FARMERS STORY
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Even at a penny a gallon Mr W. J. Horn, of Alexander Place, Ash Village, England, could not sell his apples. He had a brainwave. He wanted to be rid of the fruit. Why not invite road users to help themselves? So outside his house, alongside the apples, appeared the notice, “Please help yourselves but leave the box.” It was a riot. People came on foot, came on cycles, came by car. They began knocking at his door —to ask for carriers and bags to take away their free apples! The supply was withdrawn.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4958, 20 February 1937, Page 6
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100FARMERS STORY King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4958, 20 February 1937, Page 6
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