1916 Yearbook
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1916 Yearbook
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THE DAILY LOAF
Scandal News Department
AGONY QUARTETTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
BASELY MURDERED
WAS SQUELCHED
MEETS DEATH DURING HOLIDAYS.
RECEIVE KNOCK-OUT BLOW.
They were decorating the room for the
evening party. It was at her house and
Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 25, 1915.—Last
evening, as the harvest moon shed its
golden rays over the peaceless earth, the
Agony Quartette went forth to serenade
the beloved one of one of this timorous
four. Arrived at the house of the fair
he was helping her nobly. "What do you
think of my scheme for Christmas decoration?" she asked. "It is holly over laurel
leaves."
"Very good; but personally I would prefer mistle-toe over yew."
one, they took their stand, as they thought,
under the correct window, and for some
time made the night more or less, mostly
less, melodious.
They were just preparing to leave, when
the mother of the fair one appeared.
"Boys," she said, "we are very much
obliged; that is, I am, for I happen to be
alone tonight. My daughter is not at
home this evening, but I thank you for
coming. Maybe if you come again you'll
OUR MIDNIGHT POEM.
"Now, I really must be starting,"
He remarked as midnight rang,
"Yes, I ought to be departing,"
He admitted with a pang.
"Yes, I ought to now be going,"
Then they heard an echo faint,
Down the stairs it came a-floating,
"Yes, yer oughter, but yo' ain't!"
have better luck. But, boys, if you do
come again and my daughter is at home,
don't play under her brother's window."
OUR PSALM OF LIFE.
Lives of billionaires remind us
That we've got to own the stock,
If we want to leave behind us
Libraries on every block.
Let us then be up and doing
Every one we can, and thus
GREAT TRAGEDY
NARROWLY AVERTED
EMMET O'TOOLE REAL HERO.
We shall keep them from pursuing
Clever schemes for doing us.
Frantically O'Toole rushed into the
room and threw himself upon Cashman.
His hand closed tightly upon the wrist of
the besieged—the glittering blade the latter held wavered and fell. There waxed
a look of horrible rage in the eyes of Cash-
man as he turned upon his assailant.
"Oh, Harry, don't!"
"Why not?"
"Jerry cut his corns with that this morning, so you'll have to use the safety."
WEST END BREWING CO.
Makers of
KILLSEM
World's Greatest Drink
ET TU, BRUTE!
It was the old, old story. He had purchased for her a handsome bouquet of
large red roses, which are called j^illarney
because they are grown by an unpoetic
Dutchman in Rock Island. He wished to
One Bean a Glass One Jitney a Barrel
FAT MAHONEY, Pres.
BUTCH KEATING,
The Rest of the Force
send them by messenger and attached a
card, which read, "If you love me, wear
these tonight." Of course, the messenger
boy got the card mixed with another, and
when the young lady opened the box, after
reading the card, she found Oh, no,
gentle reader, it was not a pair of men's
trousers, or silk sox. It was a bouquet of
large red roses, similar to the bouquet intended for Her. There had been two bouquets sent by the same messenger, and for
once the course of true love ran smooth.
"IMA PEACH."
Hotlz & Garrity
Dealers in
All Kinds of Hardware
COFFIN NAILS
A Specialty
23 Fatima Avenue
Scandal News Department
AGONY QUARTETTE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
BASELY MURDERED
WAS SQUELCHED
MEETS DEATH DURING HOLIDAYS.
RECEIVE KNOCK-OUT BLOW.
They were decorating the room for the
evening party. It was at her house and
Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 25, 1915.—Last
evening, as the harvest moon shed its
golden rays over the peaceless earth, the
Agony Quartette went forth to serenade
the beloved one of one of this timorous
four. Arrived at the house of the fair
he was helping her nobly. "What do you
think of my scheme for Christmas decoration?" she asked. "It is holly over laurel
leaves."
"Very good; but personally I would prefer mistle-toe over yew."
one, they took their stand, as they thought,
under the correct window, and for some
time made the night more or less, mostly
less, melodious.
They were just preparing to leave, when
the mother of the fair one appeared.
"Boys," she said, "we are very much
obliged; that is, I am, for I happen to be
alone tonight. My daughter is not at
home this evening, but I thank you for
coming. Maybe if you come again you'll
OUR MIDNIGHT POEM.
"Now, I really must be starting,"
He remarked as midnight rang,
"Yes, I ought to be departing,"
He admitted with a pang.
"Yes, I ought to now be going,"
Then they heard an echo faint,
Down the stairs it came a-floating,
"Yes, yer oughter, but yo' ain't!"
have better luck. But, boys, if you do
come again and my daughter is at home,
don't play under her brother's window."
OUR PSALM OF LIFE.
Lives of billionaires remind us
That we've got to own the stock,
If we want to leave behind us
Libraries on every block.
Let us then be up and doing
Every one we can, and thus
GREAT TRAGEDY
NARROWLY AVERTED
EMMET O'TOOLE REAL HERO.
We shall keep them from pursuing
Clever schemes for doing us.
Frantically O'Toole rushed into the
room and threw himself upon Cashman.
His hand closed tightly upon the wrist of
the besieged—the glittering blade the latter held wavered and fell. There waxed
a look of horrible rage in the eyes of Cash-
man as he turned upon his assailant.
"Oh, Harry, don't!"
"Why not?"
"Jerry cut his corns with that this morning, so you'll have to use the safety."
WEST END BREWING CO.
Makers of
KILLSEM
World's Greatest Drink
ET TU, BRUTE!
It was the old, old story. He had purchased for her a handsome bouquet of
large red roses, which are called j^illarney
because they are grown by an unpoetic
Dutchman in Rock Island. He wished to
One Bean a Glass One Jitney a Barrel
FAT MAHONEY, Pres.
BUTCH KEATING,
The Rest of the Force
send them by messenger and attached a
card, which read, "If you love me, wear
these tonight." Of course, the messenger
boy got the card mixed with another, and
when the young lady opened the box, after
reading the card, she found Oh, no,
gentle reader, it was not a pair of men's
trousers, or silk sox. It was a bouquet of
large red roses, similar to the bouquet intended for Her. There had been two bouquets sent by the same messenger, and for
once the course of true love ran smooth.
"IMA PEACH."
Hotlz & Garrity
Dealers in
All Kinds of Hardware
COFFIN NAILS
A Specialty
23 Fatima Avenue
Date
1916
Rights
St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA 52803
Identifier
http://cdm16810.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16810coll2/id/3519