' I'm so sorry you spilt the ink, said the pool's wife. ' Has it gone over your poem ? ' 'No, confound it! ' returned the poet, sadly. ' It went over my postage stamps.' Jones was paying a visit to his dentist. 'So you are troubled with the toothache ? ' inquired the 'ortcst in ivories.' 'Frightfully !' ' Ah! Doca it come on frequently ? ' 'JEvery five minutes.' ' And lasts some time ? ' 'A quarter of an hour at least.'
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Western Star, Issue 1339, 23 March 1889, Page 1 (Supplement)
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71Page 1 Advertisements Column 2 Western Star, Issue 1339, 23 March 1889, Page 1 (Supplement)
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