Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1918 — A Hard Proposition. [ARTICLE]

A Hard Proposition.

“It takes you a long time to sell that lady a cage for her parrot." “I’m doing the best I can,” said the clerk. “Our stock is large. Can’t you suit her?” “I think I could suit her, but she’s trying to get the parrot to make a selection.”