NO USE FOR 'EM.
A citizen of Woodward avenue was yesterday bossing the work of fitting screen doors to bis house, when, a man with a very charitable expression of countenance lamed in at the gate and inquired : . " Going to hare screen doors ? "Yes." "To keep flies out ?" " Yes." "Then stop work right where you are. You won't need 'em.' "Why not?" "Because I live just back of you on the other street, and this morning I bought a cow. I'm going to keep her in the barn all summer, and you can bet your bottom dollar thai; every fly in the. City of Detroit will put in his full time on her back. I bad one three years ago.and^ she drew flies in from seven miles around, and three different fly-screen men sued me for damages for killing their summer's g£ business I"
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4922, 18 October 1884, Page 3
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144NO USE FOR 'EM. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4922, 18 October 1884, Page 3
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