Commencement Exercises of the Young Ladies’ Seminary of Pokeville. Central M.E. Church. Thursday Evening, Nov. 7th, 1918.

[Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], [1918?]. Ephemera. 1 sheet, printed on one side only. 8 x 4.5 in. Very Good.

A satirical leaflet poking fun at women’s religious education, complete with mocking names (“Flossie Tangleskein,” “Graciose Knimblefingers,” “Sheesa Hen”) and sarcastic school motto (“Come in without knocking, and go out the same way” was apparently a popular saying among salespeople, “knocking” referring to the practice of up-selling one company’s product by punching down on the product of a competitor).

Cat.No: 316182

Price: $35.00