AN EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING COUGH.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 11663, 24 January 1901, Page 3

AN EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING COUGH.

Last winter, during an epidemic of whooping cough, my children contracted the disease, having severe coughing spells. We had used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy very successfully for croup, and naturally turned to it at that time, and found it relieved the cough and effected a complete cure. — John E. Clifford, Proprietor Norwood House, Norwood. N.Y. — This remedy is for sale by the New Plymouth Co-operative Society.*

Tennis and Cricket. — Just arrived, direct from the manufacturers, a large assortment of Slazenger's & Wisden's Racquets, including the E.G.M. Special Pistime and Wisden Champion ; also, Slazengcr's 1900 Balls. Croquot sets. A good selection of Cricket Bats, Practice and Matoh Balls, Nets, &c — J. A very, Wholesale und Reiail Tobacconist, l)cvon-t*tre» i l ■

Accuracy nrnl quick despatch given to all prescriptions dispensed at Rykes Pharmacy (oppoaite Theatre Royal).*

Captain Edwin wired this afternoon : — Strong northerly winds with rain, glass fall, tides high, considerable sea.

Mr E. J. Carthew's office has been connected with t.he Telephone Exchange, No. 178.

The cricket match Wellington v. Canterbury result in a win for Wellington by three wickets t Midlane made 55 not out. Mr Piper, Distriot Railway Manager at Greymouth, is promoted to Wanganui, in place of Mr Buxton, Mr Crambie, stationmaster at Dunedin, taking Mr Piper's place.

The charge with the Agricultural Department makes for receiving, grading, and packing eggs for exporting (including boxes) is 2s per dozen. The Department will not ship any fowls, ducklings, or goslings to London after April in each year, as it has been found that birds sent away after that date do not sell readily at rates that are satisfactory to the shippers. It is important that all birds entrusted to tbe Department for export should be as equal in weight and quality as possible.

The unconscious humour of the festive cdmpositor is proverbial, but his finest efforts are strangled in the proof-room and survive only aa printing-office traditions. Some, however, are worthy of record, as in a reoent case, where a reference to "Tract No. 90 " underwent a strange metamorphosis. "At this time," ran the compositor's version, " Ur. Newman wrote the famous Iract *No Go,' for which he was censured by his bishopv"