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Towards the . end .of his lecture the speaker had urged the leading men o£ the industrial city to put more beauty in their surroundiugs. "J ,'■ " ■".' "The idea is all right," interrupted one of tlie big men, "but the.prosperity of this town is due to the efforts of hard-Headed business men. All the time .we are-doing things, and we've no time to worry about being'"beautiful." ■."'■■ Tin's anouncement was greeted with a burst of applause., and the speaker found ninny wrathful eyes turned on. him." . "lleally," 'he remarked with a smile. "Then if you don't'object to so .personal a question, would you mind tolling me why you have dyed your whiskers?"
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 96, 27 April 1929, Page 21
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111ANSWER THAT. Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 96, 27 April 1929, Page 21
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