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Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143767, 16 April 1912, Page 6

Two guineas for four lines of poetry! Read Tonking’s Linseed Emulsion intimation every Saturday amongst news items. Talking about crooked spines in females, it is an astonishing fact that this disease is prevalent to an alarming extent amongst workers of sewing machines in factories, etc. This is because the operator cannot sit upright at her work; sho cannot sit opposite the treai die and needle-bar at the same time. An absurdly simple invention has been brought out by the Standard Sewing Machine Co. whereby this serious defect is obviated. The needle works right opposite the eye of tho operator, and she can sit perfectly upright. This remarkable invention should be hailed with delight by all interested in the health of girls. The J.P. Hardware Co., Devon Street, are the solo agents, and tho mica is £lO.