Octopus : " What is the matter with you ? " Shark : " I am in a deuce of a pickle. I swallowed an old sailor's cork leg and now I can't get below the surface!" Mrs Newed: " What are those purple things?" Dealer: "Eggplants, ma'am." Mrs Newed: "Oh how lovely ! I'll take two and set them out in our back yard. Do they bear fresh eggs all the year round ? " " What did the deacon say when you sent him the brandied peaches ?" " He said he didn't care so much for the peaches as he did for the spirit in which they were sent.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 10, 28 December 1906, Page 3
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99Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 10, 28 December 1906, Page 3
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