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Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 1028, 30 April 1883, Page 3

The Ecv Mr Cameron of Wanganui, will preach at St, George’s Church on Sunday next. On the following day he will deliver lecture, subject to be announced, in aid of the Church building fund. Mr Isaacs and Mr Blumenthal kept rival clothing shops within a few doors of each other. Mr Isaacs was always to be found with his head out of the door, soliciting custom from the verdant passerby. Mr Blumenthal objected to this shoddy manner of doing business, having found that the watchful Isaacs had captured several of his customers ; and one day he went up to Isaacs, and said : “ Look here, Mr Isaacs, vy don’t you keep your ugly face inside ? You might petter get a jackass to stand py de door ; he would pe a pig improvement.” “ Vy,” said Isaacs, “ 1 try dot vonce, und all de people, as dey pass py, say to him ‘Goodday, Mr Blumenthal, I see you’ve moved.’ ” The man who turned around to tak one long backward look at a pretty girthe other day was brought up rather suddenly when he bumped against his indig nant wife.

WANTED, respectable Boy to deliver the Mail in the country. Apply at the Office. WANTED. Billheads, Circulars, Cards, Catalogues, Posters, Delivery Books, Pamphlets, Show Cards, Balancesheets, Ball Programmes, &c, printed at the Patea Mail Office, at a minimum cost. ANTED KNOWN, —That John McComiskj', formerly of Courtenay place, Wellington, has commenced Business on his own account in Patea as Painter, Paperhanger, Sign Writer and Decorator, Glazier, Graincr, etc. All orders left at his residence, Meredith street, will be punctually attended to.