“Moo'!” No answer. “Maggie!” lie called softly. Complete silence. “Madge!” Not a sound. “Margaret 1 ” 'Then ho whistled softly before making his final effort. “Marguerite!” and a flute-like voice replied in the distance, “Yes, darling.” Butler (to new housemaid) : “Isow, my deal - , you just taste that. It s a drop of the oldest wine in. the country.” Housemaid (pertly): “no, it isn’t; my mother’s got a lot of elder wine at home I” “How did that No. 7 furnace happen to go out? No excuses, now!” bellowed the Hades head striker. “Wo threw in a high financier,” the imp explained, “and neglected to take out of liis pocket a bunch of stock that he had.”
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2431, 20 February 1909, Page 9 (Supplement)
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115Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2431, 20 February 1909, Page 9 (Supplement)
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