English Boy: “My grandfather was greater than yours.” American Boy: “ How do you figure that?” English Boy: “Well, Queen Victoria touched him on the head with a sword and made a knight out of him.” American Boy; “ Aw, that ain’t half. An Indian touched my grandfahter on the head with a tomahawk, and made an angel out of him. How’s that?” A conversation with an old Dartmoor farmer’s wife turned on an empty house in the neighborhood. “I am surprised,” said the visitor, “that such a fine place should stand empty so long.” “Ah, sir,” replied the old lady, “it’s a fine house, hut it’s festive with rats."
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Evening Star, Issue 19763, 13 January 1928, Page 2
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108Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 19763, 13 January 1928, Page 2
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