Sir. Winston ChurohilHias.lately;.taken to flying again with:all .tho .keenness which he used to show when he was l'irst Lord of the Admiralty. Ho has made several trips to Franco by, air recently, and 'when he wants to go : anywhere in Great Britain in a hurry lie goej-by aeroplane. Not only Mr. Churchill, but sevoral other high officials have'also become enthusiasm tic aviatofe. In reminiscences of Lafradio Hearn by his'wife, a Japanese, tho'following thingrf that wero disliked by the erratic genius are enumerated: "Ho disliked liars, abuso of'the weak." Prince Albert coats, white shirts, tho city of Now York, and many other things." ITe was fond of the sea and of swimming, of "lonely cemeteries,", of ghost slorie.-', of Martinique, and of such mundane things as beefsteak and plum pudding. "Household assistants" 1 is a new term for tho tabooed word ."servant" or its successor "domestic helper." It appears in the New York "Times" in the following advertisement, which also, it will noticed, introduce tho eight-hour day into household (service —Household assistants (two) wanted, in private family; eight hours dailv; six days weekly; ono from 8 to 5; another from U tc 8; all off for lunch; no meals; sleep home; wages 10 ilol. Apply —, etc. ■Ml parents are hereby cordially requested to encourage Stationers and Storekeepers -to push the salo of "Thinker" Brand Writing Tablets and "Thinker" School Exercise Books for tho nation's good—Bannatyne and Hunter, Ltd.. wholesale agents for the "Thinker." —Advt. INFLUENZA BACILLI;.-,: The Influenza iirierolta(Pfei|lorijTßhoil-' ' lusj takes' tWo days to fully develop in tho human system. A doso of germdestroying "Fluensol" every second day is therefore necessary to ensure immunity from the dread disease. - A Is. Gd, .bottle of 'Fluenzol contains 32 doses*' Firmlj; • rofuse :substitutes—Advt. ,
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 121, 15 February 1919, Page 9
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289Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 121, 15 February 1919, Page 9
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