Hickory Chips and Political Jabs in 1912 Era
A curio of editorial asides lampoons figures from Taft to Roosevelt and Wilson, with jests about Morgan and the tobacco trust. Anecdotes touch on Diaz, Hetty Green, Kentucky oats, North Carolina strawberries, and a Missouri boy’s burn graft. The piece lampoons aviation buzz, baseball kings, and party twists ahead of 1912.
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