Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 110, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1911 — A Weak Explanation. [ARTICLE]

A Weak Explanation.

"I thought you wrote me that you had a beard while you were in France?” “I did, and it was a beauty. But the customs officials claimed that it was a foreign product, and I had to shave before they’d let me come ashore. They’re getting awfully particular these days.”