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Antiqued Arts and Battles in One Page Satire
A whimsical Standard page blends satire on antique fads with a playful history feature. It lampoons modern collecting, mocks pretentious “Queen Anne” furniture, and teases readers about thrifty restoration tricks. The Battle of Bunker Hill piece critiques textbook errors with a plan to publish History as It Happened. The clock reads a joke about a young man and a parrot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mistory
Bunker Will
Walter B. Traprock
Bunker Hill
Maj. Bean
Boston
Lord Howe
Copley Plaza
Boston Proper
Howe
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