Visitor; “Your little boy is rather small for his age, isn’t he?” Fond Mother: “Oh, no! Most of the boys of his age are overgrown I think.” First Golfer (telling fish- story): "He was about as long as that last drive of yours.” Second Golfer: “ Ob. really!” “Yes, so I threw him back. Life, however short, is made still shorter by waste of time. —Dr Johnson. The lady in the drapery store was a very difficult customer. She asked for an article, and some material was placed before her. “You stupid girl, she ■mapped. “That isn’t what I want..! want muslin!” “I quite agree, madam,” politely replied the shop assistant.
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Evening Star, Issue 20310, 19 October 1929, Page 20
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110Page 20 Advertisements Column 2 Evening Star, Issue 20310, 19 October 1929, Page 20
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