Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1920 — HE MIGHT CHARGE FOR A LOOK [ARTICLE]

HE MIGHT CHARGE FOR A LOOK

■» rart* b -er? '■»»*; -w l er Certalhly, at Price Druggist Wanted for Oil, a Little Should Go a Long Way. Recently, one cold morning, several women were waiting in a north side drug store until the street car came. A colored woman entered and asked the druggist for a certain kind of qH. He went to the rear of the store where he kept the stock, and coming said: Tt is $2.25 an ounce. How much do you want?” The colored woman was plainly disconcerted, at the, high price. After a second’s hesitation her face brightened. as she said earnestly: “Maybe a drop would be enough.” Just as seriously the druggist replied,. “Lady, we don't sell It by th* drop.” The ludicrous side of the situation struck the women spectators and they began to laugh. One of them remarked, “Well, at that price I think a smell would be sufficient."—lndian spoils News. 4 /