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Senatorial Cigarette Debate Echoes Through Gotham
A satirical transcript features Senators Wibbie and Bunkem debating cigarettes as a national lifeblood, arguing over supply, Hoover era shortages, and public hoaxes while mocking political grandstanding. A second piece reviews Washington Market as a lively New York nighttime scene with classic cheap eats and five-cent coffee.
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Wibbie
America
Bunkem
Senator Wibble
Senator Toopsey
Senator Wibbie
Micherty
Thomas Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Cleveland
McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt