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When trade grew slack, fell due. the tradesman’s face and b’ue ; his dreams were trouble’ through the night, sheriff’s balilfs all in sight. At last his wife unto him said. “ l-ise up ai one , .get out. f lied and your paper, ink, and pen. and say these unto all men:—‘Mv goods L wiah_tq to v,»u, and ti> winr wife and daughter too : my prices are so very 7 tow that a 1 t will buy befor" t ev go.” He die as, his gool vvif • advised and in the prper advertised. 1 rovoD •■"nn 1 ana bought of all he had, his hills were paid his dn aras were glad ; and he will tell you to this day how well did printer’s ink repay. A certain man got mad at and stopped his paper. The ! he sold his com for four cents below the j | market price, then his property was sold.. \ ' for taxes because he didn’t read the ' sherriff’s sales; he lost 10 dollars betting ifon Mollie McCaithy ten days after Tec Brorck had won the race; he was arrested • and fined 81oIs. for innt.ng on Sunday and lie pai 1 800 dollars for a lot of forged notes that had been advertised 2 weeks w, and the public cautioned n~t to nego- (L tiato them . He then paid aMg Irish j|J man, with a foot like a derrick, to kiok him ill the way to the newspaper office where he paid four y ars in a Ivance, and made the editor sign agreement to knock him down ud him if he ever orderid his pape£ stopped again.
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Temuka Leader, 18 May 1880, Page 2
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270UNKNOWN Temuka Leader, 18 May 1880, Page 2
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