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Monday, September 18, 2006 Volume XV, Number
65
did
ya know?
Did Ya Know?... The
Knights of Pythias will hold a steak feed Sept.
19 at the K.P. Lodge. Family night, bring a
friend. Social hour at 6:00, meal at 6:30.
Did Ya Know?...
McCune-Brooks Auxiliary will hold their
"Quiche To You" Luncheon & Fall
Plant Sale on Wednesday, September 20th, from
11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the Grace Episcopal
Church. They will serve Quiche, salad, roll,
dessert & drink. Tickets will be sold at the
door or at the McCune-Brooks Gift Shop for $6.00.
Carryout is available at:
bsimmions@mccune.brooks.org
Did Ya Know?... VFW Post
2590 and the Mens Auxiliary will sponsor a
dance September 23, 2006 at the Post starting at
8 p.m. till 12 a.m.. Public is welcome. The Band
will be Palomino Moon. $3.00 donation per person.
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today's
laugh
The old lady entered the drug
store and approached the young man who presided
over the soda fountain.
"Are you a doctor?"
she inquired, peering at the youth nearsightedly.
"Sort of," replied
the soda clerk. "Actually, Im a
fizzician."
Professor: If you have 26 cents
in one pants pocket and 32 cents in the other,
how much money do you have?
Student: None. All my pants
have holes in the pockets.
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1906
INTERESTING MELANGE.
A Chronological Record of Events as they have
Transpired in the City and County since our last Issue.
Miner Blown to Pieces.
C.L. Cox, a miner who was
working in a mine at Gordon Hollow Thursday, was blown to
pieces by the explosion of dynamite. He was preparing to
put in a shot at the Eddington mine, and the lamp in his
hat leaked some of the burning oil into a box of caps,
causing their explosion and the explosion of about 100
sticks of dynamite.
Coxs head, legs and
arms were blown off and thrown in all directions, his
body torn in two and particles of flesh and bones were
scattered far and near. The pieces of him were gathered
up and put into a small box. Cox leaves a wife and five
children in destitute circumstances. The explosion blew
out part of the pillar of the mine burying two men, who
narrowly escaped suffocation.
Headaches, dizzy spells,
bad blood, rheumatism, indigestion, constipation,
absolutely cured if you take Rocky Mountain Tea. 35c.
A.H. Caffee & Co.
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Today's
Feature
Lip Sync
Competition Scheduled.
Due to Popular
demand, the "Three Minutes of Fame"
competition will be held Thursday, October 19th
during Maple Leaf Week. Teams from business,
organizations and groups will compete against
each other in a family-friendly lip sync contest.
More than one team from each business or
organization is encouraged. The winners and
runner-ups will receive a plaque.
The event will be
held in the Carthage High School Auditorium at 7
p.m. on October 19th. Local singer Duke Mason
will be the guest emcee. Each team entered will
be given three minutes to lip-sync to the music
of their choice. It is asked that music and skit
be suitable for all ages as the audience may
include a wide variety of people looking for a
fun evening during Maple Leaf Week.
Two categories
will be offered this year, including a junior
division for contestants ages 14 and younger, and
an adult category. Awards will be given in each
category and will be judged on stage
presentation, costumes and lip-sync ability.
Contestants must provide a cassette or cd of
chosen music. Entry forms are due at the Chamber
office by closing Monday, October 16th, 2006. For
more info call 358-2373
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Stench Report:
Friday,
9/15/06
No Stench
Detected on Carthage Square
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Just Jake
Talkin'
Mornin',
Some folks have the
darndest habits. Fact is, most of us do some of
the strangest things outta habit, usually with no
good reason cept habit. Mainly, its
because we get comfortable. Bein
comfortable is the hardest habit ta break.
Course thats natural because we all
like bein comfortable.Most folks dont change habits
unless they are somehow forced to. Now they may
say they wanta change, but they usually only
change when we have to.
Changin is uncomfortable.
Some habits, like smokin are not only
mentally uncomfortable, but physically too.
Losin weights the same way (so
Im told.)
Course some folks take a
philosophical look at things. Like the old story
of the guy who only continued to work outta
habit. The habit of wantin to eat everyday.
This is some fact, but mostly,
Just Jake Talkin.
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This
Is A Hammer
By Samantha MazzottaSaggy Door Needs
Straightening
Q: One of our
bedroom doors doesnt close all the way
because it sticks on the doorjamb. How can we fix
this? -- Clive C., Birmingham, Ala.
A: Over time, all
houses settle a bit, and door frames can get a
little out of whack. Or, a doors hinges can
start to work loose. Or both. The result is a
door that sticks a little whenever its
opened or closed. To straighten out that door in
its frame, grab a helper, your toolkit and some
cardboard shims.
Check the health
of the hinges first. Have your helper try to
straighten the door a bit, and look at the hinges
as he does so. If screws holding the hinge plates
in place seem loose, they need to be tightened.
This is best done
by removing the door from its hinges before
tightening the screws. Remove the door by
knocking out the lower hinge pin first, then the
upper hinge pin (always have your helper in place
to control the door). Tighten the hinge screws;
if any of the screws wont tighten down,
remove the entire hinge and reset the screw holes
by tapping a wooden dowel (a golf tee works well,
too) coated with wood glue into the stripped
hole. Allow the glue to dry for an hour, then
drill a new pilot hole, replace the hinge and
screw into place. Re-hang the door and check to
see if it still sticks.
If it still sticks
significantly (you need to tug the door to open
it), try placing a cardboard shim (a thin piece
of any cardboard cut to the same size) underneath
the lower hinge to see if that raises the door a
bit. This can misalign the latch, so dont
shim too much.
If the bottom of
the door sticks only a bit, try sanding the
bottom of the door where it scrapes the jamb,
until the door closes and opens smoothly.
HOME TIP: If a
door has a tendency to bang shut, locate where
the door is hitting the frame first and press a
strip of adhesive-backed weatherstripping along
that section of the frame.
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