Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1912 — Pang Triplets Brought [ARTICLE]

Pang Triplets Brought

Ohio Man Bemoaning Because Infant Has a Tooth—Means Another ( Mouth to Feed. : Sympathy of all the fond papas in this city went out to Arthur Vahderegll of Akron, Ohio, whose wife presented triplets to him, one of whom had a perfectly formed tooth. They were able to appreciate his great sorrow in being deprived’ later, of the chance to say “Baby’s got a tooth,’ an announcement Invariably followed by an individual celebration oh the part of the proud parent To be robbed of the opportunity of making the speech which every married man rehearses for weeks seemed too much for one man to bear, and many of the local dealers in coocbee-coochee-coo talk sent messages of condolence to him. “It’s a hard blow,” said one young man, who was around collecting liquid samples by way of celebrating the arrival of bis baby’s first tusk. “The fact that be has two more chances to make the speech will help alleviate his grief, but just think of the bun he could have organized If all three broke Into the ivory game at the same time. I’ve been expecting my baby’s tooth for weeks, and in order that I might be tn proper shape to do it justice I have been dieting on salt pork.* “Aside from the misfortune of being robbed of the greatest joy in a married man's life, just think of the hard luck-of having a baby bora with a tooth theje times; with all sorts of ’odd bringing prohibitive prices,” was

the way another sympathizer put it “Yes, it’s a boy, the other members of the delegation being girls. While his sisters wiH be content with milk for a year at-least, he will have to have steak and chops from the start in order to exercise that tooth. That youngster will be demanding evening clothes before he is six months old.” “Beats all the way nature favors these Ohio babies,” complained a man who hasn’t any teeth. Here’s a youngster arrives all ready to tackle a beefsteak dinner,-while I have to, be content with gruel. I’ve been drinking my meals for years. Bet a dollar, if you investigate, you will find that the first thing"he sat'd was T accept the nomination.* AU Ohio babies do that”