A deputy sheriff in America was sent to levy on some household furniture to satisfy a judgment. He began by making an inventory of the contents of the dining-room. His written list was found a little later. It read: “One dining-room table, six dining-room chairs, one mahogany sideboard, one decanter whisky, full.” The word “full” was crossed out, and at the bottom of the sheet of paper could be made out the words, “One revolving doormat.”
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3837, 28 August 1928, Page 1
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76Untitled Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3837, 28 August 1928, Page 1
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