Pessimists Questioned by Optimist Quip on Borrowing
A brief exchange contrasts pessimists with optimists as the latter claim they never borrow. The witty line suggests financial prudence or irony about outlooks in everyday life.
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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1921
Page
7
A brief exchange contrasts pessimists with optimists as the latter claim they never borrow. The witty line suggests financial prudence or irony about outlooks in everyday life.
A newspaper ad urges women to consider kidney and bladder health, claiming Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co. can restore kidney health and relieve related symptoms. Sample bottles offered for ten cents by mail.
Allan Sothoron Brown pitcher regains form with his spitball and renewed confidence. He held the Cardinals to four hits and beat them in an exhibition game, signaling a potential Browns pennant push as he returns to his former self after a rough return from the spitball ban.
Toronto Internationals acquire Joe Boehling a former National from the Oakland club in a player transfer. Boehling joins Toronto as a new addition to their lineup amid league moves.
More than 50 candidates reported for the Penn State lacrosse team and 200 for Harvard outdoor track practices. Allison Murray elected captain of the University of Pennsylvania hockey. Minnesota to reorganize its athletic system. Benny Leonard tweaks retirement talk for publicity. Massachusetts Golf association to handicap over 7,000 players. Ladies Golf Union of England has 500 clubs and 50,000 members. Chicago set for powerboat races during a city pageant July 31 to August 13. John Lees elected Lehigh basketball captain. brother of White Sox catcher George Lees.
Frank Loomis, holder of the world record for the 400 meter hurdles and a ten year member of the Chicago Athletic Association eld team, will become athletic director at Hastings College of Nebraska.
Former Senator John W Weeks recalls bygone Washington days including Arbatus Hogg near a bar and a late night return home. Mrs Hogg rebukes him calling him a hog by nature, to which he retorts she married him by choice, highlighting social satire of the era.
A Louisville Courier Journal item quotes a quarrel over a caller who used a secretary but avoided direct contact. The exchange centers on who spoke and why the leader did not call personally, highlighting tense interpersonal dynamics.
A brief missives exchange reveals two stenographers debating accuracy and dictionary fidelity as they discuss what appears in print. The snappy exchange hints at newsroom tensions over spellings and truthfulness of reported text.
A damp basement and a shorted electric washer motor caused a current in the water. Thirteen year old Harry, citing Edison and Franklin, suggests wearing rubber footwear to avoid shock, and his mom follows the safe advice, wringing clothes with protection.
Anglo-American sculptor Clare Sheridan recounts a New York reception sketching her Bolshevik Russia trip. An eminent illustrator asks if her cousin Winston Churchill paints. Sheridan confirms and notes the painter’s critics say he is not as bad as his art.
An 80 year old Mrs. John Hill reports sour stomach after grip and improved after a week on Eatonic. The ad claims Eatonic relieves sour stomach indigestion heartburn bloating by neutralizing acidity and gases and offers a big box at a small price with druggist guarantee.
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