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  2. THEIR DOCTOR'S 100th BIRTHDAY.

    Eighteen hundred babies have been brought into the world by Dr. William Eberle Thompson, of Bethel, Ohio, U.S.A., during his seventy-five years ...

    Article : 145 words
  3. FORGERS' TRICKS.

    Forgery has a great attraction, to a certain element of the criminal world. Some are so skilful in this line of work as in get past the most eagle-eyed ...

    Article : 420 words
  4. [Short Story.] NEW LOVES FOR OLD.

    Miss Selina Briggs lived at Sandport. The house she lived in was the real thing in early Colonial architecture—it had a "lean-to." The family ...

    Article : 935 words
  5. BE WISE IN TIME.

    When the manifold duties that come to the housekeeper become more than she can carry, and she finds it difficult to keep up with the current news of ...

    Article : 265 words
  6. THE CUP THAT CHEERS.

    Experiments have recently been conducted by independent authorities to determine how far tea can be used as a dependable night-cap, and how it ...

    Article : 299 words
  7. THE FAMILY HOLIDAY.

    Taking away the children is not always a simple matter, especially when there are a number of small children. Children are apt to get restive and ...

    Article : 359 words
  8. CHECKING UP.

    Have you ever heard the story of the boy who went into a chemist's shop and asked, "Could I ring up on the 'phone about a job?" He rang the ...

    Article : 394 words
  9. PLATFORM FRIGHT.

    What is known in the musical world as platform fright is a very much worse malady than stage fright. You see, a young actress who has a ...

    Article : 173 words
  10. FURS—"ASLEEP" AND "AWAKE."

    Soon it will be time to put away your furs for their summer sleep, but what of the awakening? Will they be as fresh and soft and alluring as when ...

    Article : 280 words
  11. DIETETIC VALUE OF VEGETABLES.

    That vegetables possess many health-giving properties is general knowledge, but not many know the particular values of our common ...

    Article : 302 words
  12. BRAIN BATH.

    A paper read by Dr. George Retan, of Syracuse University, before a large assembly of medical men at the first joint meeting of the American and ...

    Article : 160 words
  13. WILL OUTDOOR TALKIES GOME?

    Next summer we may be able to sun-bathe and at the same time enjoy the talkies, for a system has just been perfected which enables motion ...

    Article : 169 words
  14. A-HIKING WE WILL GO!

    A walking holiday is the best in the world, but so many people do not realise that, like any other sport, you have to practise at it before you learn the ...

    Article : 399 words
  15. ARE YOU ARGUMENTATIVE?

    If you find yourself getting into the habit of arguing, exert yourself to get out of it. Do your utmost to nip the habit in the bud, for it is one that ...

    Article : 266 words
  16. Face or Foot?

    Distracted Hubby: "Bills, bills, bills! I can't face them." Extravagant Wife: "I don't want you to, my dear. I merely want you to foot ...

    Article : 30 words
  17. SUSAN'S ANSWER.

    Susan, blest 'with beauty fair, Eyes of violet hue, Dimpled chin and smiling mouth, Ever charms anew. ...

    Article : 60 words
  18. THE RULING PASSION.

    He always took a tablet after breakfast, He had to have two tablets after lunch ...

    Article : 72 words
  19. The String Question Maybe.

    Government Examiner: "How did you come to mark this man's paper 101 per cent.? Don't you know that nothing can he more perfect than 100 per ...

    Article : 331 words
  20. A Hearty Welcome.

    Charlie and his three sisters had been to visit a relative in the country. Though the invitation had only been for a week, their stay was gradually ...

    Article : 282 words
  21. COLOR-BLIND RISKS.

    Railway workers, especially enginedrivers, are carefully tested for colorblindness, but there is nothing in the regulations which requires motorists ...

    Article : 270 words
  22. A Flop.

    The young student of evolution buttonholed a gentleman and fired his pet query: "Can you tell me which came first, the bird or the egg?" ...

    Article : 36 words
  23. A MAORI INVOCATION.

    Many years ago a local N.Z. showground was a Maori burying ground and, when it was known that the council had purchased the land for a ...

    Article : 131 words
  24. No Alternative.

    They were both waxing warm in the heat of the first quarrel of their married life. He was white with passion and ...

    Article : 201 words
  25. NEGLECTED MEMORIES.

    Too many of us neglect to cultivate our memories. We never bother to commit little gems of poetry or prose to heart as ...

    Article : 164 words
  26. The Fallen Idol.

    A certain popular footballer had, as all players have occasionally, an oft day. He could do nothing right. The crowd demonstrated their ...

    Article : 125 words
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