"NO HANDKERCHERS." The King's Dilemma. Human nature changes little, as can b'j seen from this passage from Pepys' diary: "I was witness to a horrid rateing which Mr. Ashburnham, as one of the. grooms of the King's bedchamber, did give him for want of linen for the King's person; which he swore was not to be endured, and that the King, his father, would have hanged his Wardrobemah should he have been served so. • the King having at this day no handkerchers." Thus one cold caused much consternation in the Royal household —just as it might to-day in any home when there is no Baxter's Lung Preserver to be found. To-day there is always an S.O.S. for "Baxter's" from both old and young, who have learned that this rich, warm, soothing compound gives quick relief for every cough or influenza cold. Be prepared for an urgent call for "Baxter's," the most reliable specific with its' famous tonic properties. Three sizes, 1/6, 2/6, and the 1 big 4/ft size that most mothers find b^-"i-A.d")j
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 83, 8 April 1933, Page 17
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