HOW’S BUSINESS WITH YOU
Our statistician, after interviewing various business people, gives the following reports; on business conditions in general. The first person interviewed was an artist’s model, who admitted that she was . just making a bare Jiving. “Business is dull*” remarked the scissors grinder. “Looking- upv” declared the astronomer, “Dead),” said the undertaker. “Fine,” said the'judge. “Looking better,” said the beauty doctor. “Fair,,” said the street car conductor. “Rotten,” said the egg man, “Pretty soft,” said "the mattress maker. “Light,” said the gas man. “I have seen the wurst,” said the butcher. “Hard to beat,”’ said the bass drummer. “Just sew, sew,” said the seamstress. “Looking brighter,” said the bootblack. The preacher, who was’ the last man seen, admitted that he was working to beat the devil.
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 785, 17 November 1922, Page 5
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128HOW’S BUSINESS WITH YOU Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 785, 17 November 1922, Page 5
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