I wish to thank you all for your kind responses to my request. The topic has little to do with geography but a good deal to do with the man involved, Mark Twain, so my request was largely a matter of curiosity. I have ordered a copy of MARK TWAIN ON POTHOLES AND POLITIC. On 4/29/22 11:32, Scott Holmes wrote: > I came across a reference to Gary Scharnhorst's article: > > Gary Scharnhorst (2004) Mark Twain's "How to Remove Warts and Tattoo > Marks" Authenticated, ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, > Notes and Reviews, > > but I have been limited to reading the first page and trying to obtain > a copy from ANQ has proved to be almost futile (six or seven weeks > just to be cleared), so I'm hoping someone might have a pdf copy they > could send me. The topic is not particularly geographic in nature but > I do find the subject to be intriguing.