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COCKNEY DIALECT. A Londoner rang up to inquire the fare to Ealing, but the man at the other end of the line couldn t catch the name of the station, so, in desperation, asked the inquirer to spell it. The reply came as follows:—“E—for Erbert, A—wot the ’orse? heat, L-w’ere yer goes w’en yer dies, I—wot yer see wif, N—wot lays a hegg, G—(long pause)—Gor’ bli’me!” Now when you ring up for a bottle of Honey Acid, the great double-strength cough remedy, there’s no need to spell it out Honey Acid is a household word. Everyone knows it, and everyone knows it’s the safest, quickest and most economical cough alleviator on the New Zealand market. Obtainable at 2/- and 3/6 from-all Grocers and Stores. '

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Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1933, Page 8

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Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1933, Page 8

Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, 31 January 1933, Page 8

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