Iowa Old Press
Ringgold Record
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
February 24, 1876
GOOD ADVICE
Two young men got into a little altercation last Friday on the
street, and wished to settle their differences by ascertaining
which was the best man, but they remembered that the town was
incorporated and knew that it would not do to fight on the inside
of the incorporation. After a little warm discussion, they
decided to walk outside of the city limits, but when they got
there and found no restrictions, it cooled them off, and they
came back good friends. Moral: always take a walk before you
fight.
[transcribed by S.R.B., August 2009]