That old story about the Scotch recruit who. in answer to the inspecting officer's query, “Who are you?*’ replied 11 Ah’m vorra well, thank ye. and hoo’s yersel? ,, had nn almost duplicate in a marriage registrar's office in the Auckland district. Tn the form the parties have to fill in there is a column • Condition of the bridegroom/' iq which he is supposed +o put down bachelor/’ u widower ” or divorced ’VThen the bridegroom in question handed hack his paper the clerk found under the heading ‘•'Condition of the bndeerroom ” the word ** exFvidentlv, says th- A ucVl*nd “ Star.” th«* croon, was -n~ b, - ., ‘b- co, prod had at the hack of hi* mind thing about eugenics or the memorv of the ordeal of enlisting for the arinv. (Tiamnioirs Vinegar lias all the healthful properties of the grain. Sold
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17218, 8 December 1923, Page 5
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138Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Star (Christchurch), Issue 17218, 8 December 1923, Page 5
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