“Stock Brokers Prayer” Our father Mammon who art in the Comstock, bully is thy name; let thy dividends come, and stock go up, in California as in Washoe. Give us this day our daily commissions; forgive us our swindles as we hope to get even on those who have swindled us. Unlead–us not into temptation […]
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Sam writes the retraction
I take it all back he says. A shitstorm erupts. Some papers demand his resignation, others say they’ll never trust the TE again MTIVC pg 102
Sam writes Massacre Hoax
A BLOODY MASSACRE NEAR CARSON In order to get supporting information about mining companies cooking their books into SF newspapers. http://www.twainquotes.com/18631028t.html Close to home he was popular with readers who enjoyed his often rough and generally unsubtle humor, but reprehensible to conventional citizens irked by his flippancy, bohemianism, impiety, and scandalous untruths. Nevertheless, he himself […]