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Dave Wilton

05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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1889 newspaper ad for “Dr. Simm’s Arsenic Complexion Wafers,” a “proven harmless” skin-lightening treatment

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Cover of an Archie comic with teacher Miss Grundy looking disapprovingly at Archie & Veronica sitting together in study hall

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24 July 2026 Mrs. Grundy is a proverbial character, a scold and purveyor of society’s moral sentiments. She has her origin in Thomas Morton’s play Speed the Plough, penned in 1798 and first performed in 1800. While largely forgotten today, the play was enormously popular in its day.
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