Struck by the notice "Iron Sinks" in a show window, a wag went inside and said that he was perfectly aware of the fact that "iron sank." Alive to the occasion, the smart shopkeeper retaliated, "Yes. and time flies, but wine ivaults, sulphur springs, jam rolls, grass slopes, music stands. Niagara Falls, moonlight walks, sheep run. Kent hops, and holiday trips; scandal spreads, standard weights, India rubber tyres, the organ stops, the world goes round, trade returns and •' But the visitor had bolted. After collecting his thoughts he returned, and showing his head at the doorway, shouted, "Yes. I agree with all of that perfectly, and marble busts."
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Waipa Post, Volume XXI, Issue 1339, 9 January 1923, Page 7
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