"I've had a 'close shave,'" the barber exclaimed To the policeman while fixing his strops; "I've had influenza, and I feel quite ashamed To say that they fe<l me on 'slops.'" "'Twas a Tiair'-breadth 'escape,'" the bobby replied; "Your life was nearly 'cut-short.'" "Without Woods' Peppermint Cure I might have 'dyed.'" Was the baylver's final retort. 10
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 37, 24 May 1910, Page 5
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57Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 37, 24 May 1910, Page 5
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