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A John Wilkes Booth bobblehead doll, left, is seen for sale alongside a President Abraham Lincoln bobblehead doll at the Gettysburg Museum and Visitors Center Battlefield Bookstore Friday, March 9, 2012 in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/The Evening Sun, Shane Dunlap)

Gettysburg gift shop yanks bobblehead doll of John Wilkes Booth

The bookstore at the Gettysburg National Military Park has decided that it's not such a great idea to sell a bobblehead of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious Confederate sympathizer and assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.

ASHLEY FRANSCELL/Special to the Standard-Examiner
Wax molds are filled Wednesday at Candle Warmers Etc. in Woods Cross. The company sells hand-poured wicked and wickless candles under the “Jamie Clair” brand.

Candle Warmers' growth started with unexpected gift

WOODS CROSS -- When Bart Kennington received a mug warmer as a gift nearly 12 years ago, he was a little bit confused.

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