Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1917 — ICE. [ARTICLE]

ICE.

- I Ice is one of the cold, hard facts of life that we are forever bumping into; and one of the few things in this world that’s what it’s cracked up to be. Ice is' a paradox. Itis used by cold storage men to make it hot for the public; .and it would be a cold day for them if they didn’t have it. Ice, was invented by Divine Providence .to keep our rivers and lakes from freezing to death. During the •summer it comes in chunks and goes in a hurry. ‘lt is what housewives and saloonkeepers depend on in July and fall on in January. Ice is found in the stare of boxoffice clerks and on the shoulders of society leaders. , Married women stand on it in their bare feet just before they go to bed. It is used by Americans to cool their cocktails and by polar bears to cool their own tails. Ice rides around in big wagons and has a good time; and when it gets tired of life it melts and runs away.