ODDS AND ENDS.
—The Detroit Free Presj de^cyiuofcs " high heels ' from a sinitiry'point 'of view, and include/ tho elevated heels of tbe mule.
', Buouo-Paib^."— (jiuck, complete cure, all-annoy ing kidney, bladder, and uiinary diseases. Druggibts M 0383 Mss and Co., Sydney, General Agents, Advt.)
—«• What'a tea this morninpr?" a9kedFrlnk of his grocer Ibe other morninjj. "isixty cents." '"Well, aint that <joo steep r "Of course it'a tj steep; you, wouldn't roast tea, would you^" That Husband op Minh ia tbrqe tiwea tho man he was before he began using "WifiiLg* Hbawii, Bqnewbb." IjTu^giats : Mop.BS Mobs and Co.', fc'ydney', Qirieral Agents.— [Apvt.] ' '—Leaving boma this morning for the oflioe, we kissed our llttlo four-year-old good-bye, saying • to him :—'.' Be a good boy to-day." He somewhat eurprlsed us by saying, " I will. Be a good man, pap^." Sure enough, \ve thought. W§ noad the exhortation mere than he.— Bayard, Sowa, t\a\f6. " Rop&y ow Ra'^." — Clears out rats., mi,ce, roaches flics, ants, bed-bugs, beetles., fngects, skunks, jhckrabbit?, gophers. I>ruggista : Mobbs Moms and Qj Sydney; Goneral Agents,.— (Advt;.) ' ' — A, young Bcotcn"ma,n had u^arried, an exceedingly attrastive English, jrirl, onft.of, w^| afe^fe W her refined, and pretty En.a;lieL &cae v A^. £** «•-" ln,-l*w,'on tfeinf 4#pV«^l--iouirV sp} -"■dn her, replied, . . .„ ivot'na for that wild English . tiers " Vamjabl'E Discovery fob the Hair.— lf your hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, .ÜB9 "The Mexican Hair Renewer." for it xoill positively restore in every ease Grey or White Hair to ita original colour, without leading the disagreeable smell of most " Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting tho growth of the hair on bad spot", where tho g'ands are not decayod. Ask your chemist for " Tub Mexican Hair henewbr," si y Chemist* and Ptsrlumors everywhere at 33 6J per bottlo. Sod wholesale by tho Anglo-American Drug Company (Limited), SS^Farrinsfdon road, London.— Ad^t ]
—The following is a literal transcript of a s ; gn on a Pennsylvania village s-oro: - "Tea nnrl- Tater*, Sutjar and Shingles, Brickdust ai.d Lasses, Whibky, Tar, at.d other Drups."
Tic-dolorcux, toothache, or any other neuralp'e pain speedily yields to Baxtbr'S Anti-nbuhalgio PiiiiiS. - [Advt.-]
—A modest person oeldom faite to gain tho goodwill of those he converses with (wrote Bteele), be* cause cnvie3 a man who does not appear to bo' plca.ed with himself. ' * •
— " Did you get any or Jero," asKed tbo boas of the drummer who itad just returned from his first trip. "Any orders?" ecuoed the drummer; "that's th'! trouble ; lint's M I did g9t. I wiv» ordered out of every shop I want into before I could sell a thing. Oh, yes, orders enough, if that's all a fellow wants."
Indigestion and Liveii Complaints —For theso couiplaiuly Baxtbr's Compound Quininb Piulb hn,vo proved a specillc, acting powerfully on ths liver and mildly ou the stomach. — Sold everywhere, or post froe from J. Baxter, Chemist, Christchurch, for 19 or 44 stamps. — [Aovr.l —It is all well enough to advtee a youn? wan to overcome all obstacles 4>y " taking the bull by the horna ;" but wh.-n the j oath ia in the middle of a field and the bull la comiug towards him with its hoid down and its tail lashing the air, tho young man prcfors to tine the fence
Coughs, colds, bronchitis, &c. are quick'y cured by using; JBaxtkh'h " Luno Prkskrver." This old-e.tab-lishoJ medicine is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by member* of the medical and clerical profersions. Head advertisement.— [Advt.]
— A parson who was recently called into court for the purpose of proving tho corrcctne:S of a surgeon' ti bill, was a3keJ whether " tho doctor did not make several visits after the patient was out of dancer ?' •• No," replied the witness; " I considered the patien* iv danger as lone 1 as the doctor continued his visits." How to Grt Wblii —Which is answered in three words— Take Hop Hitters 1 Kead
- The New York Sun, speaking of a long drawn-out suit between two farmers, Bays: "When they began the Cisc there were two well-off farmers and two poor lawyers. Now there are two poor farmers and two well-off lawycra." How to Get Sick —Expose yourself day and night, sit too much without exercise, work too hard without ro.it, doctor all the time, take all the vile nostrums advertised, and then you will want to know — Long-loot husbands are turning up this summer with more than their usual fiequuncy. The curious thing about the majority of them is that they expect to find their wives just as they left thorn and pining for their return. There ia nothing quite 60 unreasonable a<< a long-lost husband.— New York Commercial Advertiser.
August FiiOwaß. — The most miserable beings inthe world are thode suffering from Dyspepsia aod Liver Complaint. More than 75 per cunt, of tho people are afflicted with these two diseases ana their effects: such as Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveuess, Palpitation of the Heart, Heartburn, Waterbrash, gnawing and burning puine as tho pit of tho Stmnach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tonßua, and dißajjreeable taste in tbe mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, &c. Go to your Druggest and get a bottle of August Flower. Thia valuablo medicine has cured thousands and thousands of BUlforerc 1 , and is known in all civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It coHta only 3a fid a bottle. Sample bottle 6d.— Advt.l They eit no more in the parlour, where They sat by the glowing grate. But they stand and talk ia the starlight fair, A 9 tbey swing on the old front gate. And the old man weeps ; but his blttor tears Bring nover balm to his soul ; It will cost him more gatea, he fears, Than it did last month for ccal.
— Uiica Observer,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1704, 19 July 1884, Page 28
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957ODDS AND ENDS. Otago Witness, Issue 1704, 19 July 1884, Page 28
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