SUCCESSFUL AD.
Several weeks ago a- Kansas editor advertised the fact that he had lost his umbrella, and requested the finder to keep it. He now reports: “The finder has done so. It pays to advertise. HUSTLING. It was one of those sleepy little towns—very sleepy little towns. A gentleman‘arrived and wanted a hair cut He found the barber’s shop, and, after shaking the barber vigorously, managed to awaken him. “How long will it take to cut my hair, barberF’ he asked. “Not long, sir,” said the barber. Aud he rose, yawned, and stretched, himself. Then he called upstaias to his wife : • “He'-’, send the hoy down to tno “Herald” office to tell the editor I want mv scissors just as soon as he's done editin’ the paper. There’s a gent, here waitin’ for a hair cut.' 5
Butcher : AA ell, sir, did that piece cf beef do for all your family? Customer : A ery nearly ; but the doc tor has hopes of three of them! .
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2652, 6 November 1909, Page 3 (Supplement)
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166SUCCESSFUL AD. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2652, 6 November 1909, Page 3 (Supplement)
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