PRACTICAL ADVICE.
The Waterbury will- keep Greenwich, Christchureh, : Mean; Sidereal, or any other species-of time, except bad time. In this respect its morals are incorruptible. The old and threadbare story of. George Washington (deceased) and the apple tree has long since ceased to become synonymous for truth and unswerving accuracy. Now, if a fond and respectable lather wants to givp his son, a lecture he should simply say, "Tell 'the truth like the Waterbury, Johnny, and then nobody will everdonbfryon." jThlsbitof advice, with a Waterbury thrown in, costs .you respectively thirteen and sixpence, or one pound —according to whether the Waterbury thrown in is one of the old favorites, series B;. or one of the' new wonders, series J (gent's size), or L (ladies* size)! See.it!-. aa\. a. ' .' -' ■■.;',' ',-.:,; ;
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Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7719, 26 November 1890, Page 7
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128PRACTICAL ADVICE. Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7719, 26 November 1890, Page 7
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