Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1920 — Hopelessly Out of Fashion. [ARTICLE]

Hopelessly Out of Fashion.

Despite his shabby clothing and empty pockets, it was evident that he had seen better days. A sympathetic soul began to chat with him, anxious to hear his story. Over a—er —cup of cocoa he told his tale. % -“Yes,” he said, ‘Tve been quite a personage in my time; in fact, the cynosure of all eyes.” His auditor waited in silence for an explanation. “I was the tattooed man in the circus,” he went on. “And how did you lose your job?” he was asked., “Public went crazy on moving pictures,” he said, “and mine wouldn’t budge 1”