"Horse (vanner), thick set, 16 hands, 7 years, master 2 tons, reason sale, requires care when taken out of harness."—Birmingham Daily Mail.
Any horse might be excused for kicking up his heels on getting rid of a master of that weight.
"Furnished room wanted; preferable where chicken run."—Enfield Gazette.
Our landlady won't let us keep even a canary in ours.
"BARONY UNITED FREE CHURCH.—Special Lecture—'The Great War Novel, Mr. Bristling Sees it Through.'"—Glasgow Evening News.
Mr. WELLS ought to have thought of this.