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Do Women Shave?

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Parent Issue
Day
30
Month
July
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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"I shcrakl tbiuk they do," gaid a dealer iu cutlery wbose specialty is Bafety razors. " You would be surprised at the nnmber of them who come in hete to bny safets razors and accessories - as presents for brothers, cousins or sons, they are usually careful to explaiu. But they require the most minute directions for the sake of their male relatives, of oourse, as to the way in which the razors are used. Bnt tney mostly bear on their faces marked eviderjceof a personal nece6sity for a mustaobe and vchisker demolisher. Ican teil them at once, even though they come thickly veiled. "On one occasion a ragged little etreet urehin carne iu and asked for one of our best safety razors. I could not refrain trom asking him if he wanted it for him8elf. "'Oh, no, ' he replied. 'It is for a lady outsidel She is going to give me eixpence for buying it. I say, guv'nor, do you think I'll get anymore jobs like it if I wait ontside?' "Without thinking I told him he might; but, alas, he was doomed to disappointment, for -with a persistenoe worthy of a better cause he made himself obnoxious to every Tivoman who looked into our Windows by asking her if she wanted a razor, and we had finally to threaten him with a policeman in order to drive the knowing youug cal away. -

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News