Word: peons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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From my observations, the best a peon can hope for in a patron is a condescending paternalism, considering the Indians as innocent, somewhat retarded children. The worst he can expect are varied atrocities ranging from the common practice of beatings and whippings to extreme cases of unprovoked murder. Last year in the hacienda neighboring Vicos, two innocent Indians were killed and three seriously wounded by mounted local police acting on orders from the patron. Such incidents are generally silenced by the press and the government, whose spokesmen are often involved in the business end of the hacienda system...
Satisfied that no product called "Reduce-a-Leg" existed, the inspectors asked about a possible connection between it and "Hairgreaux," another mythical product invented by the Peon...
Filene's in Boston and Lord and Taylor in New York City, among other ladies stories, used the Peon's "Clothes Not to Be Caught Dead In" these in window displays this summer...