Sees Gloomy Future. George Ade (above), who once made a nation laugh with his "Fables in Slang," celebrates Feb. 9 his 75th birthday. Ade, who says "never in all my experience have I seen the outlook so gloomy as now" doubts "whether I could write anything funny now, even if I were much younger than I am."

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Sees Gloomy Future. George Ade (above), who once made a nation laugh with his "Fables in Slang," celebrates Feb. 9 his 75th birthday. Ade, who says "never in all my experience have I seen the outlook so gloomy as now" doubts "whether I could write anything funny now, even if I were much younger than I am."

Associated Press · [ca. January 1941]

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionDigital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

[Information from item housing] Ade, George American Humorist

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