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Newspaper Misprints & Misquotes - 6

This is page 6 of newspaper misprints and misquotes.

Almost from the start the race developed into a two-man battle, and over the last three miles they ran shoulder to shoulder, with the Yorkshire man always that yard in front. - Sunday paper

E. Cramer Ltd require beamer, presser and girl for stripping. - Long Eaton Advertiser

City printers seek works manager, medium-sized but, expanding. - Advert. in Evening News

Order chicken cut into serving pieces. Clean as necessary. Wash, drain, and blot on absorbent paper. Place chicken in` deep bowl. Mash in a mortar the garlic, oregano, salt and; peppercorns. Add to rum, mixed with soy sauce. Pour over children. - Ridgewood (New Mersey)

'In most associations half the committee does all the work, whilst the other half does nothing. I am pleased to put on record that in this society it is just the reverse.' - Report in Liverpool Echo

To avoid slipping in the bath, place a rubber mat on the bottom. - Paisley Daily Express

I admired the skill with which Miss Blank sang `I Can Give You Anything but Love, Baby' in French and made it sound like another number altogether. - The Star

BLOODHOUND IN CHILD HUNT FOUND, PICKING BLACKBERRIES - Daily Express

3pm Greenwich Time Signal Conducted by Lt. Col. S. Rhodes M.B.E. Edith Lewin (mezzo-soprano) - Radio Times

LOST from Tyddyn Ucha, Ruthin. Welsh couple, two red stripes on rump and stripe on head. - Denbighshire Free Press

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