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Wry News Scraps and Oddities On The City Square
On Wednesday afternoon a man displayed an eight gauge shotgun on the square and fired a hat, drawing a laugh from bystanders. A gruff remark followed about hats, high hats, and low brows as a kitchen cynic quipped on the country’s troubles. The notes also sketch brief puzzles, jokes, and stray lines about post office race and liver quips, wrapped in a collage of era press chatter.
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