Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1902 — June 17, 2050. [ARTICLE]

June 17, 2050.

“Yes,” said the eminent merchant, as he swallowed a tabloid beefsteak; “our ancestors were an Improvident set.” “They certainly were,” asserted the other, gulping down a pill containing two fried eggs and a cup of coffee. “Why. Ruggins* ‘Customs of the Ancients’ says that during the period 1902-25 a busy merchant frequently spent ten minutes in eating one meal.”—Baltimore News.