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  2. Women and Lip-Stick

    "Women are, on the whole, sweet, charming, amusing companions, excellent wives and divine girl friends. If only they would remove some of the ...

    Article : 308 words
  3. A Great Man and a Gentleman

    Lord Inchcape's work as a public servant is amazing when viewed in the light of his multifarious interests and the personal direction he gave to his ...

    Article : 687 words
  4. Make Friends With the Stars

    Children are told to look up at the stars and to repeat the rhyme:- Twinkle, twinkle, little Star; How I wonder what you are! ...

    Article : 620 words
  5. Value of Herd Testing

    The value of herd-testing cannot be reiterated too often. Mr. C. M. Hume, herd recording supervisor of the New Zealand Dairy Board, has offered some ...

    Article : 255 words
  6. What Is a Bacon Pig?

    In the course of an address at the Dunedin Winter Show, Mr. G. Hausman, president of the New Zealand Bacon Curers' Association, said:— ...

    Article : 394 words
  7. [Short Story] BONNE-BOUCHE

    Mrs. Hoops, a tiny woman, sat at the hotel table opposite her enormous husband. Mrs. Hoops was perched on the edge of her chair, with both ...

    Article : 915 words
  8. WIFE OR CHILD?

    Lorenzo Ladines is a humble native of the Philippine Islands. But a strange streak of evil fortune that struck across his life makes him a ...

    Article : 959 words
  9. IS FILM ACTING ACTING?

    It seems to me (says George Jean Nathan in the "Screen Pictorial") that the people who believe in great film acting are the same people who believe ...

    Article : 239 words
  10. THERE'S WITCHERY IN SANDWICHES.

    Sandwiches? Don't say you can't abide them. It all depends on what you put inside them! ...

    Article : 194 words
  11. LITTLE CAKES.

    Preserved Ginger Wheels.—Make a short pastry of 1½ cupfuls self-raising flour, [?] lb. lard, and a little water. Roll out very thinly, and sprinkle with ...

    Article : 294 words
  12. The Surprise.

    Jimmy (very excited): "Mummy, I've just seen the birthday present David's mummy has bought him—a new baby!" ...

    Article : 390 words
  13. A CAKE THAT WILL KEEP.

    Take ¾ lb. of butter, ¾ lb. of sugar, 6 eggs, 1 lb. each of flour, sultanas, seeded raisins, and dates, ¼ lb. of candied peel, 1 ...

    Article : 115 words
  14. Cold.

    An Englishman touring Canada was staying in a wayside hotel. One night it was very cold and the Englishman, feeling it pretty badly, came ...

    Article : 288 words
  15. RADIO "EAR" FOR AIRMEN.

    To provide air-liner pilots with a wireless "ear" to detect the proximity of other aircraft when in fog, and thus prevent collisions in mid-air, is the ...

    Article : 98 words
  16. QUEEN OF LAKES.

    Lake Superior, in North America, is the largest expanse of fresh water in the world. Its shores and surrounding rocks are rich in silver, nickle, copper ...

    Article : 167 words
  17. Sold.

    The shop assistant was serving a customer when the manageress overheard her say, "No, madam, we haven't had any for several weeks." ...

    Article : 202 words
  18. Suited Him.

    Bancrup called Joe, his only employee, into his office. "Joe," he said, "I am sorry to have to tell you that business is growing very slack and I ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. Surplus.

    "You ain't got no brains." "Ain't got no brains? Why, man Ah got brains which ain't never been used." ...

    Article : 70 words
  20. He Knew.

    Hiker: "I look upon hiking as a tonic." His Friend: "Yes, and a passing lorry as a pick-me-up, I suppose." ...

    Article : 37 words
  21. Observant.

    Judge: "After the prisoner put his fi[?]t through the window did you observe anything?" Constable: "Yes, there was a hole ...

    Article : 25 words
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