The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-10-23
'NOONANISMS'
(From the Baudette Region)

IRON the Baudette Reg1On)
They soaked deer sinner in Bau-
dette last week. Deer shining is get
ting to be a very expensive way of
being foolish.
A lad making a speech in Ontario
was showered with oranges. Well,
anyway, his speech bore fruit.
The ban on installment buying is a
blessing for some folks, who would
mortgage everything in the house ex-
cept the baby for something new.
With the income tax time coming,
many a lad will call it the internal
revenue department.
A historian says that in ancient
times women learned to train their
cave husbands without letting them
realize it. So that's where that GUS
tom started.
If Lindbergh would get up on his
ankles just once and yell, "To He'll
with Hitler" the people would pay
more attention to what he says.
"Life" is the name of a new liquor.
Several drinks of it, and you tell the
story of your life.
While not exactly an expert on rails
ing children, we think that midnight
is pretty late for young 'uns to be
loose on the streets.
A woman south of town kicked her
husband out the front door. and when
he came in the back door she made
him passenger on the toe of her
shoe for the second time. At one time
they were known as the weaker sex.
Nothing is impossible these days. A
store is advertising sale of water
proof raincoats.
Fashion experts say that skirts are
to be four inches shorter. If your
great grandmother could come back
she would have a catfit.
Why not do little fishing before
you get the snow shovel out of the
moth balls.
Another sign of the return of money
to pockets is that lads who had deal
ings with pawn brokers a short time
are now dealing with stock brokers.
Kerosene is to give light, and not
to light the fire. 1t is poor fun to
wear a look of establishment as the
stove departs through the ceiling.
1t is tough old world, what with
taxes and everything, but We kind Of
like it.
The sad lack of affection among
Farmer-Labor leaders of Minnesota is
resulting in smiles roaming over the
complexisions of Republican leaders
If you are in hurry to wear your
wings, being careless with gun will
do the trick.
In the old days the whistle footed
for Minnesota football game at two
o'clock, and the first flask appeared
at 2:01, but nothing any more. Mem
bers of the Bottle Emptiers' ASsocia-
ton will be aimed for the exists this
year.
This younger generation has us
puzzled. For instance recently We saw
a girl trying to give a mouse a good
swift kick. Twenty years ago a girl
seeing a mouse would have made for
the nearest chair.
With meat prices higher than the
well known cow that hoped over the !
moon, it looks like a tough time for
pocketbooks.
We are not at war, but reckless
drivers keep the death columns |
well supplied with names.
The war will be over when Europe |
becomes financially flattened, which |
shouldn't be long.
You don't have to strain your i'm
agination to realize the fight the q. |
S. would have on its hands if Hitler |
gets the upper hand in the old world. |
The defense of this country comes |
high. but it must be done.
Now come the unloaded guns of |
hunters to keep the undertakers flap
ping their ears.