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  2. Fortunes—On Four Legs

    Animal "talkie" stars with incomes up to £250,000 a dog, stray cats which earn £50 a week—a lion gets a job with Mae West—tigers, pumas and ...

    Article : 900 words
  3. The Dead Do Live Again!

    The successful operation to Kelvin Rogers, the Boort boy who was sent to America to have a nail removed from his lung, and the recent news of the ...

    Article : 483 words
  4. [A Humorous Sketch.] THE EMIGRANT

    It was at a conference of the family held in our front room that they de cided that Uncle George must be given a fresh start abroad. Edith's ...

    Article : 1,004 words
  5. Breathe Deeply

    One of the greatest medical men of our time has said some very wise but very simple things about the uses of fresh air. In brief, his advice may be ...

    Article : 268 words
  6. Dogs That Wear Shoes

    In these days when we hear so much about dogs it is very interesting to know that in Alaska even dogs wear shoes, at least part of the year. It is ...

    Article : 348 words
  7. Britain's War Pensioners

    The number of Britain's war pen-' sloners and their dependants has now fallen below the million mark. It is calculated that at the present rate, the ...

    Article : 203 words
  8. The Man Who Won Her Heart

    "Why," said Nicholas, "are you flirting with me like this when you're not really a flirt at heart?" I was so surprised that I missed a ...

    Article : 624 words
  9. IN TECHNICAL TERMS.

    The well-known aviator, Sir Alan Cobham, detested "shop" talk. Once, at the Aero Club, after listening to a lot of it, he slipped into the ...

    Article : 154 words
  10. O.H.M.S

    His Majesty has inaugurated a special service for despatches between Buckingham Palace and Fort Belvedere, near Sunningdale, Berks, his ...

    Article : 126 words
  11. RADIO PLOUGHING.

    Ploughmen of the future will enjoy a life of ease if a wireless-controlled tractor plough, which a Chicago firm is now seeking to commercialise, ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. "INVISIBLE" SPECTACLES.

    Eyeglasses worn wider the eyelids, and fitting directly on the eyes, have recently been invented in America. They are shell-like lenses which ...

    Article : 95 words
  13. THE ROSY SIDE.

    It's sheerest nonsense to suggest That things and people can't improve; ' That life's already reached its best ...

    Article : 98 words
  14. The Easiest Way.

    Tommy had a cold in his head, which confined him to the house, so he was allowed to invite his young friend, Jack, to tea. ...

    Article : 488 words
  15. WORLD'S BIGGEST WALL.

    It takes an extraordinary man to do an extraordinary thing, and here we have the combination. Chin was his name, and the Great Wall of China is ...

    Article : 187 words
  16. The Last Lap.

    Gladys: "Have you finished that book I lent you, dear?" Pamela: "Nearly, dear. I've only got the beginning to finish." ...

    Article : 369 words
  17. An Apt Retort.

    Some time ago a clergyman gave rather a lengthy discourse to his congregation on the many advantages of growing beet. ...

    Article : 325 words
  18. Contrariwise.

    Of all glad words of tongue and pen (The saying to reverse), The gladdest are: "It might have been— ...

    Article : 254 words
  19. THE SWISS NATIONAL ANTHEM.

    In a nation like Switzerland with three languages a National Anthem must be a problem. The official version is in German, and is sung at all ...

    Article : 86 words
  20. He Would Be!

    "What's the difference between an optimist and a pessimist?" "Well, an optimist is a chap who believes that, no matter what happens, ...

    Article : 43 words
  21. Not Keen and Bright.

    After a visit to a phrenologist Brown told his wife he had been complimented on the possession of a head with razor-like qualities. ...

    Article : 123 words
  22. Didn't Suit.

    The horse dealer was trying to sell to a prospective buyer a broken-winded horse, and was trotting him around for his inspection. The dealer stroked ...

    Article : 52 words
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