The Cordova Daily Times
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CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1918.
Mayor (Jill of Seattle de
clares lie will be a candidate
for re-election and that he will
go on the stump and tell many
things that lie has thus far re
frained from telling. The may
or doubtless could give out
some highly entertaining in
formation if he were so inclin
ed.
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The government is urged to
put a curb on profiteers They
should not be dealt with by
the use of such lady-like de
fice as a curb. Handcuffs
would stop their pluckng act
ivity much better.
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The liquor men are now up
in arms for fear our personal
rights are about to be imper
iled. It will be a good thing
when national prohibition is
in force so we will not be tor
mented bv having statements
like that called to our atten
tion.
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A Xew York man got a di
vorce from his wife because
she had hidden her past from
liiui. Generally a women keeps
a man’s mind awhirl on the
present to such an extent that
he does not have time o hark
hack to the past.
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The high cost of living hit
Marble Rock, Iowa, last week
when butter was quoted at $567
a pound. But a bidder did the
quoting at an auction sale for
tin' benefit of the Red Cross.
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r Trotsky says that the Rus
sians are a hundred times
stronger than the Gormans.
But Trotsky probably had a
little vodka just before then
that was a hundred times as
st rouge as either
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A New York artist is com
plaining' because his pictures
were not given prominence in
an exhibit. Tie says they were
too modest. Out of style, evi
d' ntly
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The bureau of markets is go
ing to count all the beans in
the nation. Tf it wants to get
things down to a fine point it
might also count all the need
les
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Admiral Wemvss, new head
of the British Admiralty, now
wears a monocle. A man who
can make a reputation fight-1
ing as a sea dog with that as
a handicap must be a whizz.
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Otto H. Kahn, Gotham’s fi
nancial magnate ,has been good
enough to send us wise little
treatise on War Taxation, and,
we have a notion to blank with
him. |
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The onlv flaw in Germany’s]
plan to lick France, England,
and the T'nited States in sue-!
cession, is the fact that they
are collectively licking Ger-,
many.
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The President’s war aims
are written in just about the
way we would have written
them ourselves — than which i
we can bestow no higher en
comium.
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When one reads of slackers
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who would rather go to jail
than serve in the army he wish
es the bees’ methods of getting
rid of drones could go into ef
fect for a while.
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The “made in Germany”
sign is so rare these days that
it only appears on atrocities
and unfounded claims of mil
itary successes.
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The East can get along with
wheat less and meatless days,
but the inhabitants seem to be
unable to buck heatless davs.
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The Federal Reserve Banks
are going to loan money on
potatoes—as though any man
with a potato needed a loan.
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The Germans are now hid
ing in shell holes, which are
soon changed into hell holes
by the guns of the Allies
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Holding wheat and barley at
present prices looks to us like
kicking opportunity off the
doorstep.
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Still talking about an indem.
nity, Germany will be apt to
get one when the devil gets a
harp.
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His tirades against England
are sufficient to show that the
Kaiser does not do all his lying
in bed
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It r •curs to our sporting
editor that the Kaiser’s divine
right is losing its punch.
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Uncle Sam may have grown
a hit flabby and in need of a
tonic—but not a Teutonic
The man who trades at home
is the hot number that Seal's
the Roebuck.
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With bathing now “verbo
ton,” Germany’s condition is
soapless.
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The crop prophet is without
honor and 1 '«*• crop profit has
the floor.
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Too frequently the Russian {
flees when no Ger man pur- i
sueth.
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There’s a fat chance for aj
republic in Greece.
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Our idea of superfluity is
the fist in pacifist.
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If money talks, Uncle Sam’s
allies are getting an earful. |
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Germany’s financial troub-'
les are also do to her bad Rill.
The Ketchikan Power company re
cently closed its doors for the winter
and will be heard no more until
spring. Much overhauling has to be
done and a new cement foundation
placed in the boiler room. Mr. Dorn,
head sawyer, accompanied by his wife
left for the States.
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A letter was recently written to a
bachelor by the doll committee of the
Fairbanks civic league asking him
if he did not want to buy a doll and
help the Red Cross. The bachelor
said he was perfectly willing but the
doll must have certain qualifications
and must be alive. No sawdust dolls
for him.
i
Tom Markuson, well known Ester
creek mining man was recently op
erated upon at the St. Joseph’s hos
pital at Fairbanks for bladder trou
ble. The operation was of a very deli,
cate nature but the patient pulled
through without a hitch.
CORDOVA
MACHINE WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Shop
Phone 101-3. Phone 182
Machine Wo: k of all Winds.
Hlacksmithlng. General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing. Oxy Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
HARMON MACHINERY
BUILDING
Cordova, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given Strict
Attention.
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are appealed to in the new issue of War-Savings Certificates
which we now have for sale- During this month only the
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they will advance one cent each increasing each month the
same amount.
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O 1 NORTHERN LIFE District Agent, Cordova
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Where We Can Always Find Our
Friends.
Finest Billiard and Pool 1 ablet In
Alaska.
BEST GRADES OF STANDARD
• RANDS OF CIGARS.
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CORDOVA. ALASKA
A club house for everyman.
Recreation, read i n g, pool
room, circulating library and
late periodicals.
Founded 1908 by Episcopal
Church
Hours 2 p. m. to 1li p. m.
REV. E. P. ZIEGLER, Supt.
LOGGERS, ATTENTION!
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spruce logs and $9 for hemlock,
delivered.
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