REASONABLE INTEREST. I want, to know liow Bernard Shaw Likes his beefsteak—fairly done, or raw ? I want to know what kind of shoes M. Maeterlinck and Howells use. I have a great curiosity Regarding George Ade’s new boot tree. Has Carolyn Wells of late employed Hairpins of wire or celluloid ? . What kind of soap does London like? Docs Robert Chambers ever “hike?” Or did ho.ever? ’Or, if not, Does he like cabbage, cheese, or wliat ? I want to know the size of gloves Oppenheim wears, and if lie loves Olives, and how hie clothes are made— What does he eat? How is he paid? All sorts of things I want to learn That are not of the least concern To any one. For, oh, and oh, I want to know. I WANT TO KNOW. I want to know, and'know Twill— The printing press is never still. For me it prints such facts as these. I am the public, if you please. —Ellis Parker Butler,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3377, 18 November 1911, Page 4
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164Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3377, 18 November 1911, Page 4
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