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  2. HAROLD LLOYD'S FAN MAIL.

    Harold Lloyd's fan mail differs from that of almost every other screen star in that most of his fans are giving him something—story, ideas, gags, ...

    Article : 238 words
  3. GETTING THE WIND UP.

    It is an uncomfortable feeling, a vague fear or apprehension, which we cannot control and sometimes cannot explain. Nearly everyone has ...

    Article : 637 words
  4. PERCY'S PRIZE.

    Whenever I see Miss Twittering tottering up the garden path my thoughts turn at once to trousers (writes F. W. Thomas). ...

    Article : 1,389 words
  5. A DREAM OF THE FUTURE.

    It is possible in the distant future that ships trafficking between the North Sea and Mediterranean will travel through France! At an ...

    Article : 205 words
  6. A COLORED WORLD.

    "I shouldn't like to live on a ship; men are essentially land creatures, needing the smell and taste of earth," says Mr. Richard Aldington in "Time ...

    Article : 302 words
  7. HOLLYWOOD SONG WRITERS ARE KEPT BUSY.

    That's Hollywood's annual contribution to music—5000 a year—it is estimated by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel, premiere song-writing team of ...

    Article : 283 words
  8. THE SALT OF THE EARTH.

    To most of us salt seems almost as "common as dirt." It is necessary; we have a plentiful supply; and that is all we think about it. But there ...

    Article : 317 words
  9. VARYING THE PINEAPPLE.

    Pineapple, so rich in vitamins, is a fruit as healthful as it is appetising. For Pear Salads.—Pineapple offers an attractive, foundation for pear ...

    Article : 649 words
  10. ROYAL SAPPHIRES.

    The re-emergence of the sapphire as a fashionable jewel was originally due to the Duchess of York, and subsequently both her brothers-in-law chose ...

    Article : 270 words
  11. IS CIVILISATION FATAL?

    The "energy system" of human beings is made up of the thyroid and adrenal glands, together with the brain and the interlocking and mutually ...

    Article : 173 words
  12. SILENT WORKERS.

    Twenty miles from Winnipeg, on the Manitoba prairie in Canada, the Trappist monastery of St. Norbert offers strange contrasts of medieval ...

    Article : 254 words
  13. AN AMERICAN ORGAN.

    "Murder!" One afternoon, a short time back, this cry in a Boston hotel, proceeding from a room on the third floor, caught the ears of several ...

    Article : 298 words
  14. His Conscience.

    There have been few election petition sensations in recent years—and certainly none to compare with the notorious trial heard before Mr. Justice ...

    Article : 81 words
  15. SEWING TIPS.

    Use a safty-razor blade for unpicking seams and hems. It will do the work in half the time taken by scissors. To prevent ladders, machine round ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. THE JOYS OF LIFE.

    Warm sunshine and blue skies, And keen air stinging, Love's glance from trusting eyes, And child-arms clinging. ...

    Article : 74 words
  17. ORANGE GUM.

    Gum will shortly be manufactured from oranges, thanks to the researches of Dr. Bergmann at the Daniel Sieff Institute, near Jaffa, ...

    Article : 98 words
  18. The Hiker's Inquiry

    A holiday hiker came upon a village of historical interest and paused to question the oldest inhabitant. "This is the spot where the great ...

    Article : 99 words
  19. Stranger Still.

    At a certain race meeting a man went up to a bookie and asked him what odds he would lay him against a horse that was running in the last ...

    Article : 277 words
  20. Drawing Them.

    The employer was interviewing an applicant for the position of window dresser. "What experience have you had?" ...

    Article : 166 words
  21. She Knew.

    There had been an accident, and the sympathetic old lady stooped and smoothed his forehead. "My poor fellow," she crooned, "tell me your name ...

    Article : 162 words
  22. Good Business.

    "Just leave it to me. It's perfectly simple. I'll fix it up before you can say 'Jack Robinson.'" Everyone knows the man who talks ...

    Article : 175 words
  23. "Able Was I 'Ere I Saw Elba."

    When the great Napoleon was banished to Elba, he one day said to one of his guardians: "Able was I 'ere I saw Elba." ...

    Article : 104 words
  24. Good All Round.

    "There's a man for you now. No matter what the state of trade is he can always make ends meet." "Indeed. What does he ...

    Article : 33 words
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