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A New Plymouth auctioneer was recently offering a line of false moustaches, but there was "nary a bid." Then he caught a matron's •eye, and started: "A shilling I'm offered. There's pluck for you, gentlemen. A shilling I'm offered, from a lady." The lady pleaded not guilty. "I was just saying," she said, "that you could do with one yourself," and the auctioneer blushed a (beardless blush, says the News.
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Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 59, 5 March 1909, Page 2
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70Untitled Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 59, 5 March 1909, Page 2
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