A classic. And more puzzlin’ evidence that the Edgefield Advertiser is not only South Carolina’s oldest newspaper, but also the world’s best piece of journalism. This story deserves a place amongst David Byrne’s True Stories, no?
Alas, the Advertiser has been pretty tame in recent years, and Mr. Turner himself passed a few years back.
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November 17, 2009 at 6:42 pm
Shades of “Little Shop of Horrors”!