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Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16455, 6 June 1919, Page 7

A movement is on foot to obtain a “full-blown” post office with a permailent staff at Pitzroy, and to that end petitions are now lying at Mr. Taylor’s and Mr. Pearce’s stores, where they may be signed by those residents who desire to see the suburb served as it should be. At considerable inconvenience Mr. Taylor has carried on the business of the post office at his store for several years, but the business has grown to such an extent that a branch office is fully warranted. There have been four cases of the new disease, lethargic encephalitis, in the Wellington Hospital since May 29 and seven are reported for the whole district. There have been no deaths. The medical impression is that the disease is one of the after effects of influenza.—Press Assn .

"To discontinue advertising,” says ex-Postmaster-General John Wanan.aker (one of the largest advertisers in the world, and naturally enough, one of the most successful business men), "is like taking down your sign. If vou want to do business you must let people know it. I would as soon it ink of doing business without clerks as without advertising,” John WanaU'.akcr made the statement that “Advertisement doesn’t jerk, it pulls.” Yet some men think that advertising should go against all rules and precedents and jerk them to success with one tremendous yank.

New and up-to-date stock at the Central Pharmacy, opposite A.M.P.