davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

1t is reported that when Florence
Fares and Gavino Zalba, both Of
Flagstaff, were married recently
here at county jail-where Zalba was
being held on a booze charge, the
minister asked Florence her religious
belief and she claimed affiliation
with church. Then he asked Zalba,
whose familiarity with English isn't
so good. Zalba replied:
"Me? Three bottles whiskey."
Fred Russell, with his Elks whis-
kers, was riding around the other day
and Wilbur Wolfington's little boy
took great shine to him, explaining
afterward to his dad that it was
Santa Claus.
Lady tourist inquiring last week
from Cliff Kramer at Joe Waldhaus'
garage the road to the Ancient Cliff
Dwellings, wanted to know if the In
dians stiIl lived there.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25
WINSLOW ASKS LOWER
RATES ON ELECTRICITY

Efforts are being made by the city
council Of Winslow, to induce the
Arizona Electric Power company to
lower light and power rates in Wins
low
The city clerk has been instructed
by the council to write the company
whose headquarters are at Flagstaff,
asking for a II cent rate on electric
ity for lighting and corresponding
rate for power.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25
Az Good as Any

Visitor: 81 hear your husband in
vents things; how thrilling. Tell me,
what does he invent ?"
Wife: "WeH mostly excuses for
stopping late at the office"
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25
Stupid of Him

Lady Cat piano.: do you recog-
nize this ?"
Famous Composer "Er-I'm af-
raid I don't"
Lady. "You funny man! Why,
its one Of your own"
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

Ray Simpson says he once took
part in an amateur play and he had
to shoot gun at one of the other
actors. Someone was mean enough
to take out the blank she'll and load
some salt into it. When the time
for the shooting came everything
went along perfectly. The fellow
that was to get shot dashed down
near the footlights and took his pose.
Ray pulled up the gun and shot him.
The other fellow dropped to the floor
and said his line, just as he was sup
posed to: "My God, am shotl" and
rolled, dead, on his back. The cur
tain came down according to sche-
dule, then went up again in response
to the applause. But by this time the
poor cuss, plugged with salt, couldn't
stand it any longer. He jumped up
and yelled:
"By God, | am shot"
When Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse
Plunge in the water for dip,
They shed their trousers and their
blouse
That's what we'd term comic
strip.
ROLAND EVANS.
"They say it air dangerous to make
love to another mans wife," says
"Rimray" Jim Giddings thoughtfully,
"but I reckon as how it would be a
DANCED sight more dangerous to
make love to his widow"
All Beasley says times amt like
they uster be. 81 certainly do miss
the old spittoons we had everywhere
in the stores and other public places"
Al said. "But | guess maybe that's
why they stopped usin' 'en-'cause
we missed 'em so much"
John Verkamp says the most en-
barassed he ever was was on a street
car that was crowded and lot of
them had to stand up and a very
pretty and absent-minded girl came
in and stood up near him and when
the car shot around a corner sudden
like she reached up and took John by
the ear and remarked to the other
pretty girl who was with her: Il
think they must be putting rubber IN
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

Fred Browning is gettin' awful
fond of golf. Fred says he's got to
liking it so well he has to have
greens for dinner every day.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

The trial of jury cases in the dis
trict court began on Tuesday, when
the trial jury reported.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

Henry Albers, exalted ruler of the
Elks, is working hard on his new
song, "Roll up your beard, grandpa,
grandma is goin to serve the soup."
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

Bert Grimmell took nasty aim,
Then through the air his driver
sped;
He tore his sock upon a rock;
Great gosh, a hole in one," he
said.
e. A. HAIGHT.
Reub Gassman says the most abb
sent-minded man he ever knew was
a cigar salesman who went home and
tried to sell his wife q box of cigars
for a present for her husband.
And Tom Pulliam says the absent
mindedest man he ever knew built a
dog-house and made big door for
the dog and nine small doors for the
pups.
"My gosh," said a man as he got
to the depot Tuesday night just as
the last train went over the HILL
Here I've missed that train and I'm
supposed to be married tomorrow"
Where, in Los Angeles?" Moki
Travis asked him.
mo, here in Flagstaff"
Down near Prescott on a curve
someone has crayoned sign: "Drive
slowly, you might meet a fool"
A better sign would be: "Drive
slowly; two fools might meet"
Carter Joy says he'd like to climb
the San Francisco Peaks. He hears
there is wonderful view from there.
But that don't interest him so much,
he says, the main thing being that
he'd like to see how far he could
spit from the top.
Tourist woman mistook J. w. Et-
ter's milk depot for drug store and
rushed in and asked him what he had
in the way of vanishing cream.
'Not a darned thing but : two
quarts of sour milk" he told her.
BY the way, Brother Etter says his
idea of "a pessimistic man is one who
won't milk his COW for fear he'll find
her milk is already sour.
Ed Babbitt says that when Henry
Ford really gets to making airships
on big scale it'll put the Ford joke
on higher plane.
Marble chantey for James August
Kraut,
AS bowlegg'd a fellow as ever
saw.
I've oft heard that when his pants
are cut out,
His tailor makes use Of a circular
saw.
KENNETH WEBER.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

The lightning bug is brilliant,
But hasn't any mind.
He travels through the darkness
With his headlights on behind.
EARL SLIPHER.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25
Overland Six
sales break all records

Retail deliveries Curing the nonfh of May the
greatest in the history of the Overland Six. And
spoav IL tl,e first days Of June, sales again breaking
records and forging ahead avifh increased rabdty.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

Reub Gassman says the most alb
sent-minded man he ever knew was
a cigar salesman who went home and
tried to sell his wife a. box of cigars
for a present for her husband.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25
CHEERFUL CHIRPS
(By "DEL.")

Mostly nonsense except intervals when real idea
along and is grabbed off,
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

And Tom Pulliam says the absent
mindedest man he ever knew built
dog-house and made big door for
the dog and nine small doors for the
pups.
The Coconino sun., 1926-06-25

these car-straps now, they seem SO
nice and elastic"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
ATLANTIC COUNTY FEES
INCREASED BY NEW BILL
118 Items Included Many Filed
Without Cost in Past

A general increase in fees for
filing and recording of documents
in the Atlantic County clerks Of
fee is noted in the new law,
which standardizes fees in all
record Offices of the State.
The new fee bill specifies 118
items on which county record Of
iices may collect fees from the
public. Atlantic County has
never charged fees for thirty of
these items.
Some of the fees have been
raised by the new law as high as
600 per cent and in one case, that
of filing and recording confessed
judgments, where no charges
have been made here in the past,
the fee now allowed is IS.
County clerks and heads of va
rious other record offices through
out the state backed this bill in
the Legislature, not so much on
account of the raise in fees, as
the positions of these officials are
salaried, but to insure uniform
charges in all counties.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09

AN ORDINANCE naming Banning
Avenue and providing for the
change of name of certain streets
of the City of Mortified.
Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Mortified:
Section 1. That Fairbanks Avenue
extend from New Road to Shore
Road.
Section 2. That Roosevelt Avenue
extend from New Road to Shore
Road.
Section 8. That the Avenue here
tofore called ireland Avenue" be
changed to Roosevelt Avenue and
said Avenue shall extend from New
Road to Shore Road.
Section 4. That the Avenue known
as Parker Avenue be extended from
New Road to Shore Road and be
changed from Parker Avenue to
Mount Vernon Avenue.
Section 5. That certain street
now extending Northward from New
County Brick Company, the said
street being located on what is
known as the Banning property. be
and is hereby named, Banning Ave-
nue."
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the above Ordinance was passed on
first reading by the Common Council
of the City of Mortified City on
Monday. April 5, 1926, and that said
Common Council of the City OF
Mortified City will hold public
hearing thereon and consider the
final passage of the above Ordinance
at its meeting to be held in the City
Hall, Mortified City. New Jersey, on
Monday evening, April 10, 1926.
By order of the Common Council
of the City of Nort'1iield Guy.
GEORGE Il MULLER,
CITY Clerk
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09

use of fuel oil $500 each.
Section 6. Until provision for per-
manent support has been made, all
excavations shall be properly guard =
ed and protected, so as to prevent
the same from becoming dangerous
to life or property and shall be sheet
piled, braced or shored, where neces-
sary to prevent the adjoining earth
from caving in, by the person caus-
ing the excavation to be made.
Section 7. Temporary structures
shall not be erected until permit
specifying the purpose and the peri
cd of maintenance shall have been
| obtained from the Building Inspector
Same shall be removed at expiration
of the period for which the permit
was issued.
Section s. Any garage or building
used to store automobiles in, which
| is built less than three feet from any
dwelling shall be lined inside will
sheet iron or other non-infammahlt
material satisfactory to the Building
Inspector.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
the above Ordinance was passed on
first reading by the Common Council
of the City of Mortified City OF
Monday April 5. 1926, and that sale
Common Council of the City oil
Mortified City will hold a public
| hearing thereon and consider the
! final passage of the above Ordinance
| Hall, Mortified City, New Jersey, on
Monday evening, April 10, 1926
BY order OF the Common Council
of the City OF Mortified CITY.
GEORGE IL. MULLER,
t'itV Clerk
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
SHORE STARTS MOVE
TO BUY SOFT. STRIP
Site Was Scene of Mishaps Be-
cause of Fence; 100000
Asked as Price


Among ordinances passed by
the Atlantic City Commission was
enc introduced by Commissioner
Louis Kuehnle to authorize the
city to purchase a 50-foot strip
OF land on the east side of Main
av. between Arctic and Baltic
avs. This strip of land extends
out into Main av. and narrows the
street at that point
A fence there, which gives the
appearance of being in the middle
of the street. has been the scene
of a number of accidents and at
least one fatality, and the subject
of much dispute. Recently it was
suggested by Main av. property
owners that the city buy the strip
in question and repave Main av.
full width for it's entire length,
thus making beautiful shore
drive out of it.
The Kuehnle ordinance for the
purchase of the property is con-
tingent upon the city's ability to
make satisfactory terms with the
owners. They are asking $780,
600 for the strip.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
ORDINANCE NO. 305.

AN ORDINANCE to license and reg
ulate persons or corporations en-
gagged in soliciting, selling and fur
niShing automobile transportation
from or through the City of Pleas
antville to place or places of des-
tination, outside of said City and
maintaining a terminus i'm the City
of Pleasantville for the conduct of
the business of such automobile
transportation.
Be it Ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Pleasantville:
Section 1. That no person. persons
or corporations shall engage in the
business of soliciting, selling and
furnishing automobile transportation
antville, for the conduct of the bust
ness of such automobile Transports
ton, without having first obtained a
license for that purpose.
Section 2. That the license fee to
be paid for the conduct of such au-
tomobile transportation business be
and the same is hereby fixed at the
sum of fifteen dollars, for each auto
mobile used by said person, persons
or corporations, within the limits of
the City of Pleasantville.
Section 3. That this ordinance is
passed for the purpose of raising
revenue from the fees to be collected
hereunder.
Section 4. That all license fees
shall be due and payable to the mer-
camille appraiser of the City of Plea
santville at his office on the first day
of June, each year, and all such Ii
censeS shall expire on the first day
of June. following such payment. and
no license provided for by this ordi-
nance shall be transferred from one
person or corporation to another and
shall not cover any place of business,
other than that for which it was
specifically issued.
Section 5. That all licenses issued
between the first day of January and
the first day of June, following said
January. shall be issued upon pay
ment of one-half of the fees men
toned herein.
Section 6. That applications for
license hereunder shall be made to
the Common Council of the City of
Pleasantville and shall be granted
by resolution of Common Council
upon payment of the said sum of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
MORTHEIELD,

AN ORDINANCE amending tne
Building Code of the Guy Oh
Mortified. r,,
BE ii Ordained by the common
Council of the City of Mortified th ,at
the following amendments pc tiau
to the Building Code of the Guy Oh
Section /. Any permit issued by
the Building Inspector, under .ne
provisions of this Ordinance, put una
der which no work is comnenceat
within one month from the TINE ne, OF
issuance, shall expire by limitation, nont
Section 2. Advertising, sign, POST
err boards and painted bulletins on
ground or wall locations, the sum Oh
ST. 90 for each $50 square feet OF sign
area or fraction thereof. ooo
Section 8. New fire escapes Sz.oo
each. co.,
Section 4. Storage tanks for 1uel
oil or gasoline, capacity !, ooo galio onS
or less $500 each; capacity over l,oo0
gallons $500 each. g.
Section 5. Heating equipment Tor
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09

April, 1926, at eight o'clock in the
evening, at which meeting the fol-
lowing items of business to be acted
on will be submitted:
To authorize the Board of Educa-
ton to sell at public sale, pursuant
to law, the frame school building
now erected upon the school site
owned by the Board of Education, at
Pennington, New Jersey, subject to
the following conditions:
The purchaser must move the
building to a site not farther remov-
ed from it's present location than a
distance of one-half mile. In event
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09

the new building authorized, to be
erected is not completed and ready
for use by the Board of Education
by the time fixed by said Board. for
opening the schools of Esq Harpor
Township in September OF 1926, the
purchaser shall furnish in good con.
dition, the said school building solu
70 him for the use of the Board OF
Education for school purposes until
such time as the new school building
is ready for occupancy.
JAMES B. BROWN.
District Clerk.
Dated: April 6, 1926.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the legal
voters of the School District of the
Township of Egg Harbor, in the
County of Atlantic, that a special
meeting of the legal voters of said
School District will be held at Bar
gaintown Schoolhouse, at Bargain
town, New Jersey, on the 10th day of
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09

No device ever fashioned by
the hand of man can pass as close
to a person without his seeing as
can the church collection plate
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
TWICE EACH WEEK

The subscription price of The
Pleasantville Press, issued twice
each week, is $3.50 per year.
Until May l, subscriptions will be
received at $3.50 for the period
of one year only.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09

Like A Hand-Going Submarine
Henry Ford should make car
that will wash itself like a duck.
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
TWICE EACH WEEK

The subscription price of The
Pleasantville Press, issued twice
each week, is $3.50 per year
received at $3.50 for the peri
of one year only.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09

In March man would give a
dollar to hear a frog croak. Six
weeks later he would give anoth-
er dollar to have the croaking
stopped.-Toledo Blade.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
Fish DaY

He-By jove, Betty, you look
nice enough to eat.
She-Well, don't forget this is
Friday.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-04-09
NORTHEIEID

AN ORDINANCE naming Banning
Avenue and providing for the
change of name of certain streets
of the City of Mortified.
1,;,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30

ing the past few years the sale of
non-taXables was exceedingly easy and
all communities have taken advantage
of the situation. All good things. how
ever, can be overworked and the
issuing and sale of non-taxable bonds
has been no exception to the rule.
If fewer State, county and municipal
bonds are issued during the next year.
it may be good thing for the coun-
try These counties, cities and towns
have competed with business men for
money and often have spent the money
for things not very productive. While
the National Government has been
getting out of debt, these States,
counties. cities and towns have been
increasing their debt to an alarming
rate. Hence. any change which would
reduce the borrowings of municipah-
ties and other public groups should be
good thing.
Gives Rules for Loaning Money.
During the inevitable REIMBURSEMENT,
which may come during 1926, 1t is inn
portant that bankers, in connection
with their loans. and the business
men in connection with their credits,
as well as investors in connection
with their purchases, look carefully to
the character of the borrowers. AScer-
tain whether the financing is being
done to enable the owners to get out
of the business or to develop the bust
ness. Ascertain whether the borrow
ers are devotinS their exclusive time
to the business or whether they are
mixed up with side lines of various
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30
RATES ON MONEY MAY AVERAGE
HIGHER In 1926 THAN In 1925
Increase Will Not Be Enough to Embarrass General
Business, Babson Asserts-Cood Corporation
Bonds Are Scarce, Economist Announces

to the fact that the corporations are
now putting out stocks instead Of
bonds. There is real scarcity of
good first mortgage bonds of operat-
ing companies secured directly by the
physical property.
Usually the bond market declines
with the stock market although, of
course. TO no such proportions. a
rough rule is that for each 10 points
the stock market declines, the bond
market will decline about points.
Moreover, the decline in bonds usually
precedes the decline in stocks.
Whether or not this rule will work
during 1926 depends largely upon the
working of the new tax law. Reduc-
ing SurtaXeS to a maximum of 20
per cent should help corporation
bonds and the sale of mortgages and
other forms of Indebtedness.
If the new tax law, which last
month passed the House of Represen-
ratives, is also passed by the Senate
and signed by the President 1t should
enable business men to borrow money
more readily and more easily than
heretofore. Whether or not this new
tax law will help the bond market
enough to Offset natural declines on
account of increasing money rates,
only the future can tell. Let me add,
however, for the benefit of bankers,
manufacturers, merchants and real
estate men. III money rates should
not increase Tough during 1926 10
embarrass general business. There is
u tremendous amount OF money in
the country and the only reason why
any legitimate business is not getting
its share is because most banks pre-,
fer to loan their money in Wall
Street her than loan IL in their
local towns.
Demand for MunicipaIs Decreasing.
The anticipation of this same new
tax law has helped the ale of taxable
corporation securities, and has, at the
same time. hurt the sale Of securities
which are non-taXable. The market
for municipal. State and other non
taxable bonds has already suffered
from the proposed new tax legislation.
Hence. cities and towns which are
contemplating selling bond issues
within the next year or two had bet
ter sell now. in case the non-taXable
bond market eases off still more Dur
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Kinds which distract from the bus.

kinds which distract from the bus.
mess.
This is an age Of concentration, and
it Is a great mistake for man to
neglect the business in which he was
trained in order to branch out into
side lines. Such new ventures take
up ones time and often absorb capital
which should be used for the original
business.
Finally, investigate the character Of
the borrowers, including their motives
and record, remembering that men
make values and souls make men.
The Babson chart still continues
high, standing at IA per cent above
normal. compared with 4 per cent
above normal at this period a year
ago. This index of business condi-
tons should be carefully watched dur
ing the year 1926. Remember that in
following this index 1t is important to
sell when the index Is high and to
buy when the index Is low, although
almost every one follows the very re-
erse policy.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30
STEAM LOCOMOTIVE
STILL IS BEST TYPE
Electric Designs Being Made, But
Older Mechanism Will Stay,
Vauclain Says.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 30.-The best
engineering talent of the world Is
bending itself to the perfection OF the
electric locomotive. Samuel NJ. Vau-
CLAIM of Philadelphia, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works, said yes
terday. Addressing the Midwest Power
Conference, he added, however, that
1t would be many years before tne
steam locomotive would be releGated
to the limbo of the past.
THE Baldwin Locomotive Works,
he said, has been in the field or
identification since 1895. Our ~
years of experience were practicahS
without profit
However, the experimentation mas
not been without progress. Already
electric engines are recognized as a
necessity in all underground transpor-
tation and in other places where con
ditions arc difficult for steam locomo'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30

THE, Russian Soviet government
seems most interested in developing
all types of Diesel locomotives of high
power. The engine receiving the most
attention in Europe is one built in
Germany for Russian lines. It has
maximum capacity of 1900 horse
power
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-30
Books of Suicide Show Shortage.

LEOMINSTER, Mass, January 30
found in the accounts of Robert L.
Carter, city clerk. treasurer and tx
collector, who committed suicide Jan
uary II, few days after State au-
ditors began going over his books.
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q 1000 MASSES AT ONCE
SET FOR CONGRESS
Hundreds of Extra Affairs Now Be-
ing Set Up in Chicago
Churches.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. January .20.--Wit.1 thou
sands of priests fiockine to Chicago
for the International Eucharist Con
cress and a million communions in
one day planned. hundreds Of extra
affairs. with vestments and sacred
vessels. are being provided
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italy O. KS Locarno Pact.

ROME, January 80 R.-The Cham
Der of Deputies. by secret ballot, last
night adopted the Locarno pact. The
vote was 254 to 6. This favorable
action on the security document was
expected. for last week the chamber
approved it almost unanimously by a
show of hands