A Hard Knock Conversation Between Miss Smart and Willie Chumply
A brief exchange shows Miss Smart asking about algebra and Willie Chumply answering yes, recalling it was at night and he did not see much of the place.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1903
Page
8
A brief exchange shows Miss Smart asking about algebra and Willie Chumply answering yes, recalling it was at night and he did not see much of the place.
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