Partly New Frame Sparks Art Talk Between Visitors
A visitor notes the painting is by an old master while Mrs. McShoddle apologizes that the frame is new. The exchange highlights a contrast between the artwork and its modern setting.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1902
Page
6
Meat Market Banter and Can Opener Quip Swap
A humorous street scene unfolds with a meat market vendor and a wary customer trading quips about prices and a can opener. The canvasser asks to see the lady of the house while a joke about memory and a stock trader echoes, capturing a lively, candid slice of everyday exchange.
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