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A woman who tells the truth about her age is dangerous. She will tell the truth about anything.—Calgary Herald. A girl in a hypnotic trance was revived by a telephone call. Almost any mother of a teen-age girl knows how it works.—Port Arthur NewsChronicle. * sS St :!: “Englishmen love a friendly game of cards,” we read. And then, of course, there’s bridge.—Dublin Opinion. * * * * » The teacher asked the class to name some of the most important things of today that were unknown a century ago. “Us!” cried the class in unison.—Children’s Newspaper, London. * * * * * Why are distances measured “as the crow flies”? A doubting Thomas in America declares:—< “In my Indiana boyhood I lay with rifle at the ready many a time,.waiting for an egg-stealing crow to fly into range, and if there ever was a more circuitous route than the one taken by that bird, you’ll have to show me. Why not ‘as the duck ■ flies’? There is a bird that knows i where he’s going.” i —The Seeker
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 February 1950, Page 4
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168Oddments Greymouth Evening Star, 16 February 1950, Page 4
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