THE KNACK.
"The Germans, lacking gasoline, are making a substitute for their automobiles out of fat," said the speaker. "The Germans, with their submarines and Zeppelins and Tanbes and what not, certainly put modern progress to good USO.
"In this; knack the Germans are liko the inventor who visited the capitalist and said
" 'l've got an invention here that will make both our fortunes. It is an alarm clock that we can guarantee—that we can positively guarantee—(for it will make every single purchaser jump o'ut of bed like a shot.' " 'Humph! That's what they all say. But let's hear her ring,' said the sceptical capitalist. " 'She doesn't ring," said the inventor, snii'ing proudly; 'she honks."'
She: " You said you were going i;» marry an artist, and now you're engaged to a dentist." Flo: "Well, isn't he an artist? He draw- from real life. "
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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 87, 24 September 1915, Page 1 (Supplement)
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143THE KNACK. Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 87, 24 September 1915, Page 1 (Supplement)
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