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Willie Walker paused outside the local cinema. A poster had caught and field his attention. Presently the commissionaire, an old friend of Walker’s, appeared on the scene. ‘‘ls it a good picture? ” asked Walker, nodding to the advert. ‘‘No. answerer] the other, bitterly; “rotten! Bettor stay outside and save your money.” “ H’m,” said Walker. “If yon say those sort of things to people you’ll get yourself the sack before long.” The commissionaire’s reply was even more venomous. “ I’ve got it,” he said. Father: “Do yon know that your absent-minded professor tried to commit suicide yesterday.” Daughter: ‘‘Oh, did he succeed?” Father: “No, when they found him he was sitting on the ladder wondering why he tied tho rope around his neck.”-

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Evening Star, Issue 19778, 31 January 1928, Page 1

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Untitled Evening Star, Issue 19778, 31 January 1928, Page 1

Untitled Evening Star, Issue 19778, 31 January 1928, Page 1