Times Independent | 1923-02-22 | Page 4 | I Am the Country Weekly

I 1 AM ABI THE COUNTRY WEEKLY I 1 am the friend of the family the bringer of tidings from friends I 1 speak to the home in the evening light at 0 bummers summers vine clad porch or the glow of winters lamp limp I 1 am for and of the home I 1 follow those who leave humble beginnings whether they go to greatness or to the gutter I 1 take to them the thrill of old days with wholesome messages I 1 am the chronicler of birth and love and death the three great facts of mans istance ex young and old alike find in mo me stimulation instruction entertainment inspiration solace comfort I 1 bring buyer and seller together to the benefit of both I 1 am part of the market place of the world into the home I 1 car carry word of the goods which feed and clothe and shelter and which minister to comfort case health and happiness I 1 am the word of the weak the history of the year the record of my community in the archives of state and nation I 1 am the exponent of the lives of my readers I 1 am the country weekly exchange