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December 7, 2013
Mr. Peanut goes to the Smithsonian
by 29-year-old Amedeo Obici, an immigrant who had left his hometown of Oderzo, 40 miles northeast of Venice, when he was just 11 years old to join his uncle in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He worked at a cigar factory making 80 cents a week while he learned English going to night school. A year later he moved to Wilkes-Barre where he worked at a fruit stand that also sold roasted peanuts.The History Blog
Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 7, 2013 5:32 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.