And now the Chinese claim that the telephone is nearly two thousand, years old, having been in use about that time in their country. Oh, pagftnr wi^ thj> almond eyes, there' it soniethirig that it older than the telephone. 'Lyingi l£»i,av older than the great Chinese wall. Ifj ill older than the city of Penkin. It it m old as the first Chinese hiitomt, and about at reliable.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3330, 25 August 1879, Page 2
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68Untitled Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3330, 25 August 1879, Page 2
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