I've been doing some searching on Newspaper Archive Elite for articles about the mandolin in Wisconsin one hundred years ago or so, and I found this clip that struck me funny. It is from the Janesville Daily Gazette, February 9, 1901, announcing that Valentine Abt would be playing at the YMCA in Janesville. The announcement is made twice, with the second mention being snuggled in between ads for underwear. Does this tell us what the editors thought of Mr. Abt?
-John.
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