Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1917 — Try This on Your Parrot. [ARTICLE]

Try This on Your Parrot.

As the automobile party passed one corner they saw a soldier on guard, a big white dog beside him, and then a beautiful American flag. Of course this combination attracted the attention of every one in the car. The flag was silk, the dog majestic and the soldier proud of his trust. “Oh, look at that dog on guard,” exclaimed the woman. The little boy snickered audibly. All were impressed with the solemnness of the scene, and this outbreak seemed to the father uncalled for. “What do you mean, laughing, Johnny?” he demanded. “Oh,” cried little Johnny, “mamma said ‘look at that dog-gone guard I’ Indianapolis News.