*J "LB c„' Fur Corner WOULD YOU ANSWER THESE ADVERTISEMENTS? LOST, a seal-skin coat by a lady lined with, pink flannel. LOST, fountain pen, by a man half full of ink. WANTED, maid to milk cow, and keep house for one. FOR SALE, / a bull-dog, very fond of children. —Copied by lilaclc-handcd Pete (1 point). RIDDLES. 0: What has four legs but only one foot? A: A bed. Q: What animal took the most luggage into the ark, and which took the least? A: The elephant had his trunk, and the fox and the cock had only a brush and comb between them. —Copied by Fairy Princess. (1 point). Q: When is a cake like a poet? A; When it is browning. (Browning.) Q: Why should old stockings bo useful' at a fire? A: Because they have ladders in them, —Copied by Daddy’s Sweetheart (1 point). .. ISN’T IT QUEER? Now, isn’t it strange To you, my dear? To me it always Seems most queer. That pennies and puppies have both heads and tails, That pianos and fishes have both of
them scales'? Now, isn't it strange And wonderful too? That stories mean fibs While some stories arc true, That trees and elephants both have big trunks, That cowls are the headgear of chimneys and monks? —Copied by Father Christmas. (.1 point).
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Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 222, 22 September 1934, Page 14
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283Page 14 Advertisements Column 1 Manawatu Times, Volume 59, Issue 222, 22 September 1934, Page 14
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