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The Old George Washington and Other Anecdotes
A collage of humorous bits and vignettes set around city life. Joking exchanges probe famous names, etiquette for table manners, a coroner's inquiry, a boy's pocket menagerie, a barber shaving a corpse, and a preacher's stunt, all framed in a bustling wartime-era newspaper voice.
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George Washington
George
City Hall
New Orleans
Chicago
Athenia
Dst
Wwe G
Hinsky