledo. accent
Yesterday. Mr.. Graham's resignation
was probably due to the fire which
broke out in the rear end of the fire l.
station Friday night
JUSTICE must be done through the beave,.
an, hence we record that Periscope's noSf
ara Gaining attention the sport page state- II
nent That Centre college prayed for .eDavina
trehgtn before each game" reached our dask
aIter the coyum had descended m
tle press ROOM Howcome" was his ouerv |
with a quarter like Bo Mcmillan" 4"
Amt Doc the Sarcastic Old Thinrs
IRON Doc Brady's Column
am sending You a slammed cole |,
addressed envelope for which kjnd,r |,
man me your Brady Symphony. also |,
pamphlets on sex, together with vonr
reducing system and advice about CON II
supauon and care Of the hair please II
lhcluoe also the symptoms of heart dis
ease and gall stones?
MRS. J. G. A
Answer-Shan I chop nm It'll.
. klnolng and sweep the front stems while
am at 1t? Madam 1 am glad to sen5 !
you any of the things you ask for hut
door for the lot a. Ivy
IN 1882, take it from the British Ion-r,,
Astrology. the great Armaseddon is to t.ks
lace which will end in universal neaceH
ecause there Will be so few of us left and
e snaliN all be so tired that peace shouId
NV tnere's something else for us to worry q
bout Tor the next ten years
ISN'T there some way we can speed this !
ere now Armageddon up and get it over with? {