An old pawnbroker of Lima, named Oructa, who lived miserably and slept on straw under the counter, was strangled l by a negro. After bis death it was found ' he was worth JJ1.50,000, half of which was found in English sovereigns in the j bottom of. n safe. J An "Old Maid" fell from the "Bridge" ' down below, | And llio river's cold waters soon kissed; Though rescued sho was in condition "Solo," That all crept about (he house "Whist!" But after a. "Nap" sho cried, in tones sure, "I'll not provide doctors more lucre, I'll 'Beggar my neighbour,' some Peppermint Cure, And this beastly old chill I w ;u 'Euchro'!"—Advt. ;j Fifty members.of tl:o Halle Choir gave a concert 10. 700 prisoners—men and women—at Shageways Gaol, Manchester, recently. The programme consisted of selections from the oratorio ''Elijah." Far" Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, U. Gd.. 2s. <Jd.--Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1009, 27 December 1910, Page 3
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149Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1009, 27 December 1910, Page 3
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