January 16, 1896, Oshkosh Northwestern
Just the news from an ordinary winter's day in 1896, led by a humorous anecdote about a street car driver. At first glance, it kind of comes across like a joke... a street car driver walks into a bar, etc. Of course, my habitual challenge with the era's language leads me to ask, just what IS a commercial man?" And as best as I can find, it meant an attorney who specializes in what we'd refer to today as business law.
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