today's
laugh
An invitation to dinner had been sent
to the new doctor. In reply the hostess received an
absolutely illegible letter.
"I must know if he accepts or
declines," she declared.
"If I were you," suggested
her husband, "I would take it to the druggist. A
pharmacists can always read doctor’s letters,
however badly written."
The pharmacist looked at the sheet of
notepaper which she had handed him, and without waiting
for her explanation went into his dispensary and returned
a few minutes later with a bottle which he handed over
the counter.
"There you are, madam," he
said. "That will be ten dollars."
Customer - "Your’re sure one
bottle will cure a cold?"
Druggist - "It must, sir -
nobody’s ever come back for a second."
1898
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
A HEAVY RAIN.
Water Fell in Sheets for a
Brief Period - Lightning's Work.
One of the heaviest and hardest rains
of the season fell this morning just before 10 o'clock.
It was preceded by such a darkness that gas lights were
necessary in stores, and was accompanied by a display of
lightning that was vivid and startling. In a half hour
all was over, and the city was clean and sparkling.
The rain was heavier north and west of
town than here. Corn in many fields was blown down, but
the most immediate trouble will be to the wheat producers
who are now in the midst of harvest or just ready to
begin. Some wheat was blown down badly.
The lightning, besides shocking two men
at the Chautauqua grounds, struck the flag staff on the
old art hall at the fair grounds.
Electric railway traffic was stopped
during the storm, and many telephones were burned out
about town.
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Today's Feature Park Board Approves Budget.
Fireworks Location
Still a Sore Spot.
A motion by Park Board member
Stanley Walker to ask the City for a rental fee
for the use of the golf course for the July 4th
fireworks display failed to get a second at last
Wednesday’s regular meeting. Walker withdrew
his motion. The Board agreed to ask the City for
reimbursement for a portion of the revenue lost
from closing the course early on the 4th. Several
members liked the idea of moving the
responsibility of cleanup after the celebration
to the City.
The Board had previously
recommended that the display be moved to the
Myers Park property, but the Council voted that
idea down by a unanimous vote.
The final budget approved by
the Board included dipping into reserves for
$18,526. The budget included a cost of living
adjustment matching the City’s. Board member
Pat Woestman was the only desenting vote.
Member Richard Campbell
reported that progress was being made on the
proposed agreement between the City and Steadley
Trust for funding of the Fair Acres Sports
Complex expansion.
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
A farmer I used ta work for
while I was in high school always told me
that if ya see turtles on the road it means
it’s gonna rain. Said they could sense
the comin’ weather and headed for higher
ground. I never was convinced completely, but
I always try to remember when I see the
creatures ploddin’ on the roadways.
I always look in the
rearview mirror when I pass over turtles with
the car. Some pull their head in and just
wait, other just keep wigglin’ along
like nothin’ happened. I can’t
imagine what a turtle must be thinkin’
when vehicle whizzes over ‘em. Maybe
they figure it was one a those quick thunder
storms movin’ through, or a giant crash
of thunder. You’d think the hot pavement
would stick to their little feet as long as
they take ta get on the other side. Maybe
they’re just hopin’ for rain.
This is some fact, but
mostly,
Just Jake Talkin’.
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Weekly Column
The Super Handyman
by Al Carrell and Kelly Carrell
Dear Carrells: While going
through a trunk in my grandmother's attic, I came
across a recipe for getting rid of sugar ants.
Since we'd been taken over by the little
critters, I tried it. The recipe worked, and I
want to pass it on. You mix a half-cup of water
and a pint of clear corn syrup in an old
saucepan, and warm it. Then you stir in 2
tablespoons of boric acid powder until it's
dissolved. You drip the solution along known ant
trails. After a couple of weeks, we saw no more
ants. - J.L.T.
Dear Kelly: My office is more
of a craft and hobby shop really. I have
collected a lot of supplies and have discovered
lots of interesting ways to store them. I have a
large scrap of chicken wire that is stapled to
the wall over my desktop. I can stick
paintbrushes, rolled papers, dried flowers and
lots of other items into the wire. It makes them
easy to access, and it holds tons of stuff. -
P.A.
Q. You recently suggested
clearing the vent stack to do away with a
sluggish toilet that also bubbles. We have that
problem but live in a mobile home, and there are
no such vent pipes sticking through the roof.
What should we do? - L.L.
A: Inside the wall behind the
toilet there should be a pipe that lets air enter
the drain line. It has a cap that is spring
loaded. You might have an access plate behind
that wall, or you might need to remove an entire
panel.
Check and repair the cap
mechanism.
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