Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-16

It's my of the woes of mankind and woman
kind could be cured these sorrou old grouchs would get by
ces and take rides through the country My advice any
with foot in the is to pull and get it working
on bicycle pedal
MRS ELIZABETH A. BARKER 80 is pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal church of Pcterboro New Hampshire. Too old
preach?
I'm young oebats way back in the ventcs' says
Mother Barker After my marriage following the Civil War
quit preaching and settled down my children.
to work in shoe factory, stiher. There
children grew up. I've been preaching off and on all my life Now
at oO We Just received second preaching license Il keep
Captain Thomas Haskell reporter for 65 years on
the paper-he Portland (Nane) Herald
tic 80 years old Puts in 10 hours day Specaizes
as marine reporter and is known all the
Haskell probably is the oldest active reporter America
at IS is covering Congress for the Toledo News-B Bee.
And still some that work is "a young mans
Age and youth are states of mind
Old age will not clutch until lose heart and, the
sporting editors say throw up the sponge"
HAS BOOK AGENT hooked you into buying any of the 1901
histories of What Really Happened the Peace Conference?
Ii probably have the (granted that
books that the conference had all the soemny Of high school
graduation exercises
Big actually craled around on their hands and
knees when they carving the of Europe according DR.
Charles Seymours book What Really Happened Paris He
The Council of -Four in the OF
house There might have President
tours neeng gigantic spread tracing
with his finger proposed boundary other pnipotenaes grouped
around him. also all Tours matters president took
with extraordinary speed the salient relating issue
which frequently whispered by American expert
sitting tn sofa
his sounds like gang repairing Aivver rather than
peace conference Inducing European diplomats get down on
the carpet and crawl about all tours with American
shrtsleeves diplomacy
Diplomats after ALL human beings there come times
when the dignity OF silk hats and high collars has paid aside
10 instance when the head of the PREPARATIONS commission
takes out his china and has ask Lloyd George for match
VI when the to be divided much territory that
has to be spread on the floor Inspected from padder
INVENTOR EDISON determine whether college men are what
ne considers asks 70 questions He calls the test his
ignoramo- meter
'lhe ~ questions put up Edwin Roche Hardy Columbia
OniVes 2year-od prodigy The lad turned s. answers
lie said other bunde that Tallahassee is in Tennessee that
Horace Greeley founded the Y and that maboqanv Is M
hardest wood in the world
Don smile the boywonder until sure you could do as we'll
: Admitting that folk would that copra snake
that John Hancock the an insurance copanv and
that one OF the ingredients of good white paint is brush that oen
shed bses there several of the Edison questions that can't be
answered directly
r or instance who invented printing? The correct answer sup
Posedy Gutenberg Chinese would differ claiming that his
ancestors printed from movable type several thousand wears before
Gutenberg born
What felt hats made OFF" Answer: Hair or fur fiber
Out ts acurate' Many felt hats appear be made from the
sweepngs gathered up by cleaner
r0Paoy there are many who think that the gin in
vented by some bartender.
If Edison wants real 'Tgnoramo-neter" he b,id ;ld
How home did Babe Ruth knock out last yearo
ing an elevator? ~ "
If dollar bought only four pounds of sugar in 1920 when
you had IT. what dollar worth when you got it?
liow hany raisns should be used % the gallon?
What the of the genius who figured out how r
place railroad ties they be walked on only with
difficulty.
Answer those and quaifyfor job in an information bureau!
What's become of the old-fashoned mother who made FIVE
gallon crock of cookies every Saturday.