Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1916 — Squelching a Dealer. [ARTICLE]

Squelching a Dealer.

“Can I sell you some antiques, sir?” “What have you in stock?” “I’ve got a chair George Washington sat in, a cradle Jenny Lind was rocked in, a mirror used by Catherine the Great of Russia, and —” “Say no more. These things are comparatively modern.” “But, consider, sir—” ; “I want some real antiques. In fact, I am anxious to acquire the set of tools used by Noah in building the ark.”