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"ref": "1917, William Ely Hill, Among Us Mortals: Pictures and Legends by W.E. Hill",
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"ref": "1938, \"Macy's College Shop\" [display advertisement], New York Times, 14 Aug, p. 19",
"text": "For conversation pieces . . . the whacky necklace called \"Don't take any wooden nickels!\" at $1.83 (designed by Martha Sleeper)."
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"ref": "1951 Jan, “Folklore in the News: Cliché Strip”, in Western Folklore, volume 10, number 1, page 84",
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