Applicants at the marriage license bureau in Pittsburg-, U.S.A., on April 12, were confronted by the following sign, printed in black on a yellow background: "A man. who marries a girl to shirk his duty to his country is not going to think very much of shirking his duty to his wife. Girls, beware 1" An indication of the mildness of the present winter comes from the far-south West Coast. A settler from Martin's Bay statei that a number of * quite young native pigeons have been seen about lately. The pigeons have been laying all the winter, a thing which has rarely ever been known before; hence the second hatching in the course of 12 months. If a statement is true, and is certified to. To accept it as such is a wise thing to do; It is futile to argue and wrangle and doubt If there's nought to wrangle and argue about. If you suffer from coughs, bronchitis, or cold, Seek relief at tho drug&isis whore "Woodses" is sold: A glad restoration to health you'll assure, If you ask for Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3309, 15 August 1917, Page 53
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