"That’s a fine embrella you’vo got. isn’t it?” "Yes.” "Did you come by it honestly?” “I haven't quite made it out. It started to rain the other day, and I stepped into a doorway to wait till it stopped. Then I saw a young fellow coming along with a nice large umbrella, and I thought if he was going as far as my house I woujd beg the shelter of his gamp. So I stepped out and asked, ‘Where are you going with that umbrella, young fellow?’ and he dropped the umbrella and ran.” lor Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d.*
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9613, 20 March 1917, Page 8
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