A Lost Opportunity.
“ Dot brudder of mine in Sydney vhas no good," said Moses, as he dusted a pair of second-hand pants at the door, “He close hia shtore der odder day und puts on a sign dot his wife waa dead, und he doan’ keep open for two days.” “ Wasn’t that right ?” “ It vhas all right to shut oop ; but why doan’ he say on der sign— ‘ On dis account I haf to dispose of dis mammoth ahtock, und all goods shall be sold at ten per cent, below coat 1’ Yhen a peesness man’s wife dies it vhas a chance to advertise dot doan’ come once in twenty years."
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Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 284, 17 September 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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111A Lost Opportunity. Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 284, 17 September 1886, Page 1 (Supplement)
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