W. PENROSE & CO. —Advt. — The "halcyon days" were, according to an old belief, a period in December, lasting ?• 14 days, when the "halcyon," or kingfisher, laid its eggs and hatched them in a nest ' floating on the sea. During these two weeks the seas were believed to remain csla}»
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16593, 17 January 1916, Page 5
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49Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 Otago Daily Times, Issue 16593, 17 January 1916, Page 5
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