A Dismal Look-Out for Protection
Anon
Genre: | News-Commentary, Drollery |
Subjects: | Invention, Light, Instruments, Politics, Agriculture |
Responds to news of a pocket telescope that enables somebody to be seen 'at a distance of a mile and a half'. Regards the invention as useful for scrutinising distant parliamentary candidates and for protectionist voters to recognise remote 'agricultural prospects'. | |
See also: | PU1/23/2/3 |
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