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Prisoner of the Humdrum Laments Dull City Routine
OHN PENDEW died of a broken heart after sixty four years of tireless city work and a dull pension. He told his son he had nothing left to live for, a life of pitiless routine ending in despair. The piece argues for freedom of work and a fuller life inspired by THE LITERARY DIGEST and public duty.
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Ohn Pendew
John Pendew
America
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Humdrum