The ways of the censor are wonderful, and even the very name of the Turk inserted in a letter fills him with alarm. Thus, when a Wanganui lad sent a letter to bis parents acknowledging the receipt of some “Turkish Sweets,” the censor thought it would conduce to the safety of the British Empire if h e erased the word Turkish, which he severely did. What next. "Tell me, Mary, how to woo thee, Teach ray bosom to unfold Language which can soothe and cjieei thee, When thou hast a cough or cold. Bnt. if pleading cannot ga s n thee, I’ll invoke an aid more sure. E’en a queen could not disdain me Offering Woods’ Great Pegpermin' Cure.* - Vernon Eeed f £ »ut and “TiM’s” In Going strong.*
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 11 August 1915, Page 3
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128Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 11 August 1915, Page 3
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