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“I had checkerboards printed on the tableclothes so that our patrons would have patience with the waiters”
October
1
1945
“I had checkerboards printed on the tableclothes so that our patrons would have patience with the waiters”
October
1
1945
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“I had checkerboards printed on the tableclothes so that our patrons would have patience with the waiters”
October
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1945
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