The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-02-23


year," someone asked Old Bill Mis-
givens. Heck, mol" shouted Old Bill,
II pay rent by the MONTH"
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The man who drinks bootleg Ticker
will need bootjack TO get his hat of,
says . man who claims to be an au-
thority. We learn something every
day.
According TO Frech scientist, heas
brought up on milk have no desire to
bite. The difficulty, Of course, is to
tell II any particular flea you meet
is on q lacteal diet or not.
II man to get married had to
produce as good . record ~ he does
TO get into the best lodges, there
wouldn't be SO much work for the
divorce courts. And neither would
there be so much work for the Off
Gals who tie the hymeneal knot.
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John, John!" whispered Mrs. Con-
gresham Squibbs. Wake up! I'm
sure there are robbers in the house."
Robbers in the house Z" he muttered
sleepily. Absolutely prepostsrous!
There may be robbers in the senate,
Mary, but not in the house. Absurd"
Some pedestrians will detour
whole block to avoid having black
cat cross in front of them, and we
know fellow who detoured clear up
into worthy citizens front porch
% avoid running down = black cat
he other night, the cat in this in
stance displaying white stripes down
Is back.
"Incompatibility" in the divorce pc
ition really means that the husband
orgot once too often to bring home
,read for lunch and in the heat of
he argument went back down town
without putting more coal into the
urnace.
q q &
A professor Of an agricultural col
eye says we must Gull our bees. Well, .
e can Gull our share, unless Max .
lark will volunteer. We don't care
o be stung-by bees.
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There are too many store collars,
iamond studs, wrist watches, silk
hirts and supersixes between the
IAN who produces onions and cabbage
nd the poor devil who eats them.
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1t is better to carry single wild Q
over to the desk of the tired friend Il
'hile he is among US so he can look g
I it and reflect than to rush ton P
( cut flowers to his bier after he has h
rossed the strand. n
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Several girls were in the postoffice t
,lking the other day when another h
irl came up. "You look like Helen n
rown," said one to her. II look c
orse than that in white" she re- o
lied. d
A certain man was operated upon S,
II appendicitis and the appendix was "
'und to be full Of small birdshot. 81
his was probably caused by eating Of
bbits and we advise our readers not W
shoot their rabbits, but run them tt
'wn, and thus avoid the necessity of it
lying a surgeon $500 or more. d,
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This will soon be familiar news e,
IN: "Babe Ruth made his steenth le
me run today, the longest ever hit h.
I Of the local park, but the Yankees a,
Vt the game" Reminding one of WI
at other item equally famous: "The AZ
GRAFTON was successful, but the pa A,
mt died." wi
O'Grady was appointed straw boss ~
er small gang Of graders and felt -,
} dignity Of his job. One of the =.
N picked up wheelbarrow and -,
Irted to push it away. "Hould on -.
,re" said O'Grady "Phat do We -
ow about machinery" -
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A customer dropped into the barber he
Up the other day to get shave AS ~
ial he took off his collar and un- IS
toned his shirt. When the barber Pc
l finished the man discovered that an
solid gold collar button was miss on
. He joked the barber about TAX s'o
it. All hands joined in the hunt. ,ai
ey swept the floor and looked in nel
ry nook and corner within rolling i"l
lance Of the chair, but could not nA'
ate it. The barber finally gave him am
'ther button and he went on his an
y. That night when he undressed -
go to bed he found his gold collar We
ton sticking out of his "belly but c,o
)" thi
= . bre
There is lot of sob stuff handed 10y 10y
about the Door wife who il tied ON