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The man in lingerie was none other than that pious midget the Mahatma Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. He had amplified his customary loin cloth with a scarf thrown over his shoulders, and a cheap watch dangled from his waist. Perspiring porters rushed ashore with St. Gandhi's clattering collection of stew...
In the Marengo Valley near Ashland, Wis., one Arvo Juoni, Finnish farmer, took a bride, remained with her at the farmhouse of her father, John Peterson, for a quiet, peaceful honeymoon. As Juoni & bride were about to retire there appeared outside the house a band of Finnish youths and maidens...
Next night a larger party came, augmented their din with wash boilers, drums, iron hoops, hammers, fiddles. Father Peterson, mad clear through, swore he would not pay one cent of tribute. Chairman Heino Nuutinen of the charivari committee retorted that they would stay there till he did, if it took...
That night the noisemakers collected several hundred recruits. Sheriff Saunders with a posse confiscated horns, pans, boilers, drums, hoops, hammers, fiddles, saxophones, trays, bells, saws and guns, only to see Finns appear from miles around with fresh noise-making machines.
On the fifteenth night the Juoni-Peterson stronghold capitulated. With Sheriff Saunders acting as liaison officer, the Juonis offered to serve pickled herring, 200 sandwiches and 200 cups of coffee to 200 guests in return for a night's sleep. The charivarists accepted, ate the herring and sandwiches, drank...