Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — The Cynical Inventor. [ARTICLE]

The Cynical Inventor.

A young Inventor exhibited a ring to a jeweler. "A new type of engagement ring," he said, “that I’m going to patent It will make me £ fortune." “Humph,” said the Jeweler. “What is there patentable about this?” “It’s adjustable,” said the Inventor.