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[From the Decatur Review.]

Dr. O. E. Williams, who is conducting revival services in the First
United Brethren church, spoke to a large audience on Friday night on
"Lame in Both Feet." Mrs. Williams sang a solo in keeping with the
sermon.

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FLORAL POME.

(_Sign on Ashland Ave.: "Vlk the Florist."_)

For flowers fragrant, sweet as milk,
Be sure to call on Florist Vlk.

Roses, lilies, for the folks
Can be purchased down at Vlk's.

Of bouquets there is no lack
At the flower shop of Vlk.

Orchids, pansies, daisies, phlox,
All are sold at Florist Vlk's.

A wondrous place, a shop de luxe
Is this here store of William Vlk's.

F. E. C. Jr.

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The Boston aggregation, by the way (a witty New Yorker, a musician,
informed us), is sometimes referred to as the Swiss Family Higginson and
the Bocheton Symphony orchestra.

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Touching on musical criticism, a Chicago writer who visited St. Louis to
report a music festival had a few drinks before the opening concert. His
telegraphed review began: "Music is frozen architecture."

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Aside from his super-mathematics, Dr. Einstein is understandable. He
prefers Bach to Wagner, Shakespeare to Goethe, and he would rather walk
in the valleys than climb the mountains.

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THE SECOND POST.

[Example of pep and tact.]

Dear Sir: We absolutely cannot understand why you do not buy stock in
the ---- proposition or why we have not heard from you in reference to
our letter. A man in your position should be able to invest some of his
earnings into a proposition that should turn out a big success. It seems
to us that the more rotten a proposition is the better the people will
buy.

Now if you can explain this as to why the people bite on the many and
poor schemes that are out to the public as there has been in the last
six months, the information would be more than gladly received by us.

Let's get away from all this bunk stuff and think for ourselves and put
your money in a real live proposition such as the ----.

After you invest your money in our business, do not fail to submit our
proposition to some of your friends, so as to put this proposition over
the top just as soon as possible.

May this letter act on you and try to improve your thought on investing
your money with us, for we stand as