The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-10-01
Solicitors

Solicitors
4 MONG the duties which might well be wished
~ onto the relief committee now being organized
by the American Legion, is the checking of Gre
dentials Of the men and women who the town
at the rate of two three week for every "good"
from end of the earth to the other.
Undoubtedly many of the causes just and the
collectors worthy of support yet the possibility this
method Of raising funds becoming racket is SO ap-
parent that leads the initiated be skepcal of ALL
The expensveness of such a campaign is also APP
parent A spends day here, he collects dona-
tons of so cents to dollars and by night he has
raised between 10 and Is dollars Now pay his ex-
penses meals railroad fare gasoline and hotel bill
and fair salary and figure out what percentage of
contribution gets back to the orphans especially
if the collector is of the INSCRIPTIONS variety.
Besides much of the funds now leaving the county
weekly through solicitors, honest otherwise, may
be needed right here at home before the winter over
committee such the Legion has nearing
perfection might add to its manifold Duties the task
of looking up solicitors who here and determine
the worthiness of theri If the committee has
sufficient funds to work with it could make the ctys
donation direct. If not it could give out worthy
cause" card which would enable the now-harassed
merchant and profession to know whether his con-
tribution will go where it is intended not.
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Why didn't the fair board stage the fair last July
when we needed rain.
It's safer guess it is the approaching drivers
headlight nearest to you that is out.
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Appropriately enough, the first annual masters
bridge tournament was played at Deal N. ].
"Dolt is he who weaves verse;" signs a recent
poet. Which makes think better Of poets.
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There only eight Siamese in the United States,
according to the census bureau. And none of them
twins.
We have yet to hear of any mathematical sharp
successfully trisecting the eternal trange-Phiadel-
phia Inquirer.
Redwood Falls will not frown Congressman
Clague's prediction that a new post office some
selected corner here in the city is not far off.
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They aren't always wrong in Washington When
they cut down the size of the bills they said the new
paper money wouldn't bulge fellows pockets and it
doesn't.-Fort Myers News-Press.
1t is generally believed in America that the only
feasible for the unemployment problem is to pro-
vide jobs-and not doles. The experience of England
ridded with debt largely because of its out-of work
pensions mas not been missed by thinking citizens of
this country. ----~p
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A recent remark regarding newspaper advertis-
ing is interesting because it made by buyer and
not seller of printers ink. 1t made by Oscar
Weber, general manager of of Detroits biggest
stores, who told Michigan merchants convention
when the going is tough experience shows that
nothing sells goods like newspaper advertising"
Expecting Too Much -.:@ =
TT RAVELERS who accustomed to modern con-
veniences and comforts in larger hotels probably
expect too much when they strike village hos
telry.
AS reminder of this fact, country town hotel
keeper placed signs in his rooms which read as fol-
lows:
'Ths amt the Waldorf Astoria-If it was it
wouldn't be here-You amt j. P. Morgan-f you
you wouldn't be here-We know this Hotel is on the
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