15 genuine 19th-century problem page quotes from the Girls’ Own Advice Twitter account

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A friend of ours also had temporary paralysis of glands of the throat and her doctor ordered champagne. She recovered. pic.twitter.com/yYrE93YRt2

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) March 10, 2022

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You may perhaps clean your white cockatoo by rubbing him with a little flour. pic.twitter.com/TsJuRUTx6T

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) March 27, 2021

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A person who rises at 6 o'clock not 8 o'clock will gain 3 years 121 days of conscious, and therefore valuable, life. pic.twitter.com/pDLf8DhTXh

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) September 30, 2021

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The lovesick gentleman who has been "ill for weeks" because you "snubbed him" appears a rather feeble specimen. pic.twitter.com/sHdWPW6vqU

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) July 6, 2021

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Daisy asks if "being fond of kittens" means she "will be an old maid.” pic.twitter.com/gkrRbcSmQz

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) January 25, 2021

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Clementina must not think her doggerel lines are poetry merely because she has tried to make them rhyme. pic.twitter.com/FYZSORiK0Q

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) February 25, 2021

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The pain in your head may be due to your reading excessively. pic.twitter.com/7XJM0dQPCk

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) February 9, 2022

BONUS – Some advice never goes out of date.

Try and show a little more common sense. pic.twitter.com/3ktUJPFLmt

— Girls' Own advice (@GirlsOwn) April 12, 2022

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