Kin Hubbard
Frank McKinney Hubbard, better known as Kin Hubbard, was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist. His most famous work was for "Abe Martin". Introduced in The Indianapolis News in December 1904, the cartoon appeared six days a week on the back page of the News for twenty-six years.
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- Bellefontaine
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Trending topics shown first"Nine-tenths of our crimes an' calamities are made possible by th' automobile. It has unleashed all th' pent-up criminal tendencies o' th' ages. It's th' central figure in murders, hold-ups, burglaries…"
"Some fellows get credit for being conservative when they are only stupid."
"Being an optimist after you've got everything you want doesn't count."
"Don't knock th' weather. Nine-tenths o' th' people couldn' start a conversation if it didn' change once in a while."
"Bees are not as busy as we think they are. They jest can't buzz any slower."
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1868
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Birth1930
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