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A Funny Game

A few friends met the other night in a Newtown store to spend a jovial erening, but as they were all teetotallars and none of them drank anything stronger than Clements Tonic, drunkenness was out of the question. AJac proposed a game at euchre, and Jones- «uid they had better play for something jtu»t to give the garni an interest and make it lively, but time> were hard, so they did not care tD play for money. Smith, however, spied a box of Fletcher's bilious nnd liver pills, amt proponed that each ume a man via* beaten he should t ik.- » pill, and tlii> made the game fu-tund furi->us. Simp son swallowed five. Jones got awny willi four, and Smith and Hopk.ns two eacli. and Mac gi.t off nc • i iiec The name terminated by a gentTa! exodus at 3 u.ni for Dr. Fletchers pills ni-v.-r labour it vain. They are the besi ami mildes! pills made and are sold by a;i ciieini>t> and o*ruggißts everywhere ; heing a posi tive, safe, and reliable cure f>r conciliation, liver complaint, headache, &c. Tin-. always give satisfaction. The proprie tors give away £50 (in seven prize") at Xmas. for the seven first nearest gn« > ->vsent in, as to how many of thisi' jill.s , large Clements Tonic bottle (nm- fnli holds. A gness form is around <•»■«•■•■ box, and all such forms are eligible fi>: this competition that come from around a box. One box of Fletcher's Pills prov. ■> their virtues and they can be obtained everywhrre at Is, or post free 13 penny atamps, from F. M. Clements, Newtown, N.B.W.

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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 139, 21 May 1892, Page 4

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A Funny Game Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 139, 21 May 1892, Page 4

A Funny Game Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 139, 21 May 1892, Page 4

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