The folly of tampering with electric light wires wars illustrated recently when a window-dresser in one of the large drapery establishments in Palmerston North received a rather sudden jar to his nerves (states the (local Times). He had been arranging the wires to suit the position of the materials he was handling, and instead of tying the cord up, he pierced the insulation with several pins, thereby causing a short circuit to the steel fittings. The shock so upset him that he lost consciousness for some little time, though beyond a slight burn he was not injured, A special notice to members of the ITiawera Operatic Society appears in our advertising columns "on this page.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 September 1924, Page 7
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115Page 7 Advertisements Column 4 Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 September 1924, Page 7
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