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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 16, 1900
Page
4
A hatter planned an inscription for his shop but the critics trimmed it to read simply John Thompson. The debate over including what he makes sells or credits led to removing most words and leaving only the name.
A humorous telephone anecdote features Mrs Brown trying to order from a butcher. A shop boy replies confidently, mistaken about the caller’s identity, and the mix up escalates into a playful miscommunication about delivering a thick steak by noon.
In the June issue of National Wires Magazine the Barnardo's Homes report a rising field of rescued children with over 63060 recruits and weekly additions. The 1899 annual report shows substantial totals and a deficit due to patriotic fund shortfalls, with £2,270 201 163 41 total raised over 334 years and a rise of £3,245 5s 11d compared to 1898. A free copy of the magazine is available posting to 18 to 26 Stapney Causeway, London.
London correspondent reports a shocking misstatement aboard an Atlantic voyage. A mother warned her children that they would throw the baby through the porthole if naughty. Later the baby is missing and the family learns the cruel joke was taken as a grim confession.
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