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  2. PRUSSIAN EFFICIENCY.

    During the invasion of Belgium a captain in a Prussian regiment got hold of a hundred fresh eggs somewhere; and, wishing to give his ...

    Article : 180 words
  3. BIRMINGHAM [?]VAST ARSENAL.

    Before the [?] Birmingham was proud to be k[?] as 'the workshop of the world," [?] since the war it has become one vast arsenal. All ...

    Article : 233 words
  4. THE CONQUEST OF PAIN.

    It is stated that even the most acute physical pain can be overcome by a determined effort of the will. Dr. Edward H. Clarke suffered ...

    Article : 247 words
  5. A TIRED SENTRY.

    A Red Cross nurse related recently an interesting little story. Among the cases in her care at a base hospital in France was a soldier whose ...

    Article : 214 words
  6. "AGENTS:" HOW GERMAN SPIES WORK ON THE FIELD.

    I had been ordered lo take up a position with the two guns of my section, as our infantry was being forced back. I was on a crest just ...

    Article : 826 words
  7. REMINDERS FOR JULY.

    Horses.—Those stabled and worked regularly should be fed liberally. Those doing fast or heavy work should be clipped; if not wholly, then ...

    Article : 869 words
  8. BEES AND FRUIT.

    An Agricultural Society of Florence, Italy, has recently carried out a thorough investigation of the alleged injury of fruit by bees, and ...

    Article : 156 words
  9. RIFLES USED AS CRUTCHES.

    An astounding instance of the British soldier's endurance is provided by the case of a member of the Royal Sussex Regiment, who is now in ...

    Article : 114 words
  10. DANCING AND DEPORTMENT.

    That the great Lord Nelson urged his midshipmen to learn dancing has been discovered through the publiction of a letter written by the here ...

    Article : 125 words
  11. FOURTH BRIDGE.

    There is an amusing story going round the British Grand Fleet; just the kind of joke which Jack Tar likes to give and take with his friends. ...

    Article : 125 words
  12. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Use water in which boiled dinner was cooked for foundation for soup. Kettles mny be thoroughly cleaned by boiling a few potato peelings ...

    Article : 412 words
  13. CALLED HIM AN ASS.

    The former American ambassador at Berlin, Mr. J. W. Gerard, tells an unusing story of a well deserved snub administered to the Crown ...

    Article : 138 words
  14. THRICE AS MANY AEROPLANES.

    Mr. P. Kellaway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions, recently outlined the progress made in the production of munitions, ...

    Article : 282 words
  15. BIGGEST ON EARTH.

    The railway system of the United States of America is the biggest thing of the kind in the world. Approximately, it is equal to that ...

    Article : 148 words
  16. FAMOUS WOMEN GASSED.

    Two of the bravest women at the front— the Baroness T'Serclaes and Miss Mairi Chisholm—have been gasshelled by the Germans. ...

    Article : 294 words
  17. SEA-WATER BREAD.

    It has long been a custom in certain parts of France to make up the lough for bread with sea-water indead of using, as is customary, ...

    Article : 220 words
  18. CAMOUFLAGED WIGS.

    A wig to help to win the war has been devised by an American cotton manufacturer. It is made of a fibrous material and in two colours— ...

    Article : 120 words
  19. A FEMALE SAMSON.

    A female Samson is going about India, performing remarkable feats of strength. Her real name is Miss Tara, and she was at one time ...

    Article : 181 words
  20. KNOWING CANINE.

    The dog is an important feature of the many camps scattered over the country, and, besides being a great pet among the troops, often ...

    Article : 140 words
  21. HE STOPPED THEM.

    The squad of recruits was marching along a busy suburban street when suddenly there rang out a sharp order, "Halt!" ...

    Article : 135 words
  22. "SHOP" IN THE SICK, ROOM.

    Dr. Leonard Williams, addressing a meeting of nurses at the Medical Society's Rooms, London, recently, said:— ...

    Article : 136 words
  23. A PUZZLER.

    A Frenchman, boasting in company that he had thoroughly mastered the English language, was asked to write the following from ...

    Article : 85 words
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