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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 143, 20 June 1927, Page 14

A trouble hunter for a telephone company in U-mpfier. New Hanipebirefound a. family wash hung on the telephone line. Each Monday morning tie subscriber* had reported poor service. The orijrin of the word "spooning" me* \tstck nearly 508 yeairs. In tiiow dara when a young tuan called on a girl fW some time he would make known his marital intentions by pirinjj her a *lore~ *poon." a handmade utennl with two bowls on a F-inpJc (ttem. A porcupine cork, to guard bottles tee. taininp poiwin*. h»« been derieed. It is fitted with fharp glan ftpike* that bristle in er*ry direction, varaiiig Uμ drinker of the bottle's contents.