Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Sep 29, 1880, p. 1

A Nation of Mock Fairness and Odd Census Tales

A sharp critic notes American quirks with a mock fair scene in Ohio and mock hangings using dummies. The piece mocks Texas for not wasting time on dummies and highlights a Delaware paper about a census taker finding a woman unaware of her husband’s occupation. The tongue in cheek commentary labels the husband as very sharp.

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