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The Menard Messenger
Vol. 8 No. 21
Thursday, March 11, 1915
(page 2)
For You Got to Quit Kicking My Dog Around----"Peter Andregg is some fighter and if you don't believe it just kick his dog and watch results. Tuesday morning a man kicked the dog and Peter followed the kick up with a right swing which took the man off the sidewalk and then another hook to the mouth and he saw dog stars in one glorious galaxy. Peter was mad, very mad, much madder in fact than the dog and says emphatically that nobody can kick his dog and get away with it. Next to slapping the kid, kicking the pet dog is guaranteed to get results."
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The Menard Messenger
Vol IX No 14
Thursday, January 27, 1916
(page 1)
Many a good joke and many a poor one has been told on the ford cars but we heard a new one which bears repeating. Lem Crawford owns a Ford touring car which his wife drives and Mrs. Crawford rather prides herself on her ability to take care of that car in all kinds of weather and under all sorts of conditions. Last Friday morning she went out to the garage and started the car expecting to make a trip over town The engine responded all right and she got in and threw on the power but "Henry" refused to go. She tried it backwards but still no results. After considerable reversing she went in the house and told Lem to phone for a repair man. Lem went out and looked at the car and remarked: "Lou, if you will just take the car off those jacks it might go." It did.
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The Menard Messenger
Vol. IX No. 16
Thursday, February 10, 1916
(page 1)
Buck Tipton and John Kitchens, two beginners at the steering wheel set an example, Sunday, in automobile driving that others would do well to follow. They were both taking their first try at driving autos and upon meeting on the McKavett road both brought their cars to a standstill in order to avoid a collision. In fact, Buck was so anxious to stop that he threw on the reverse and backed into the fence in order to give John Plenty of room to go by. He said his car didn't bother him any but the sight of John without a mustache had him buffaloed.
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The Menard Messenger
Vol. IX No 28
Thursday, May 4, 1916
(page 1)
Oscar Vehle, our baker, has taken unto himself a Monroe roadster which he purchased from Bud Westbrook. Bud says he is going to use the Buick and let his wife walk. It sounds good, but we think there is somebody else who will have something to say about that.
Bob Lindsey has fallen in line with the times and has purchased a Chevrolet car which he will use in rounding up stray cattle round town during working hours and for pleasure at other times. The car was purchased thru the Dyke Ward and Co. garage. Bob has spent the greater part of his life saying “whoa” to horses and it still bothers him some right now.
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