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Tact The merchant had issued a summons for a shop debt against the town’s notorious bully. The bully entered the shop in a imssion, holding the summons in one hand and clutching a long knife in the other. “Murphy, have you sued me?” ho shouted, holding out the document. Murphy knew that an immediate “Yes” would bring the bully upon him with his upraised knife. “Let me get my spectacles so Ih&t I can read the paper,” he said. He went behind the counter and came back, not with his glasses, but with an axe across his shoulder. “Yes,” he said, “I have sued you.” “All right,” said the bully, “I’ll pay the bill. ’ ’ Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Coughs and Colds, never fails.

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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 10

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Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 10

Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 81, 6 April 1938, Page 10