Odd Florida Oil Peddler and Blundered Jokes From a Past Column
A satirical Georgia era column mocks an enterprising Yankee selling hair growth oil to Florida negros. It then recounts a church chandelier fund joke and a grammar exam quip about the word bachelor. A father jokes about late hours and a neighbor’s supposed remedy. An Irishman misreads a lady’s mantled sash as galluses, delivering a humorous misunderstanding.
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