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■ ■ Professor; says man’s most serious problem, is ..choosing the right' wife. Quaint idea'he has about who does the the choosing. ; Dear Old Lady (to new negro boy): And what is your namee, little fellow? Boy: Well, mam, every place ah go they calls me somep’n different, but mah maiden name was Lucius. Father: How is it you have not done 3 r our school homework? Son: I have''decided not to do any more. It is not fair. We children ; do the work and the teacher gets paid for it. Husband: Yes, lam fed up, and may as well confess that I only married j 7 ou for your money. Wife: I would like to give a reason why I married you, but so far I have not found one. Nurse (going off duty): Is there any thing else you wish sir? ♦Patient: Yes. Kiss me good-night. Nurse: I’ll send in the orderly. He does all the disagreeable work for the nurses. Do you still belong to the Temperance Society ? “No I have resigned.” “Why?” “I Have no need to belong now. I have had a rise in salary.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1929, Page 2
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190SMILING TIME Hokitika Guardian, 7 September 1929, Page 2
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