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Eve Drewelowe autobiographical writing, 1980s
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Stories. 1. A Scotch woman was going to have a baby, but decided it cost too much to go to the hospital in America so she went back to Scotland to have her child. After the baby came [had been delivered written above line], she was to telegraph her husband. Ten words would cost $40, seven words would cost $25, but she could send four words for $10. She thought ten was enough to spend so racked her brain to find a way to tell the news in four words. Finally she sent her hubby this telegram. "Your features. My fixtures." 2. Mike went to confession and told the priest he had committed adultery. The priest said, "Who was the girl?" Mike said "Oh. I can't tell father." Still the priest went on, "Was it Katie Braun? Mary Flaharty? Was it Marge
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Stories. 1. A Scotch woman was going to have a baby, but decided it cost too much to go to the hospital in America so she went back to Scotland to have her child. After the baby came [had been delivered written above line], she was to telegraph her husband. Ten words would cost $40, seven words would cost $25, but she could send four words for $10. She thought ten was enough to spend so racked her brain to find a way to tell the news in four words. Finally she sent her hubby this telegram. "Your features. My fixtures." 2. Mike went to confession and told the priest he had committed adultery. The priest said, "Who was the girl?" Mike said "Oh. I can't tell father." Still the priest went on, "Was it Katie Braun? Mary Flaharty? Was it Marge
Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries
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