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pan" and she took a step towards the
kitchen when she realized she could
not very well offer to enjoy the goody
without first offering to share in the
labor. She sat down at the already
deserted breakfast table. Now break
fast with the whole family can be q
very jolly meal, bst breakfast alone is
a gloomy business. and Peggy did not
feel as she finished slipping her choco-
late, that her holiday had bad a very
good beginning, but true to her
schedule. she went out to the porch
for her half hours rest. Following in
structions the rest OF the family left
her alone as they went about their
duties. Upstairs she could hear them
laughing over the bed-making as
Mother tried to teach little Ted to
turn in square corners. At ten O'Clock
she went indoors and looked for q
book to read. On her fathers desk
she saw a new history book. That
looked interesting. but as she picked
it up Peggy decided that it would re-
mind her too much Of her summers
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SEPTEMBER
- HE solden rod Is d the. Geld,
The corun in the ear,
. The buildings all have tried thei,
wings
For Autumn time i here.
September once again has come
A harbinser Of FAN.
And leaves VIII turn from green d
brown
Upon September's call.
The haresters are in the fields,
The children back at school
And once again the breezes blow
Aasentle air so cool.
Oh, surely when September comes,
The earth seems glad and gay.
For summer heat is gone at last
And winter on the way.

work. 10 with a sigh she put It down
and took up a magazine But the
stories seemed uninterestiny and
Peggy was glad to hear the clock
strike ten and know that her reading
time was over.
As Peggy went to her room to dress
for the beach she heard voices in the
pantry. the children were with mother
helping make the sandwiches for the
picnic. Peggy loved to fill picnic
boxes. The markings" always smelled
20 good. and then you could nibble a
little on the side. Reluctantly abe.
mounted the steps and proceeded 10
get into her bathing suit. Somehow
she did not feel rested. She went TO
the beach alone and the holiday
crowds made the place almost unbear.
abba. The sand seemed hotter than
ever. Peggy's friends. like her family
had preferred the quiet OF their homes
on such q day and Peggy wandered
about alone until 1t was time to 20
home. She was so hot and tired that
Immediately after lunch she lay down
kuO o"A6Ah& AoAuAtVCh ana Tell
asleep.
1t was four O'Clock when Peggy
woke up and realized. that the house
was strangely quiet. Cook informed
her that the family had gone out for
| a ride with her Uncle John. They'll
be back by five to start for the boat. I"
she finished. Peggy turned away to
| hide the tears. Uncle John was her
favorite uncle. and she had missed
him. Well, she told herself, it was
her own fault. She had no one but
herself to thank for a miserable day.
And swallowing the lump that rose in
her throat she dressed for the picnic
and was ready when the family re-
turned. --,.-.- D.
| Did you have a good rest, dear?''
asked mother kindly, and then Peggy's
tears overf1owed.
live h--had perfectly horrible
day." she sobbed, s.and never worked
SO hard in my life as l did trying to
avoid anything that seemed like work.
l would have been much happier with
something to do"
| Indeed you would said Mr..
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~ERTAIN articles are tndispens-
able to the daily routine Of every
home and farm. but Others are
|~indispensable only at times; such
are the stove pipe or sheet metal
measures described.
Pieces Of stove pipe Of any size may
be made into measures. It being pee
essafy only to estimate the length they
must b. to contain the number OF
cubic inches BY the tables Of standard
measures. and enough added to allow
for the thickness Of the bottom.
A 5" pipe cut I size long within
~ bottom flush with the bottom end
Of the pipe will hold . quart Of grain
or other dry product. A g. pipe cut
3Ms long will hold 4 quart. but II cut
sMSvong It will hold two quafta
A = pipe cut Az long with =
bottom viii hold . quart: an high
viii hold two quarts. ." high will hold
three quarts and one tn high will
hold . dry gallon or half . peck,
which contains 2es.s cubic inches,
while . liquid gallon contains 2sl
cubic ipches
a boz Of anA sire or shape which
contains just 21so.l3 cubic inches will
answsr the purpote Of bushsl meas
ure, but . lesai bushel Il round. being
lsMs ia diameter and - deep. II q
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Two little girls in the picture are
dressed alike except one is In PINK
and the other BLUE. There is GREEN
grass behind them and a white cloud
behind the BLUE lassie and the BLUE
sky behind the PINK lassie. The road
is YELLOW and so is their hair.
The sky is BLUE out of the win
dow. behind Teddy's BROWN hair
and you may see the RED brick
school house sitting up on a GREEN
grassy hill. A YELLOW fence and a
YELLOW flagpole and door all belong
to the little school. The r6of Is
BROWN but the beethoven is RED
and the bell itself is bright shiny
YELLOW. GREEN trees grow about
the school and you can see twig of
GREEN leaves and the top of .
GREEN bush. right outside Of Susie
Mays window. The road that winds
up to the little school house Is BUFF
COLORED~ DROWN and YELLOW
will make it,.
You may paint the wallpaperORANGE
color. The border of the picture can
be RED and the lettering BLUE.
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coed
in CAPITAL letters that

YELLOW centers and GREEN leaves
about them on it. Her bonnet is
PINK with GREEN bowN that ties
under her chin. She has YELLOW
hair. like Susie's. Her shoes and socks
are PINK. so are her cheeks and
Susie's and Teddy's too.
Teddy's ball is RED and BLUE and
his bat is YELLOW with RED bands
on it.
The rug is one Grandma made and
is BLUE in the center with an
ORANGE stripe and RED stripe, a
BLUE and a GREEN stripe on the
edge. The curtain at the window il
YELLOW with white flowers and
ORANGE eolored leaves all over 1t.
The. woodwork Of the room Is
DARK BROWN. So is the picture
frame and Teddy's school shoes -,
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l-i:5e lunch. l:3o-5 read. $3.50 dress.
3:3o-s boardwalk. 8 picnic.
Tho next usofning the sun pesped
into Pegsy's window and woke her Mp
At seven o'clock Che heard Beth and
Ted running Through the hall and she
heard her father calling from the
porch: Hurry up young ones. or that
dip will be too late for . before
breakfast PegSy would loved to
have Joined them, but her program of
rest called for late rising and 20. al
though sleep was entirely gone from
her. she fretted IN bed until eight
o'clock. wondering all the while what
fun she was missing at the water. At
eight thirty a. she went into the din
ing room she heard her mother beating
q cake In the kitchen. Peggy had
never outgrown her desire to Tick the
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TOR school, of course. Teddy ran
- over to Susie Mays house to
show her his new BLUE school
y suit trimmed with RED. and his
RED leather school bag to match.
Just look at my new slate!" cried
Susie May. 1T has RED and YELL
LOW striped border and a YELLOW
sponge to wipe of my problems with"
"Oh! And you have RED book
with A-B-C written in YELLOW on its
cover and little girl in BLUE on it,
And this BLUE and this RED
pencil, Susie. holding them up
for Teddy to see.
Susie has YELLOW curls and wears
a YELLOW dress with white collar
and cuffs. Dolly. lying quite neglect
ed on the floor wears a PINK dress
with large white flowers that have
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
THOMAS had been work
ng" during the summer. That Il
RI say she hal hear sn.cAtr~

III uuttuB w. SUMMER Anal 10
TO say she had been spending
five hours every day with Z tutor
~ the hope OF unaking t~o grades In
one year. The family. consisting Of
father. mother. TED and Beth was now
week -ending-at a seaside resort. and
as they sat on the cool porch enjoy.
Ing the sea breezes. Ted exclaimed:
{ "linrrah! Tomorrow's Labor Day and
We can have holiday"
"As II every day wasn't q holiday
for you" said MIR. Thomas. pinchins
his young sons ear.
But he means q real holiday that
everyone can Join In. My teacher told
z Us In school last term that Labor Eay
was the working mans holiday In
honor Of the nobility Of honest labor
said Beth.
Well. I've beers working man
that 10 \ working sirl--and q hard
working one ut that. this summer
chimed In Peggy. and you can be,
tina, III make tomorrow q holiday fol
myself Not one stroke OF work vii
do You seer'
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SCHOOL DAYS

e CHOOL days are here. the bells
~ ring out
~ And over all the lana;
The boys and girls troop Of to school,
A merry little band.
For play,ime now is over.
Vacation days are done;
Once more the bells are tollins
For school days have begun.
So bring the book and pencil. too.
The ruler and the slate;
Give heed to time these autumn days
Be careful you're not late. 4
For school days are the york days.
The training days Of youth:
When girls and boys seek knowieds,
And learn the rules Of truth. .
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men of rank repose, while a. battleship
shows the men at their posts. a negro
on sentry duty and two officers play
ing a game of chess.
Betty never tired of looking at thi4
interesting and unique collection. and
by the time her mother and the guard
explained the many queer things to
her she felt that she had actually
taken a trip into the Egypt sof long
ago
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Bushe/ Measure
SHEET k0N RHEMEAsNREs
EORHOHE IND EHRM &

ed around the top as at a which will
stfffeQ the edge. Handles may be
made Of the same material 10h" long,
A piece of sheet metal of the same
length, 20" and 10H" wide will make
a halt bushel measure. and piece
bh" high win make peck measure.
In every case the bottom may be
fastened in with Sd fine or common
nails, placed not more than apart
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
Wo QudrtMeasure

IL" sheet iron conductor pipe il cut
OF 20" long and fitted with q X I" bot
tom = bushel measure will result: II
such q pipe Is not available the ends
of a piece Of sheet iron 20" wide and
10" long may be tapped by each other
= 6-16" and ri*eted. This win give
IL inside diameter and will be q sat
isfactory bushel measure. A strip Of
strap iron y MANDATORY be rivet-
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THE JUNIOR COOK

LABOR DAY PICNIC
. long fork. This win take from four
to 'iz hours Of slow boilins/
Let stand over night In the water
In which It has boiled.
Next morning take OF the rind. =
Put on q roasting pan. fatty side up.
Put 1 eupful brown sugar over the
top Of the ham. pressing II into the
fat
Stick in whole cloves-about IL to
lin pattern.
Roast for about an hour.
Use hot or cold.
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is all true pleasure found. l think
my Peggy will remember this Labor
Day always and profit by what she
has learned"
Indeed. will" cried Peggy-and ]
think she did
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BAKED HAM FOR

Select = ham that u Of nice shape
and Size
Scrub and put on to boil in cold
water.
A. soon ~ It comes to . hard boil.
pour on that water and start over
again with. hot water. These diree-
tions are for 1 eas stove where the
ham can come to boil quickly when
put on with cold water. For q slower
f,rs, II would be better to use hot wa
ter both timeA
Cook TIL the ham teams very ten
der clear through whoa pricker with
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Thomas. but l wanted you to find
that out for yourself. One thing this
Labor Day has done. 1t has shown
my little girl that the idler is never
happy. that honest labor is not to be
despised and that in congenial work
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LABOR DAY
nut up the spade and shovel. too.
- For Labor Day is here:

1t is one day when Labor haIts
And rests for once a year.
1t is a day that all may know.
No matter what you do;
How noble is this thing called work
If it be good and true. 4
And honest labor's ne er despised. :
For work can well create
A dignity Of labor r,
That makes the laborer Great.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02

~ HAT dog of Mother Hubbards regular Willie pup
You such all life when he's dressed
Remarked Tom fuckers Dog: and time get the chance
show him how he looks when he gets of that naughty
He wouldn't think Of speaking a dog Of low degree
I'm much rough and shaggy for chap as he.
really don't believe the fellow has single friend
And | am much afraid that he will good end:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-02
OUTDOOR SPORT SENTENCES

A letter taken from each word will
reveal an outdoor sport in each SEN
tence.
l. Sam will arrive Monday morn
ing with Uncle Gus.
2. Saturday evening Edith and
Dorothy will both sipg<
3. Cherries are ripe, Charlie picked
some today.
4 Come and picnic tomorrow, we
will number eighteen.
5. Please don't scold John.
6. Billy's party was splendid but
all left early.
Z. Will Dan come over to see Jes-
sic graduate.
ACROsTIC
My first when it comes Is not least
My second holds the vessels fast.
My third is skin deep.
My fourth is trial.
My fifth arches the heaven.
My sixth is precious stone.
My seventh is not real
! My eighth makes things rise. -
My whole is September holiday.
ANSWERS
! SpORTS-1. Swimming. 2. Au4atton.
/ ) Cricket. 4. Canoeing s., Polo.
/ & Baseball. Z. Lacrosse.
ACR0sTIo 4
/ L asst
A nchor
l 3 edut1
/ O rdedl
n dinbote
/ ~ iomord
4 rftfcisf
p cast
WHERE no THEY LiFE,-lna,as,
dpoAs. fndicna,
.
The Washington times., 1922-06-04
Proof Positive.
THE pathway Of love was n

THE pathway of love was not
lined with rose leaves for poor
Reginald and he was getting tired
Of It.
He felt 1t was time to give an
imitation Of the worm that turned
when the object of his affection
asked for the one-thousandth time:
Are you sure that you love me-.
dearl"
Reginald drew a deep breath and
then let of steam.
do I Look here, darlingI"
he gasped. "I've missed my last
train home for the third time this
week; you've been sitting on my
knees for three hours and I've got
the cramp; your brother has torn
the brim off my hat; your fathe,
made me smoke one Of his beastly
heap cigars this evening; l spen,
ny last few dimes on the chocolates
ou've Just eaten, and I've never
-umbled once. DO you think hate
uf" %
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The Age Of Chivalry.

I TITLE Tommy and his younger
- sister were going to bed to
gether without a light. They had
Just reached the bottom OF the
stairs when Tommy, looking into the
iarkness and feeling a little ner
'ous, turned round and asked:
Ma, is It polite for q gentleman
% 60 before q lady when they have
to walk in single flef"
mo, my son." replied the mother
The lady should always take the
lead"
II thought so," said Tommy, Dc
hghtsdg. Go ahead, SUSIE
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Too Many Bars.

THE other night q man on his wav
home from the theatre saw Q
drunk trying to climb through the
bars OF the high iron fence which
surrounds . famous statue. See.
ing that he was apparently q gen.
tleman, but very much under the
influence of liquor, the man went
over to help him home. But re-
fuslng the profered aid be sank
on his knees and said sadly:
"No; you can't do It They got
me locked in"
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His Training Ground.

DAT was on the lookout for work,
and one morning he took his
stand in group outside the gates
Of a large engineering establish
ment.
Presently the foreman came up
and inquired, Are there any drill.
ers hereT
"Yes," answered Pat, stepping
forward.
The foreman engaged him at once
but he had not been working long
At the machine when It broke down
The foreman asked him In sar
castle tones, "And where did you
learn drilling7"
'In the Army" was Pats reply.
.a-A. .a.a = a.. -
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sisted In driving nails into blocks
and boards. He had arrived at the
play-at-carpenter stage.
One morning dad heard the fs-
miliar pounding, and looking out
he saw Bobby banging away-his
little sister Mary sitting beside
him, apparently looking on.
Haven't I told you, Bobby, that
you will smash your fingers II you
drive nails!" tho father asked.
~Yes, I know, dad, but Mary's
holding the nail"
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From England.

THE class was asked by the
teacher to give the first letter
Of the name Of q flower and she
would complete II
One pupil said "R."
The teacher guessed Rose" cor
rectly.
Several others followed, with tn.
same result. until one little girl
said Co."
The teacher guessed, but all In
vain. After trying several names
she gave II up and asked the author
OF the poser what flower she had
In mind.
Very proudly the ingenious schol.
ar rose to her feet and glanced
scathingly at the ignorar teacher.
nsans "olly'ock'i- sns cried.
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The Stutterer's Lament.
A STRANGER asked a pssser-b

A STRANGER asked a passer-by
"A the way to st. Paul's Cathedral
The other man said, "W-well, you
g-ggo along th-th-there, and t-t-take
the (d-darn ny f.f-frst turning to
the r-r-right, and then str-straight
on"
The stranger thanked him and
moved on, when the man he had &C
costed said, "Ex.excuse me, b-bui
can you tell me how m.m.man,
o.people there are In London!"
WELL" said the stranger, 81 be
Iieve there are about seven million.
Then" said the man, why d-did
you p-pick on me?"'
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Heard Along Broadway
Next Fall.

tSWHERE are you going for your
w vacation?"
New York"
How you spend your timer
"Er, sh-studying astronomy"
"Will you take your telescope ?"
mo: opera glasses"
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A Cold Reception.
vIyHILE looking for a mask to we,

vuHILE looking for mask to we.
w at a ball a young fellow wen
INTO a Fourteenth street store and
asked Of a very plain-looking
woman. Have you a false faceH''
Although II was a balmy Spring
day the young fellow was rSIuired
30 button bis "ost collar closely
nrsaBs his nse~
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he Crack That Got Nowhere.
'WHERE we're you last night7"
" AT the club"
That's the last place I would
ave looked for you"
why didn't youi That's the last
place ] was ak~
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Heard In the Shuttle.

CHYFFTER-Is Gladys very 70.
ligious?
Cakey-I should say so!
Shytfter-What makes you think
sof
Cakey-Well, she's always quar-
reling about II
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That's WHY.

StIF Elatz and Pulhuh are nom.
mated, which win you vote
for7-
"Blatxs
But thought you knew Pull.
huh?"
81 do"
The Washington times., 1922-06-04
Spring Song.

THE daffydills are daff;,
= The cabbages are crome,
And sulphur and molasses
ls drunk in every home.
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Rural Editors
Scrap Basket,

: ASA N AOSO1ASSa
~ UR idea of. paradox. is oid
Doc Meadows and old Dog
Pillson calling on a sick. man
In consultation an tellin' him he
is soin' TO get well. ~
One Of the worst features al the
baseball game last Saturday, which.
the home team lost. were those Of,
the umpire. say we. ~
Nose Heaterbloom, of the Main
Street Dry Goods Emporium says
business has been SO poor Of late
that the only thing he's been able.
to bank at the end Of the days
Dusiness - tue hres. 'sAs
Accordin' to the New York news
papers the cops are goin' to pick
up anybody with records. We hope
that they land some of our fellow.
citizens bringin' home fresh con,
signments Of the "sheik."
"a - ~
Easter yeggs seem to be all the,
80. accordin' to copies of the pub;
lie prints available. E
s.. - .a "a,
Mebbe you bemoan your fate.
but Just think Of the ossifisd man.
what a hard Life he has.
Hiram Grimes caught q terrific.
cold while watchin' the game Of.
checkers at the general store Tues
day week. Will Peck got Hank.
Finn In q cui de sac aroun' the
kings row an took four men at,
one Jump, without hesitatin' once.
Hiram got so excited his muller,
few open an old Doc Meadows re-
ports that he has triple-p plated
pneumonia. .
raH
II this here Guy Chitcherin
don't sit down an stop slammin'
Barthou an the French delegates
through his pea shooter. School
Master Lloyd George'll chase him
out Of the little old red school
house in Genoa, where tie class o.
non-political. roll.your-own Euro
: pean economics is havin' the recis
tatton period. .~a
p
We are q goin' to have some
high times in this town the Sumo
mer a-comin', as the city fathers
are considerin' to put q clock on
the nre house tower, which is fully
fifty feet high in its hose, an We
reckon that's about as high a time
as any town will have IN these
parts. eas
Hipe Snodgrass wants to know
Is this here Hese Mony person
that's gettin' the call at present
any relation 10 Ali Mony, Of Rene,
fame.
Farmer Gene. Miller, up the
CROSSROADS way, is nggerin' on
havin' to work hard this Summer
when the Summer boarders git
here. smokin' their cigars an read
in their post cards an explaining
the points Of interest to the folks
while all Ma Miller will have to do
Will be to cook the meals, see that
the beds are made an kept clean,
that the cows don't git into the
garlic patch an that the ehickens
don't get the pip. =
Our bathin' suits are guaranteed
not to shrink from the public gare,
but. girls, you must watch for the
thunder storms yourself an not get
'em wet.-Adv. Main Street Dry
Goods Emporium.
naE
A Few Good One.
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Bobby Was Safe.

Il ~ { OF repeated warnings from
. his father, little Bobby per.
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A Few Good Ones
Snappy But Deep.

SnaPpy But Deep.
"HELEN was talking about you
- before you came in. What
DO you think she saidr" .
Il haven't an idea o
Good guess. That's what she
said"
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His Turn.

His Turn. ~
NEiaHBoR-I hear Billy's doins
" a turn at the theatre.
Mother-Yes.
Neishbor-Whats he do! -
mother-He turns up the seats
after the Hrst show.
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Just Like That.

THE young reformers were h.vs
ing a debate. and when thsy
had agreed that everything was
Just about as corrupt as It could
be. q grim-faced man arose.
What you seem to want, friends
10 . place where everyone has to
be good by law" ..
That's It." agreed the reformers.
Where smoking Is not allowed
and such q thing as drink is un.
known. Where no one need worry
about food and clothes. Where
everyone has to 20 to church and
everyone keeps regular hours"
"Oh 10 find such N'sce," said
q soulful fellow.
Easily found ,pi \ The grim
man. tive tus ONE oui from do
ing . rear n sAA-
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One Of the worst features at the
baseball game last Saturday. which.
the home team lost. were those Of,
the umpire. say we. D.
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Nose Heaterbloom, Of the Main
Street Dry Goods Emporium says
business has been so poor Of late
that the only thing he's been able.
to bank at the end OF the days.
business is the dres. .- ...,
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

~ UR idea OF q paradox. 10 ofd
Doc Meadows and old DOG
Pillson calling on q sick. man
In consultation an tellin' him he
II soin' TO get well. ~
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

Hipe Snodgrass wants to know
Is this here Hese Mony person
that's settin' the call at present
any relation 10 Ali Mony, Of Rene
fame.
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

We are a soin' TO- have some
high times in this town the Suuos
mer a-comfn', as the city fathers
are considerin' to put q clock on
the fre house tower, which is fully
fifty feet high in its hose. an ws.
reckon that's about as high a time
as any town will have In these
parts. eas
The Washington times., 1922-06-04

Our bathin' suits are guaranteed
not to shrink from the public gare,
but. girls, you must watch for the
thunder storms yourself an not get
'em wet.-Adv. Main Street Dry
Goods Emporium.