Many of the so-called "vegetable ivory" buttons used on dresses, cloaks, etc.. are made of potatoes treated with sulphuric acid. The banana is t.ho most prolific of all the fruits of tho earth, being 44 times mora productive than potatoes, and 131 times more than wheat. Islington is the most populous paridi in England, 343,008 people living <m its 3108 acres.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16315, 23 February 1915, Page 6
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61Page 6 Advertisements Column 4 Otago Daily Times, Issue 16315, 23 February 1915, Page 6
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