Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1898 — Obtrusive Friendliness. [ARTICLE]

Obtrusive Friendliness.

“Agnes won’t speak to any of us.” “What’s the trouble?” “We gave her a surprise party on her birthday.” “That ought to have pleased her.” “Well, it didn’t. We gave her a beautiful birthday cake with forty candles around it.”-Ajhlcago Record.