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Poem August 8, 1894

The Star

Reynoldsville, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

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A short rhyming poem critiques constant complaining by men and women, suggesting praise achieves more, and quiet people prevail only in death. Followed by local news briefs, ads, and announcements from Reynoldsville area, including deaths, events, and business promotions in late summer (circa August).

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"If men would stop sometimes to praise,
And quit their everlasting howling.
They'd find out one of these fine days
That there is nothing made by growling.
But men will kick and women rave
As long as this old earth goes spinning
And not until they reach their grave
Will quiet people have their inning."

Waverly school shoes at Robinson's
Good flour 75 cents at Swartz Bros.
Robinson leads in shoes, quality, fit and prices.
The old saying "time will tell" doesn't apply to a woman's age.
Quite a number of fellows were badly how-come-you-so Saturday night.
The Jefferson county fair will be held at Brookville Sept. 25, 26, 27 and 28.
The Presbyterian Sunday School will picnic in the Reynolds grove to-morrow.
Watches, chains and charms are selling cheap at Ed. Gooder's, the jeweler.
Lots of girls with lips like cherries and cheeks like a peach have turn up noses.
You can get your watches repaired at Ed. Gooder's the same day you leave them.
A dance will be held in the Electric Park at Sykesville Friday evening August 10th.
The festive bivalves will soon be traveling to various parts of the country on express trains.
When a girl is dressed up to kill, it seems proper that the chappie should be dead gone on her
The order of Red Men will attend services in the M. E. church next Sunday morning in a body.
Miss Etta Sykes had one of her fingers smashed while at work in the woolen mill last Saturday.
Preaching next Sunday at 3.30 P. M. in Royal Arcanum hall by Rev. J. G. Noble, of Punxsutawney.
Miss M. E. Moore has received a nice assortment of new hats for early fall wear, and also new trimmings.
A Pullman sleeping car was put on between DuBois and Philadelphia Monday on the C. & M. and B. C. R'y.
A nine-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Haines, who live near Emerickville, died last Wednesday of cholera infantum.
A six-month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Waite died Friday of cholera infantum and was buried in Beulah cemetery Saturday.
An ice cream festival will be held in the church at Sandy Valley Saturday evening. Proceeds to apply on M. E. pastor's salary
Over sixty persons who had been on probation for six months were taken in the M. E. church Sunday morning into full connection
The best place to get your watches, clocks and jewelry repaired is at Ed. Gooder's, jeweler and optician. All work warranted.
We mentioned several weeks ago that the paved portion of Main street needed cleaning very badly. Why not have the dirt removed?
A new kind of postage stamp will be issued shortly. It will bear the picture of the Stars and Stripes instead of the emblem now used.
Rev. Metzenthin will preach in the Lutheran church next Sunday. Services in German at 10.30 A. M., and in English at 7.30 P. M.
The Reynoldsville miners sent a large wagon load of provisions to Horatio Saturday night for the miners who are on strike at that place.
A number of Brookville people passed through Reynoldsville in a special car attached to train No. 1 last Wednesday bound for Falls Creek to picnic.
A nine-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Novak died Aug. 2nd, of cholera infantum and was buried in the Catholic cemetery on the 3rd inst.
Washington township furnished an assault and battery case which was tried before Esq. Neff Saturday afternoon. The defendants were bound over to court.

What sub-type of article is it?

Epigram

What themes does it cover?

Moral Virtue

What keywords are associated?

Complaining Praise Growling Quiet People Moral Instruction

Poem Details

Form / Style

Rhymed Quatrains

Key Lines

If Men Would Stop Sometimes To Praise, And Quit Their Everlasting Howling. They'd Find Out One Of These Fine Days That There Is Nothing Made By Growling. But Men Will Kick And Women Rave As Long As This Old Earth Goes Spinning And Not Until They Reach Their Grave Will Quiet People Have Their Inning.

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