Tho following la an amusing example of the extraordinary differences in European currencies i— A traveller, on his way to Switzerland, purchased for SOO kronen a bottle of wine at a village inn in tho Austrian Tyrol. lie drank tho contents, and at the Swiss frontier lie sold tho empty bottle for 50 centimes. As tho Swiss 50-ceutimo piece is worth 700 kronen in Austrian currency, lie was 200 kronen in pocket on the deal, as well as having had tho wine free. Children like WADE’S WOEM PIGS. Safe and certain remedy for worms,—[Advt.J
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Evening Star, Issue 17958, 3 May 1922, Page 7
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94Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 17958, 3 May 1922, Page 7
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