Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1922-09-15

The DURANT "
Teeth in the law is what makes the
lawbreakcrs gnash their teeth.
II is reported that the price of near
beer is advancing; ;. but t' who ', Care''
In these degenerate days some fam
lily trees produce nothing but nuts.
Coal miners seem to be able to taxi
longer vacations than most of us.
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Sometimes il is conscience and then
again it iS the fear of hcing found out
The folmrr kaiser spends much of
his time reading the Bible. THE devil
was sick" etc.
one half the country is beginning
L. wonder how the other half is eoir..
to vote this fail.
llr is AN ignorant old bachelor in
deed who thinks that all girls taste
alike in the dark.
School days are about here again
and many mothers will be able to gc,
a much needed rest:
Why do they call her flapper"
She has no wings. and never will have
any unless she reforms.
The way to have plenty of friends
is to so live that you will never have
to call on them f", help.
Senator Smith of South Carolina
says he paid $l07 for suit of clothes.
Isn't it a shame the way our senators
are underpaid?
Another reason why some people
remain poor is that they buy so many
unnecessary things in order to get
trading stamps.
An aged Philadelphia physician re
fers to young flappers as "Hotten-
tots" But why the second syllable
of the word?
Another good sign is that most of
the colleges are already refusing ap-
rlications for admission to the next
session.
President Harding has 80 pairs of
it would be a great thing to be his
brother
Ten Chicago women have been in
dicted for election frauds. And yet
some men said women could not learn
politics.
Americans are contradictory. They
fought to make the world safe for de
mocracy, and then put the republicans
in power. What will they do next?
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An exchange says jazz is reaction
from the war. But that is a mistake
jazz has been here long time. The
war may have been Il reaction from,
jazz.
You have observed. Of course, thai
mail rohbericS went out of fashion Il,
soon as the government put the ma
rineS on the trains.
1t doesn't matter 50 much who win,
Il strike: the point is that the publ,
always has to pay. for it
The woman who gets verdict fol
81 in breach of promise suit proba
bly, got we'll paid at at that.
! y fellow decided to drop off III,
water wagon last week, and next day
II" was riding in . . hrarse.
One class Of people in this cuuntr,
i rejoicing that golf balls can now b,
1""Eh' at ,. tG" -,.,:. cent: each
Some young men are popular oI
their own merits, and others hccaus,
they have fine automobiles.
y Cincinnati dog chcwS. But til,
owner says h. won't kill him until h,
h"ginS to smoke cigarettes.
Germany wants other nations t.
pay her debts. while Russia dor,n'
care whether hers are paid or not.
What II pleasant old world this vii
be when clothes can be found botl
fashionable and comfortable.
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Mr.. Harding says the government
is Il simple thing. Well. there are ;
lot of simpletons in office.
Henry Ford'S financial statemrn
shows that he has only $145.00n.U0l
cash in bank. 81 it's no wonder h,
feels that he cant afford to buy Goa
al the impending hirh prices.
An agricultural scientist says tha
| farmers will soon he doing all thei
work by electricity. Well. they an,
already shocking their fodder.
When is millionaire no, Il million
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