Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1913 — Made No Difference. [ARTICLE]

Made No Difference.

Two women mutually confiding their grouches. One woman, a sweet little soul; the other, a Belf-assertive body. “You can’t think how this high cost of living affects us,” confessed the one. “Why, my bills for clothes alone are more than twice as large this year as they were last year.” “Mercy!” gasped the other. “I don’t see how your husband can afford it!” “That’s the answer—he can’t,” rebutter the first. “But he couldn’t afford it last year. So what’s the difference?” — —— .