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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 293 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 514 words
  4. YARNS.

    Customer: "I have been waiting a long time. Can't your apprentice shave?" Barber: "No, he can't stand the sight of blood." ...

    Article : 24 words
  5. True to Prospectus.

    Irate Guest: "Look here, the rain is simply pouring into my room." Summer Hotel Proprietor: "Absolutely according to our prospectus, sir. Running ...

    Article : 30 words
  6. Hot Coffee.

    Maid, rushing in excitedly: "Goodness gracious, sir, the kitchen is all ablaze." Householder, coolly: "Oh, then at last I can expect to get a cup of hot coffee!" ...

    Article : 30 words
  7. "Going—Gone!"

    Husband: "From the glimpse I had of her this morning I rather like our now cook. There seems to be plenty of go about her." ...

    Article : 32 words
  8. Accounted For It.

    Member of Anti-Gambling League: "I will not say I have never gambled. I once bought a ticket in a raffle for my wife." Member of Audience: "So that's how ...

    Article : 35 words
  9. "Overhead."

    Husband (annoyed): "Another new hat! Aren't you upsetting our budget?" Wife: "Why, no, dear. You know we made a liberal allowance for overhead ...

    Article : 27 words
  10. No Opposition.

    Customs Official: "And what do you plan to do now that you're in the United States?" Immigrant: "Anything to earn an honest ...

    Article : 40 words
  11. Oh, Robinson!

    "This fellow thinks he can sing like Caruso." "Well, they do say as 'ow Caruso had a beautiful voice, but 'ow could they ...

    Article : 42 words
  12. His Prospects.

    Magistrate: "You have already been sentenced 11 times for vagrancy, violent assault, embezzlement, theft, and so on." Prisoner: "Would you mind not ...

    Article : 43 words
  13. The Wrong Window.

    He had dined very well and was doing his best to fit his key into the lock, singing a happy song meanwhile. After a time a head looked out of the window above. ...

    Article : 75 words
  14. Perhaps Earlier.

    The actor was in trouble about his rent. The landlord called, exerting pressure. "Look here," said the tenant, "you ought to be glad to have a follow like me ...

    Article : 76 words
  15. Grateful.

    A darky preacher had been eloquently holding forth to a large congregation. When collecting time came there was no plate forthcoming, so the preacher's hat was ...

    Article : 69 words
  16. To Hasten Matters.

    "I have known you so long, doctor," said the patient, at the end of a visit to the surgery, "that I do not intend to insult you by paying your bill. But I have ...

    Article : 78 words
  17. An Interesting Dad.

    Father had decided that he must administer a stern lecture to his six-year-old son. The boy had been naughty, but did not seem to appreciate the fact, and it was ...

    Article : 107 words
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