Articles from page 1: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. The House of Airlie

    There is a touch of the supernatural about the house of Airlie, and that is the ghost which the old Scotch fisher-folk still maintain haunts Cortachy ...

    Article : 294 words
  3. [Short Story.] Mr. Stanning's Conversion

    Josephine Montford is my very greatest chum, and she says she hopes she always will be, as she owes the greatest happiness of her life to me. ...

    Article : 1,296 words
  4. Mouth-Organs

    A poor clockmaker tinkered with strips of wood and metal—and founded an industry, selling 21,000,000 harmonicas a year. ...

    Article : 897 words
  5. [Short Story.] System Is the Secret of Success

    "This afternoon," I said to Edith at lunch-time, "I am going for a ten-mile walk. Not been taking enough exercise lately." ...

    Article : 732 words
  6. Talks on Vital Problems

    Paul called in to see me the other day. I thought I'd like you to be one of the first to know," he said. "Myrtle and I have fixed things up, and we're ...

    Article : 815 words
  7. Insults That Aren't

    No doubt you would be annoyed if somebody called you a blackguard and a cad, but actually there is no reason why you should regard these words as ...

    Article : 200 words
  8. KEEP YOUR TEETH HEALTHY.

    A few drops of peroxide sprinkled on the toothbrush and applied about twice a week will remove yellow stains caused by smoking, as will pure lemon ...

    Article : 300 words
  9. TEACH BABY TO PLAY BY HIMSELF.

    Do you want your baby to grow into a contented human being? Then teach him to play by himself. From the first moment that he begins to sit up and ...

    Article : 443 words
  10. HIS "FOLLY" SAVED A TOWN.

    Eighty-six years ago James Biccheuo Francis of Lowell, Massachusetts, built a special guard lock to support, in times of danger, an ordinary lock ...

    Article : 154 words
  11. SALT MAKES SAFE ROADS.

    Salt is being used to make surfaces for main roads in Ithaca, U.S.A. It is mixed with or inserted between layers of road material, which are then ...

    Article : 111 words
  12. PIGS HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR.

    When we want to be rude we call each other pigs. So do the French and the Germans. Yet no animals are spoken of more highly. ...

    Article : 196 words
  13. SUGAR IN SHOES.

    Worn shoes are not very exciting objects to the ordinary individual, yet while the psychologist reads character in their odd shapes the scientist can ...

    Article : 129 words
  14. The Other Side.

    Brown: "Hello, old man. I say, that suit you're wearing is certainly a credit to your tailor." Smith: "Debit, old chap—debit! ...

    Article : 217 words
  15. A Good Old Age.

    Two old farmers had been to a meeting of their club, and looked on the wine when it was red. Coming home they lost their way, ...

    Article : 188 words
  16. The Ultimatum.

    On the tramcar-seat in front of the old lady two men were seated, and one of them had his left arm in a sling. Anybody disabled had this old lady's ...

    Article : 202 words
  17. Cause and Effect.

    Sam and Joe were on top of a chimney. Sam: "Talk about service!" Joe: "Why?" ...

    Article : 36 words
  18. He Knew.

    The teacher had been giving the children a lesson on botany. "Now," she said, "can anyone tell me what makes the leaves turn red in autumn?" ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. Vat Nonsense.

    Father (to Ikey): "Vat is another name for snake wid five letters?" Ikey: "A viper." "You silly! That's a handkerchief." ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. Presence of Mind.

    The picnickers were obliged to cross a railroad track in reaching the place where they were to have lunch, and little Bobby, going ahead, saw a train ...

    Article : 51 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$