A HUSBAND’S SUSPICION
AND A WIFE’S INGENUITY. They were dining at a well-known hotel After the meal the wife produced from her handbag a small piece of paper, in which she had wrapped some white powder. She mixed it with water, and surreptitiously drank it off. Her husband's curiosity—if not suspicion —was instantly aroused. “ What's that stuff? ” he asked. She smiled a superior smile. “ Only Anti-Acido for my indigestion, Mr Curiosity.” The moral of the story—the incident actually occurred—is that the wife, who is a martyr to indigestion, finds Anti-Acido so indispensable that she devised the above simple expedient for taking a dose when dining out. She knew she would not enjoy her dinner without Anti-Acido afterwards.
Hundreds—nay, thousands—of indigestion sufferers such os this lady have found that Anti-Acido enables them to cat and enjoy hearty, wholesome meals without pain or discomfort. 2s 6d, chemists and stores.— [Advt.] • ______
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Evening Star, Issue 19020, 15 August 1925, Page 3
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148A HUSBAND’S SUSPICION Evening Star, Issue 19020, 15 August 1925, Page 3
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