Life — August 23, 1928 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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20 LIFE eee us that crops in his vicinity are very etaoinshrdlu-ctaoin. ***At the current writing the home town polo team has been outplaying its hated Mill City rivals in nearly every chukker. C. H. Seims, E. W. Berg, L. D. Berry, Jack Allen and Tom Collins have been doing most of the playing. Lucien Parlin. Boston Loca. Democrats are now kicking be- cause Al Smith plates are not standard equipment on Chevrolets, Buicks and Cadillacs. *°*Mr. and Mrs. George E. Harrington of Willimantic, Conn., were recent visitors to town. At a sociable attended by several Annapolis midshipmen, George was asked if he Geen “Anchors Aweigh.” George replied, “Do I know Angus Who?” A jolly time was had by all, after that. ***There’s a $5 fine for spitting on our sidewalks, but the nullificationists seem to be holding sway. uw Hatold F. Wheeler, managing editor of the Traveler, is spending a vacation at Banff, Vancouver, and other points wet. **°The steamship “Leviathan” recently ran up to our South Boston ig hig to have the barnacles scraped off her hull. Boston is the beauty parlor for the queens of the sea. ***An admirer recently presented your correspondent with a bottle of toilet water containing oil of juniper, glycerine and other ingredients. ***The G. O. P. opponents for the Governorship are Frank Allen and Frank Goodwin. We know you'll get it, Frank. ***Whooping cough is rather prevalent hereabouts and many kids are making whoopee. Neal O'Hara. Philadelphia Mr. Bitt Titpen, popular member of our ounger set, has been absent from his ome in Germantown. Rumor hath it Bill has been in France doing some literary work, which, ye scribe is in- formed, was readily accepted by certain discriminating editors, and attracted a veritable furore of attention. ***Our city fathers and the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company have come to terms over the operation of the new Broad Street subway, which is a marvel of modern engineering. Now if they'll only start the trains to running, ye strap- hangers will be grateful. *°*Many are planning to go to Morris River Cove September 1, that being the first day of our oyster season, albeit the last day of the season for many a hapless oyster. *¢°The town is growing by leaps and bounds, the new Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Building, which graces Broad Street at Walnut, being now open for business. This handsome edifice is thir stories high, as many a stiff neck will attest. Visitors just can’t get used to our ogress. Keep up the good work, Fid.- hil., is our wish. John Forbes. Detroit Jerr Wess, our genial impresario, was transacting important business at the golf- ball store Monday. e**Natural gas was struck at our neighboring village of Plymouth last week, We are informed that Gerrit Diekema and Horatio Abbott, the rival state chairmen, are going there soon to see whether it is Republican or Demo- cratic, ***Johnny Risko and Johnny Squires, said to be pugilists, embraced cach other lovingly for a half hour or so at Navin Field recently. Two spectators got into a fight but the Johnnys parted them and there was no blood spilled. & Prof. Fred N. Scott, who taught everybody “unity, coherence and em- phasis” at the U. of M., is vacationing in Colorado and proving again that he can write more words on a postcard than any other man of his age and weight. °°*Everyone will be pleased to know our neighbor, Eugene Gregory, has secured a tent on his finger-tip pencil at Wash- Ington, D. C. Gene has worked hard for this success and deserves every bit of it. °°°The banks here announce that the new paper money “will reach the public gradually,” but as some of those out of work hope, not too darned gradually. Elmer C. Adams. Chicago Amone those who are fortnighting with us at prcot is Jackie Coogan, who, it is said, has brought up one of the most well-to-do fathers in Hollywood. & Sunburn lotion is still a popular seller at the drug store. e**Lydia E. Pinkham has had her picture in the paper several times recently but at this writing we have been unabk to ascertain whom she is visiting. *°°Practically everybody who is any is out of town these days, ye ed being at home as usual. *°A horse and bu; was seen drivi down Ashland Avene 47th St. last wi We did not ascertain the driver's name but it was probably just some publici hound trying to break into NetcHsorno News so we will not even mention the incident here. Asia Kagowan, Spokane Te Roaps west of here are in good shay now, and a pron can drive to Seattle in comfort if he can think of any good reason for doing so. *°°Tom Griffith has moved his office to the Interstate Fair grounds, which, he says, are bigger and better than ever before. Tom is still trying to find the fiend in human form who prayed fer rain during the fair last year, and got a cloudburst. ®& Send in your cdg and obituary poetry. We charge only the regular advt. rates for printing same. °°°Dr. Clarence Veasey, Jr., is building a spacious house for self and wife, and Win Chandler, who is quite a wag, says it should ought to be named Tons! Towers. **°Friends of Henry Hart, our efficient high school principal and unreconstructed Democrat, are telling it on him that ke is going to have the life of Al Smith taught at Lewis and Clark High this fall, instead of the life of Geo. Washing. ton. How about this, Henry? *°°The new traffic rules are working as well as any traffic rules work, we guess. Stoddard King. Newport Amonc the many entering into te carnival spirit of the fancy dress ball a the Clambake Club was Mrs. Clo O'Donnell who went as a character from “Three Weeks,” carrying a stuffed leopard and Larry Tower as a Swami. *°°Our ular telephone operator May belle Hite who was Fowned “Miss New. port Beach” by last year’s Atlantic City queen of beauty, has become Mrs. Woyee. Never mind, Maybelle, you will always be a Hitt just the same! ***Johnny West who was among those on board the “Nina” which won te Queen Isabella Cup in the recent Ocea? comicbooks.com ee a