The Visitor Questions a Boy About Bills
A visitor asks a boy his name and whether his father is home. The boy says his father would go mad if any bills arrived today, implying household tension and concern over bills.
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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1937
Page
6
A visitor asks a boy his name and whether his father is home. The boy says his father would go mad if any bills arrived today, implying household tension and concern over bills.
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