" Please, mother says that these matches won't strike." From behind hi? counter the grocer looked down on the child with the air of an insulted saint. "Won't strike! Why, look here," and he struck one on hia leg. The child went home to tell his mother of tho mistake die had made. But in a, veyj short time he was back again"at the store with the matches, which he laid on the oounWr with an air of finality. " Mother saya she hasn't time to come and etxike matches on -your irou-
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Evening Star, Issue 17312, 27 March 1920, Page 2
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91Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Evening Star, Issue 17312, 27 March 1920, Page 2
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