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Offbeat Bits From The Era Of Oddities
A collage of quips and curios from various papers recounts humorous asides, fashion bits, and tiny vignettes. It notes a breastpin with Washington’s hair, a tall girl, a one legged husband joke, and playful spoofs about editors, modified recipes, and gift packages, all told in a light newspaper voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolomon Isaacs
Detroit Free Press
Dalton
Washington
Norristown Herald
Chicago
Bently
Purlington Free Press
Gay
Molly
New York Morning