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Newspaper
Wilson Mirror
Location
Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1888
Page
2
A collage of humorous vignettes from Boston and New York scenes includes a push to abolish usury in Boston, witty classroom exchanges about how laws are made, a digest of social quips from private schools and hotels, rustic advice from a barber, and light hearted barbs on manners, money, and mischief.
A St Louis maid sent her lover a kiss that struck him on the head, knocking him from a wagon. The coroner said a jury unnecessary as the blow was only a kiss, sized like Missouri, in a Detroit Free Press satire.
A clipped aphorism notes that a man who tips his soup plate seldom tips the waiter, contrasting small courtesies with broader generosity.
An 1886 Cocnealed advertiseing note warns that many soaps claim to be as good as Ivory but lack its distinctive qualities. It urges customers to ask for Ivory Soap and insist on getting the genuine product by Procter & Gamble.
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