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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
2
A New York Tribune item reveals a fashionably connected man ran up vast, unpaid restaurant bills over years. The process began with subtle promises to pay, growing through small charges, tips, and eventual comfort with outstanding accounts. Some patrons bluff their status, but most settle or switch venues as the debts accumulate.
In a jumble of shop talk and medley verse, readers encounter a barber’s tedious delays and the clerk’s double duties, a self cured illness tale, a cough remedy plug, and a cheeky poem on the one dimensional damsel. The piece blends anecdotes, sales patter, and light poetry.
An East End hostess planned a lunch to surprise a visiting friend who was coming the next day an off day for the servants. The hostess forgot fruit and delayed returning home. The friend, arriving early, cooked the lunch herself and the hostess found a delicious meal ready upon her return, the surprise ending up surprising the hostess instead.
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