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New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 4559, 30 October 1875, Page 2 (Supplement)

An lowa bride made every girl of her acquaintance attend her wedding by keeping the name of the groom a secret until the last moment. Soon after the telegraph was put in operation on the line of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad, in Martin County, one of the natives stepped into the office and wanted to know the price of flour in Cincinnati. In a few minutes an answer came, with a charge of thirty-five cents for the information. But the rustic was too smart to be caught in that way, and replied, " Oh, no. Mr Telegrapher, you can’t fool me in that way. I’m not as green as you think I am. That darn’ tickin’ thing of yourn han’t been out of this room ! I watched it all the time !” A farmer called at the house of a lawyer. "Is t’ squecr at home ?” he enquired of the lawyer's wife. He was answered negatively. After a moment’s hesitation ho suggested: "Mebby yourself can gi’ mo information as well as t* squeer, as ye’re his wife ? She promised to do so if she found it in her power, and the farmer proceeded : " Spoaze ye w'ere an old white mear, and I should bony ye to gwang to mill with prist on yer back, an’ we should get no farder than Stair bill, when all at once ye should back up, and rear up, and pitch up, and kneel down backward, and break yer darned old neck, who’d pay for you ? Not I—darn me if I would I ” The lady smilingly told him, as she closed the door, that as he had himself settled the case, advice would be superfluous. Oxygen is Life.—Dr. Bright’s Phosphodyne.— Multitudes of people are hopelessly suffering from debility, nervous and liver complaints, depression of spirits, failure of memory, lassitude, want of power &c., whose cases admit of a permanent cure by the new remedy, Phosphodyne (Ozonic Oxygen), which at once allays all irritation and excitement, imparts new , energy and life to the enfeebled constitution, and | rapidly cures every stage of these distressing maladies, 1 Sold by all chemists. Caution.— The large and in creasing demand for Dr. Bright’s Phosphodyne has led to several imitations under somewhat similar names; purchasers of this Medicine should therefore be careful to observe that each case bears the Government Stamp, with the words " Dr, Bright’s Phosphodyne,” engraved thereon, and that the same words are also blown in the bottle. Agents for New Zealand: Kempthorne, Prosser, and Co., Dunedin and Auckland. Valuable Discovery for tub Hair. —lf your hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, use “ The Mexican Hair Ronewer,” for it will positively restore in every case Grey or White hair to its original color’ without leaving the disagreeable smell of most "Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald spots, where the glands are not decayed. Certificate from Dr. Versmann on every bottle, with full particulars. Ask your nearest Chemist for “Tub Mexican Hair Renewer,” prepared by Henry C. Gallup 493 Oxford-street, London, and sold everywhere at 3s. Gd. per bottle.— [Ajl»v* Advice to Mothers ! —Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth? Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and pleasant to taste, it produces natural, quiet I sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes "as bright as a button.” It soothes the child, it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Sold everywhere at Is. lid. per bottle. Manufactory 493 Oxford-strcct, London.— [Advt. Floriline !—For the Teeth and Breath.—A few drops of the liquid " Floriline,” sprinkled on a net tooth-brush, produce a pleasant lather, which thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives to the teeth a peculiarly pearly whiteness, and a delightful fragrance to the breath. It removes all unpleasant odour arising from decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. "The Fragrant Floriline,” • being composed Ju part of Honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold everywhere at 2s. 6d. Prepared by Henry C. Gallup, 493 Oxford-street, London.— [Advt.3

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