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Wow, Hyde started out not feeling well and ended up dead! “[B]y whatever was the opposite of a miracle,” for sure. This story is a real find. Everything had to conspire for this tragic outcome. What actually amazes me is that a bank thought it was appropriate material for a promotional magnet. Usually banks are more staid and proper. Hahahaha!

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Actually Hyde lived to tell the tale. It was his friend, the perfectly healthy Stanton Walker who died. I didn't think about the strangeness of the subject for a little giveaway, but you are quite right. Doesn't really set one in the mood to shop around for a mortgage, does it?

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Oh, I missed that; I thought it was Hyde who died! Will have to read more carefully in the future. Meg

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Shoot…. I can remember my bank giving toasters or TV’s. Best they can come with is a magnet?

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And best I can tell the bank in this case folded within about a decade after this 1945 promotion, so clearly they should have been giving away toasters.

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Jeff, I remember toasters. Lol.

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No TV’s back then. How about a horse dagnabit!

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Paul, I’ve religiously followed your advice to never whittle at the ballpark.

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Very glad to hear it. I still can't help but do my traditional seventh inning scrimshaw. Old habits are hard to break.

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