EXPLAINED. An Englishwoman went into an egg 'store , and asked for fresh eggs. .-' ' < "Yes, mum. plenty," said the shopman : "them with a hen on" em are fresh." "I don't see say with a: hen on them." said tlis'lady, looking round for a nest. "The letter 'hen,' mum. not the bird. 'Hen' "stands for noo-laid, mum." The] candle-power of the sun is represented by a string of figures beginning with 18 and followed by no less than 27 noughts. " A girl should he educated to do things for herself." "Yes," answered Mr Cumrox. "Only sometimes I wish Giadyp wouldn't insist on doing hec ' pwu-singinj; and piano playing."
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Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 5 October 1917, Page 1
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106Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 5 October 1917, Page 1
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