A ROUND TRIP. The attorney for a street railroad company in a Kentucky town was examining a skinny sixteen-year-old negro boy, who had sued for injuries ostensibly incurred in a collision on the highway. “You say.” lie asked. ‘ that when this street car struck that wagon you were riding on the front seat of the wagon?” “Dat’s what I said,” answered the little darky. “And yon say the force of the blow knocked you up in the air?” “Yes. eiih’*-’way up in de air.” “ Well, how long did you stay up there?” demanded the attorney. “ot no longer jf tNuck mo to git down!" answered the truthful Complainant promptly. THE CURE. Mary Ann: “What shall Ido aboui these inflamed eyes, doctor P” Doctor: "Give them a complete rest —don’t look through a keyhole for three weeks!”
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 242, 26 September 1914, Page 3 (Supplement)
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136Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 242, 26 September 1914, Page 3 (Supplement)
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