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A suggestion by young men…
January 14, 2012 by TimHughes 
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The following items from the March 21, 1874 issue of “Harper’s Weekly” is self-explanatory:
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Filed under: Collecting Newspapers, Harper's Weekly, Newspaper Collecting Ideas, Post Civil War, The Hobby, Unusual, Fun & Bizarre
Tagged: 1800's, 19th century, harper's weekly, humor
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