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Maryland bill bans women from wearing hats in public
Billy Kicker reports on a Maryland crowd debating a bill prohibiting women from wearing hats with brims over a certain width. The letter claims advocates include bachelors seeking reform, cites social penalties, and recounts humorous and grave anecdotes about brimmed hats affecting weddings, weather, and fishing life while advocating enforcement.
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