The old Scotch “commercial” was listening patiently to the shopkeeper’s tale of woe. “ I wadna worry,” was his sympathetic advice to the aggrieved one. “ Worry!” ejaculated the shopkeeper. ‘ Why, man, what would worry you more than knowing that people were telling lies about you?” The knight of the road looked thoughtful for a moment, then with a sly smile replied: “I wadna worry about lies, but I wad be gey annoyed if they told the truth.”
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Evening Star, Issue 20312, 22 October 1929, Page 12
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76Page 12 Advertisements Column 4 Evening Star, Issue 20312, 22 October 1929, Page 12
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