As an example of rod tape the following will be hard to beat:—The widow of. a German nnicer prose 11 lea herself al. Hie office in Berlin for the purpose of drawing the pension due 1,0 her. She proffered the usual certificate of the inayut; of ihe village in which she lived. ‘'This certificate is not, correct,” said the official in charge. "What is the matter with iff.’" said Hie innocent applicant. “1! hears the date of .Inly 21st,” was the stern reply, "and your pension was due on .Inly J 51 1 1.” "What kind of certificate do you wish?” asked the usiappoinlcd woman. "We must have a certificate staling that, you were /dive on July lath,” said the official with great firmness.
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 781, 3 November 1922, Page 6
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