Motorisms.
(Contributed) A soft cushion turneth away wrath.
It is a long lane that has so puncture. Self-starters are often selfwilled starters.
A pint m your tank is worth wo in the shop.
Every little motor has a fragrance of its own.
It is an ill wind-shield that does nobody any good. The three speeds of some cars are slow; slower, and stop.
In some runabouts two are company; three is a crowd. With a lawn-mower attached, an automobile automograss. Some chauffeurs divide the public into the quick and the dead.
In speaking of frictionless bearings, truth is sometimes stranger than friction.
The motto of some makes of tyres might be, “A short life and a merry one.”
In quoting prices of motor cars, some salesmen seem io think that their customers carry shock absorbers.
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Northland Age, Volume 27, Issue 38, 14 October 1927, Page 5
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