The war will have added many ,iew words to tho English lexicon, twt « the Peninsula campaigns did with their "vamoosii" and other such adaptabone. The latest new arrival is •jusquaboutist" formed from tho French motto ■'Jusciu,' a bbut"-"to the end." A "jusquaboutist," herefoi-e, is a person who is for fighting the war out to a finish. Driver (to quiot stranger in suburban Toad)- "Hi! mister, just hold that there horse's head for a minute wlnlo I get down, will yer?" Stranger (nervously): "AVh-wh-which one?" Driver: 'Why, the off 'un, to be sure." St-auger: "My good man, I am totally unacquainted with horsesi and it is quite impossible for me to tell which a? -your animals is an orphan." The best insurance againet coughs and colds is NAZOL. One dose a day keeps colds away. Start using it NOW. -Sixty doses Is. 6d.—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 1, 26 September 1917, Page 6
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142Page 6 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 1, 26 September 1917, Page 6
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