'This book." remarked the hou.solo house merchant, as he dexterously insinuated one foot in the doorway, and smiled pleasantly, "is well named 'The Mother Guide. - With its aid you can bring up your children properly. His victim thoughtfully examined the binding, and felt the "weight of the book. Then she gripped it by the edge with her right hand, and brought it down—whack !—on the other. To the astonished salesman, she appeared to be trying to see how convenient it was to handle ; but. far what purpose ? "I don't think I'll take it." she remarked at last. "I'm sure it's no better than an ordinary slipper ! "
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King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 251, 16 April 1910, Page 5
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106Untitled King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 251, 16 April 1910, Page 5
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