Artemus Ward and the Silk Smuggling Gag at the Custom House
A tale recounts Artemus Ward lecturing in Canada with a Salt Lake panorama. Smith hides silk inside Ward's panorama to smuggle past the customs, gets exposed by an inspector, and Ward’s own joke backfires when the cloth is revealed.
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