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Flesherton Advance, 23 Jan 1946, p. 2

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/ > * HOID EVERYTHING 1^ U. 1 , IT --^^iH^ T^Pi i'% 1 ML- kCML Hm trt w> iwytcf. mc. *^rd like a transfer from the South Seas, sir â€" I'm afraid I'm going native!" Mixed Metaphors The following fxaniplcs arc tak- en chiefly from the British House of Commons where, free speech Is almost svMonymous with loose talk: "Our ton).:iKS are tied, our liands «re fcttrrcd, and we are really beating tlic air to no purpose." "This thorny suhject has long been a bone of contention among us." "The West Indies will now have a future wliicli they nev^r had in the past." "I will repeat what I was about to say wlicn the honorable mem- ber interrupted me." "An oral aRiccmcnt isn't worth the paper it's written on." "You may judge of our state when I tell you that I write this with a sword in one hand and a gun in the other." "There was I, standing postrate at tlic feet of royalty." , TPF. SPORTING THING liui, 5-t ^â€" 1^3?r~ â-  ill "â€"68, 69. 70, Hello Mamma, 71â€"" Could Do Something The steps .ip lo the railway plat- form were steep, and lliis, added lo the weight of llie bag, caused the large man to pant rnnsidcrably. "Carry your hag, sir?" asked a iniall boy. "No, get out of my wa> ," came the an.'Swer," between gasps. 'i'lic lad persisted, however, and made the stout one so angry that he snapped lii^ second refusal with a force th;a was not to be ques- lioncd. "Well, can 1 holil your breath, tir!'" jeered tlie lad. HOLD EVERYTHING I "That's the only way he can I read nowâ€" too much reading oth*r people's newspapers!" Have One Anyway An allraciivc girl and .i plain, middle-aged s|iiiistrr were waiting Aor a bus. "Have a ciKaretlc?" asked the girl, opening her case. "Whall Smoke in public?" ex- claimed the woman, ihocked to her depths. "Why, I'd sooner kiss the first iTian who raine down the Street!" "So would I," retorted the girl. "Bui have a cigarette while you're wailing!" Letter of Thanks The folliiwing extract from a letter of thanks for a Cliristmas present is cherished by its recipient; "The beautiful rlock yon sent us is rame In perfect coiidiction, and is now in the p::rlor on the top cf tl'c honk-shelve.i, wlierp we hope lo see yen soon, and yiinr lius- hriil i'l o, it le can make it con- venient." This Curious World By William Ferguson OFTEN CONTAIN A LI6HTED MATCH CAN BE 5EEN AS PAR AWAV AS /, OOO VA^£>S AT NIGHT. COPR. 1W »Y NI< SEBVICC. IHC. ^'O T. *i MO. u. I. TKt. orr WHERE'S €L/V\eRP ANSWER:. CMracM, Venezuelb. CROSSTOWN By Roland Coe "You i're gcr.na perform a little operation on a pal of ours- we're here t'see that v' don't pull any funny stuff!" -and MOVIE ACTOR HORIZONTAIi 1,6 Pictured movie actor. 12 Part of "be." 13 Short for Melvin. 14 Neckwear. 15 Negative word 18 Nothing. 18 Is (Lathi). 30 Encountered. 22 Small lump. 24 Cultivate. 26 Age. 28 Sun god. 30 Music note. 31 Beseech. 33 Sleeping. 37 Near. 39 In.sect. 40 Completed. 42 Sun. 44 Child. 48 Pastry. 47 Sheltered side. 49 2000 pounds. 81 Postmaster (abbr.). 82 He played the in a series of Answer to Freviom Puzxie :S" u K R U r aAIaIc lS.I-!U] E E -"]â-  R A s H ^Ef \fK\S ^ Eif? 4 T E 1 D R A G E 1 O F X - s s El ii. E L ... 1 TE â-  R^ A^NA MRU imim R 1 PEL E £ S SIE N r|o -'â-  r H E R £ ^L / A H A M S ?â-  ^A T BE C 1 N G -L ST ^10 ^ NO A U Lin OC LR P- H E 1 R y F >R ,:^.R 1 9 5 V. Djfi RIE P'> AH TU R K 1 S HP M 1 E R motion pictures. 54 Beret. 56 Weep. 58 Festival. 61 Health resort. 64 Geographical drawing. 67 Color. 69 Trick. 70 Self. 72 Water barrier. 74 Be sick. 76 That one. 77 Venetian boat. 78 Rules. VEETICAL 1 Company. 2 Prince. 3 Ream (abbr.). 4 Driving order. 5 Otherwise. 6 Street (abbr.). 7 Endeavor. 8 Born. 9 Half an em. 10 Wand. 11 He is a screen 17 Throw 19 Fox. slowly. 21 Malayan coin, 23 Become. 25 Us. 27 Head (slang). 29 Too. 32 Aeriform fuel. 34 Steep flax. 35 Solid food. 36 Spinning toy. 38 Weight of India. 41 Pinch. 43 Hawaiian wreath. 45 Speck. 48 Abstract being 50 Small horse. 52 Total. 53 Craggy hill. 55 Insane. 57 Animal. 59 Part of body. 60 Talents. 62 Prong. 63 Since. 65 Bustle. 66 Friend. 68 Expire. 71 Upon. 73 Mother. 75 Symbol for lithium. II 16 13 1 IS m 35 m a <i 63. 63 70 77 37 m S2. m m â- Mid. 39 i;v.','T m mi in 7X IS 33 •^l mm 65 (eb 39 4a S6 m 73 ZO w. 44 !5 1 S^ 35 S3 m. s? fg 7H 78 â- /hn 76 54- 'Ml 66 if SO « TTTTr 7S 12 }<, 46 ^^Ij^ m iMM 41 55 e3 m S9 76 to 30 Understand? A Welsh regiment choir singing outside the officers' n The colonel sent for the un ca' sergeant-major. "Go and tell the choir",^ he to sing 'Sweet and Low'." The sergeant-major went and bawled: "If y^u blokes make less noise the colonel \fu've got tt clear off." r.'iji- -. li 1, out c in't siy* TO BE POPULAR as a hostess, serve Maxwel! House Coffee. It contain* choice Latin-American coffee» . . . the finest oh- tainable. It's blended by experts with traditional knowledge and .skill. PAIN OF COLDS, SORE THROATS mmnm It s ready 1o\:^ go to work in 2 seconds See for yourself how quickly Asp'.; acts! Drop one in a glass of vr^r and "clock" it. Within rivo seccr.^ it will start to disintegrate. 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