Life — February 2, 1922 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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hese ance erlie feat leri- S of Mr. fter t in n by wich oc- the one (the | the clinker is caught by a patent clutch and held securely until the wrecking-crew At the end of the bout Mr. Flerlie was led away to his dressing room, suffering from lacerated hands ‘ internal injuries. “I’m through,” his only comment. ee * arrives, rhis morning’s winners in the Lyme- commuters’ contest for seats on shady side of the car on the 8 L. Y. Irman, Sydney M. Gissith, F. Nothman and Louis Leque. he other seats were won by com- ters from Loose Valley, the next mn above Lymedale. In trying to cimble up the car-steps in advance dy passengers, Merton Steef had ight shin badly skinned and hit his on the bottom step. Time was not 1 while his injuries were tended to. * * * sfore an enthusiastic and notable gatiering, young Lester J. Dimmik, 3, put to rout his younger brother, Carl Withney Dimmick, Jr., age 2, in their matutinal contest to see which can dispose of his Wheatena first. In the early stages of the match, it began to look as if the bantamweight would win The First Speed-Law Violation in a walk, owing to his trick of throw- ing spoonfuls of the breakfast food over his shoulder and under the tray of his high-chair. The referees soon put a stop to this, however, and speci- fied that the Wheatena must be placed in the mouth, This cramped Dimmick Junior’s form and it soon became im- possible for him to locate his mouth at all. At this point, young Lester took the lead, which he maintained until he crossed the line an easy winner. As a reward he was relieved of the necessity of eating another dish of Wheatena. * * * Stephen L. Agnew was the lucky guest in the home of Orrin F. McNeal this week-end, beating out Lee Stable for first chance at the bath-tub on Sun- day morning. Both contestants came out of their bed-rooms at the same time, but Agnew’s room being nearer the bath-room, he made the distance down the hall in two seconds quicker time than his somewhat heavier opponent, and was further aided by the breaks of the game when Stable dropped his sponge half-way down the straight- away. Agnew’s time in the bathroom was I hr. and 25 minutes. The Picture Title Contest EXT week's Lire will contain the announcement of the winners in the great Picture Title Contest, for which $1,000.00 in prizes will be distrib- uted, the first prize being $500.00, The delay in making the awards has been due to the great number of titles sent in, and the care involved in the read- ing and judging. Over 200,000 titles were received. Full announcement next week. Intensive Farming se ILLIAM!” monition of danger in Wiggins’ voice and her husband won- There was a pre- Mrs, dered what indiscretion he had com- mitted. “I asked you to set my gera- nium out in the flower-bed and—” “Well, didn’t I, this very morning?” “William!” There were tears and anger in her tones now. “You planted my new spring hat.” Waywarp sons, hovering about the old homestead, had better be careful about falling for the little light in the window. It is likely to be little sister sneaking a bedtime cigarette. comicbooks.com