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From the Waverly Democrat, Waverly, Bremer County, Iowa, published April 16, 1891:
“Mr. Thomas Lashbrook, annoyed at the importunities of travelling men, told one of them the other day “You fellows pester us with everything we have plenty of and don’t want; but I can’t find any clothes-pins in town. Why don’t you sell clothes-pins?” The drummer winked and left, and to-day the order was filled and Mr. L. had 12 gross of clothes-pins on his hands. Yet the boys say he is not satisfied, and is impatiently waiting for the drummer who sent them COD per express.”
Twelve gross?? That's 12 X 144. That's a lot of wet laundry to hang.
* Thomas Lashbrook, b. 1819 England, d 1904 Iowa.
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