Word: salesman
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...been the great religion of individualism and freedom as opposed to the unifying force of Catholicism. If this is true of Protestantism in general, small-town New England has been one of its hardest fought battle-grounds. Typical of the spirit is the story of the travelling salesman a generation ago who stopped in a Cape Cod village to pass the time of day with a customer, deacon of one of the four village churches, and asked casually about its welfare. "Well," replied the deacon, "we're three hunderd in debt. But," he added cheerfully, "the others is worse...
Pandemonium! The bond-salesman leads himself in a cheer. The witty man says, "Nothing...
...Block that punt! Block that punt!" warns the bond-salesman, as if it were the announcer who was opposing Legly...
...noisy bond-salesman tries to lead a cheer but is prevented...
...bond-salesman shouts...