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The Record Newspaper 27 November 1897

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Clarion" This editor,

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Office

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the

CYCLISTS For

what

responded

David,

by this

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things such

pectedly, .and interviews.

night Gazette

office," You are at

room

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seven

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accidents, have may

PERTH

and

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PERTH,

of

GENERAL

GROCERIES,

in

the

Our

City.

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TABLE Brands

of

and

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no

field." at

to

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instructions. he that

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known.

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ALFRED

for

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Hay

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MURRAY

86 GLASS,

CHINA, GLASS

Perth.

in

Novelties

Table

&c.

Decorations,

WATER See

SILBERT REGULAR

JUGS Prices.

BY

ALL

OF

CONSIGNMENTS STEAMERS.

SILBERT HAY N.B.

& ST., The

SHARP, PERTH,

trgde

liberally

BEST

FRUITS

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dealt

with.

AN

QUALITY Retail

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work

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side had

of

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news

strong

setting

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things

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their down and

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to

were

seized take

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for

sentient that

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back

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to

their presses in

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such a the stereotyping-room was his and he used to watch, delight, special the process of the work from the time But

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page in

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machines

devise

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mechanical

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SHARP,

&

mental

publishing for David.

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other

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BOHEMIAN

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success

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FLOWER

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JOHN

a

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him,

fas Fie used to come cination in the round to the office afternoon, and watch the making of the evening The edition of the Clarion." type

Spectacles.

OPTICIAN

not

was

and that

where departments might be suited, on with laboured

Hall,

PERTH.

STHEET, Free

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have

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.

fires,

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"

services of the journalistic

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out' to send you get come which up unex as

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Gazette,"

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man

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or it very easy, you may weeks. Report to Mr. hard, for two even the this editor, Canova, night be twelve dollars Your paywill ing. I think that is all." .a week.

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call

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press. the night and he will

various

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you

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important Clarion." on Clarion

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DELICACIES,

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some

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become the with very friendly a tall, man with stooping night editor, and a sallow face, small, pinched, so set as black eyes, deeply shifting the that to convey impression they were to altogether. disappear trying that he had once David remembered seen a crazy farm-hand of his father's such with just eyes.

in

opinion

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an

evening, the minute, David to Mr. Canova for at once concluded

ADELAIDE.

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cepted Boston

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will

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readers

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perhaps

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PNEUMATIC

PREMIER

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of that kind, for the editor, had at a little card which looking in a brisk but said David, preceded " is David Your name kindly way, as and you want a Hanson, position "

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STREET, And

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reporter.

of TEA

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if

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of

PARTAKE

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at

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July morning. was a Mr. Whiting, not of man slenderquite thirty years His look and motions bespoke age. and precision,, and David alertness whether the of wondered sharpness his brown of the Vandyke point to the beard bore any relation reputed on

and

dark

into the office-boy the managing editor

grinning

testifying

sir,"

you,

simple

"things"

out

delight features boldness.

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CALL

where

leg-

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MERCHANTS,

COCOA

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flush have

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of youth. were pepper

coat

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to

obliged'

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a

blue eyes light and spoke of

enjoyments

The

salt."

the

honest,

calm sleep clothes David's

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he was nine and angular, with as hair almost

career

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old,

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David

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CLARION."

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By

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