Editorial Briefs and Wit

1921

A boy begins to feel the limitations of the female sex, when he comes home and his mother fails to appreciate the greatness of the fact that he caught an outfield fly.

On these hot days the men rush for relief to the soft drink places, while perspiring women look around anxiously for a beauty parlor.

In view of the fact that the debts of Europe are now computed at the very considerable sum of $956,543,784,528,639,073,729.46, it would not be advisable for Congress to spend the money they owe us until we get it.

Not many candidates for public office are studying government problems, but a lot of 'em are out shaking hands.

Many people think the school children should have free lunch which they already get now out of the cookie jar when they get home.

The glass business should be good now, with all these baseballs coming through the kitchen windows of Dolton and Riverdale during school vacation time.

One of the longest distances known to exist in this country is from home plate to left field fence.

Formerly the college students burned midnight oil preparing for their college exams; now they burn it writing to their flapper friends.

The public tendency to sympathize with the under dog is not manifested in the case of the baseball umpire.

Some people seem to think they can solve the problems that confront the nation by hollering at campaign rallies.

The generous and warm hearted sentiment is expressed that somebody else should contribute to the Near East famine sufferers.

—The Pointer, Riverdale/Dolton, Illinois, July 21, 1922, page 4.