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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 20 October 1922, Page 5

An American senator who has an excellent opinion of himself recently received an apt rebuke. It was stated that this celebrity could make an ex-! oellent cup of coffee. An epicurean! gentleman wrote to him courteously asking for the recipe. The request was granted, but at the end of the epistle appeared the following piece of) superb self-conceit: "I trust this is a! genuine request, and not an artful method of obtaining my autograph." To which the recipient replied: "Ac-1 cept my thanks for the recipe for coffee. I wrote in good faith and to convince you of this fact, allow me to return what it is obvious you infinitely prize, but is of no value to me—your .autograph." To ensure getting the best Vinegar' Always ask for Sharland's. Free from mineral acids. Guaranteed under Food and Drugs Act. In bulk and bottle. All grocers.—Advt.