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ack and white,
Once "Bixby's Blacking" stood alone,
He straight beside it clapped his own--"SAPOLIO."
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POLISH MILK CANS & PANS
AND ALL KINDS OF TIN WARE
_WITH SAPOLIO._
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"Try not my fence," the old man said,
"With 'Mustang Liniment' 'tis spread,
Another vacant spot thar aint."
He answered with a dash of paint--"SAPOLIO."
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CLEAN STEEL KNIVES & FORKS AND ALL
METALLIC TOOLS AND UTENSILS
_WITH SAPOLIO._
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"O, stay," the maiden said, "A rest
Pray give us! What with 'Bixby's Best,'
And 'Simmons' Pills,' we're like to die."
He only answered, "Will you try--SAPOLIO?"
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CLEAN BATH TUBS, WASH BASINS
AND SINKS
_WITH SAPOLIO._
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"Beware them peaks! That wall so bright
Is but a snow bank, gleaming white,
Your paint wont stick!" Came the reply,
"I've done it! 'How is that for high?'" "SAPOLIO."
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SCOUR POTS, KETTLES, PANS
& ALL BRASS & COPPER UTENSILS
_WITH SAPOLIO._
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One Sabbath morn, as heavenward
White Mountain tourists slowly spurred,
On ev'ry rock, to their dismay,
They read that legend strange, alway--"SAPOLIO"
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CLEAN GLASS WARE, WINDOWS,
PORCELAIN & CHINA WARES
_WITH SAPOLIO._
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There on the summit, old and fat,
Shameless, but vigorous, he sat,
While on their luggage as they passed,
He checked that word, from first to last, "SAPOLIO."
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CLEAN MARBLE TABLES, FLOORS,
STATUARY AND HARD FINISHED WALLS
_WITH SAPOLIO._
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