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Lardner Humorist Profile and Odd Groton Tale
The piece profiles humorist Stephen Leacock style? No, it details Ring Lardner born in Niles and his career from reporter to national humorist known for YOU KNOW ME AL series. It notes his marriage to Mrs Lardner, life in Great Neck Long Island, and four sons. It includes a long satirical anecdote about Gadget at Groton School and Hazel Taffeta, ending with a joke about Niagara Falls.
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