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  2. LIPTON'S PROPHECY.

    There is a remarkable interview with Sir Thomas Lipton in the current issue of "Golf Illustrated and Outdoor Sport," with regard to the ...

    Article : 116 words
  3. WEIGHT CARRYING.

    For an ordinary man, a weight not exceeding 48lb. could be carried twenty-five miles if the temperature does not exceed sixty degrees, ...

    Article : 90 words
  4. BRITAIN'S LONELIEST POSSESSION.

    It was announced in England early in August that a mail would probably leave for Tristan da Cunha towards the end of the month. ...

    Article : 95 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 410 words
  6. NEW WORLD'S TROTTING RECORD.

    A new world's trotting record, has been established by Mr. H. Smith, of Chigwell, Essex, at the meeting of the National Trotting Horse Breeders' ...

    Article : 82 words
  7. MARRIED LIFE BEST.

    Taking the whole of the married men and the whole of the unmarried men from the age of twenty to the close of life, it is computed that the ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. FRENCH PRESIDENT'S FUTURE.

    Usually when a French President finishes his eight years' term, of office he retires into privacy. There are quietly living in France today ...

    Article : 102 words
  9. CROCODILE BIRDS.

    Two or three species, of birds are known to accompany, the crocodile whenever he appears above water. Many a hunter has had his prospects ...

    Article : 78 words
  10. THERE WERE OTHERS.

    "So our engagement is at an end?" said the blonde youth. "It is certainly at an end," replied the fickle brunette. ...

    Article : 50 words
  11. SEASIDE QUESTIONS.

    When the kiddies ask why the sea is so salt, tell them that the earth is full of salt, and that the rivers dissolve it and carry it down to the sea. ...

    Article : 312 words
  12. BANK'S SECRETS.

    Giving evidence before the Select Committee, on Dormant Bank Balances and Unclaimed Securities--the many and valuables whose owners ...

    Article : 162 words
  13. Advertising

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    Advertising : 689 words
  14. WIDOWS' HOUSES.

    The house shortage at Ashford, Kent, is so acute that, when a man dies, his widow is immediately besieged by callers inquiring whether ...

    Article : 96 words
  15. WHERE CONFIDENCE WAVERS.

    "Figures won't lie!" declared the statistician. "Maybe you're right," answered the mild-mannered citizen. "And ...

    Article : 37 words
  16. MORE ECONOMY.

    A Scotchman and his wife were going from Leith to London by boat. When off the Yorkshire coast a great storm arose, and the vessel had ...

    Article : 100 words
  17. A LITTLE OUTING.

    A twelve-year-old girl was until a a few weeks ago an inmate, of a certified home in Bath, from which she absconded, and broke into a house ...

    Article : 121 words
  18. AUDIBLE LIGHT.

    The manner in which light can be made audible was demonstrated recently by Dr. Fournier d'Albe at the British Scientific Products Exhibition ...

    Article : 163 words
  19. "GETTING" HIS AUDIENCE.

    An evangelist, who was conducting nightly services, announced that on the following evening he would speak on the subject of "Liars." He ...

    Article : 109 words
  20. MAN-DRIVEN 'PLANE.

    Many attempts have been made to discover an, aeroplane which can be driven like a bicycle, solely by manpower. but so far without success. ...

    Article : 164 words
  21. THE BIG RACE OF 1920.

    Sir Thomas Lipton has already challenged the New York Yacht Club, and is going to make a fresh attempt to take back to England the cup lost ...

    Article : 194 words
  22. WOMEN'S ELDORADO.

    There is at present an extraordinary shortage of women workers in New York, due partly to the number of girls getting married or going back ...

    Article : 173 words
  23. AN EXPERIENCED CHILD.

    Teacher: "Now, children, here's an example in mental arithmetic. How old would a person be who was born in 1888?" ...

    Article : 36 words
  24. RABBIT SKINS.

    "Fur faking is a far more extensive business than the public can possibly realise," said a member of a firm of well-known London furriers ...

    Article : 163 words
  25. DOING WITHOUT WAITERS.

    A waiterless table was recently exhibited in the U.S.A. Miniature electric railways somewhat on the cash carrier system connect each table in ...

    Article : 123 words
  26. HIS CHIEF TROUBLE.

    There is an elevator man in an office-building. who is among a large number of public servants who resent needless questions. ...

    Article : 97 words
  27. SOME PEOPLE DO WASTE TIME.

    "Where were you this morning?" "I went for a walk." "And did you get it?" "I had it." ...

    Article : 35 words
  28. TRY THIS RECIPE.

    "To give the face a good colour," says an exchange, "get a pot of rouge and a rabbit's foot. Bury them two miles from home, and walk out ...

    Article : 46 words
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