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  2. This is WHERE WE SMILE

    IT was the evening after the hight before. "How did you find yourself this morning" asked one wan participator of another. "Easily," ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 719 words
  3. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 855 words
  4. Wirelessed

    IF the summer a gentleman and his family boarded at a farm. The next year he wrote to the farmer: "There are several little ...

    Article : 80 words
  5. PRESENTS OF MIND.

    The small son of the house had just informed his parents that he had been dreaming during the night. "Well, and what did you dream ...

    Article : 88 words
  6. In The Smoker

    THE newly-married man sat at the tea-table, in Hie middle of which was his wife's first cake. ...

    Article : 114 words
  7. NEWLY WED.

    She was a sweet and charming girl, married only a few days, and could not be expected to know much about polonies. ...

    Article : 50 words
  8. AND SO HE HAD.

    There was one man in the club whom all the other members tried their best to avoid whenever they saw him coming. ...

    Article : 103 words
  9. TREATED AS A PUPIL.

    She had achieved a great reputation as a teacher of singing and to her pupils she was often the reverse of complimentary. ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. THE CATCH.

    A firm of match manufacturers adopted a novel advertising idea. They sent out a man with authority to hand a guinea to any person he came ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. PARALYSED.

    "Give me a kiss," he pleaded. She did not reply. "Won't you please give me a kiss?" be asked again. Still no answer. ...

    Article : 50 words
  12. MONEY NO OBJECT.

    Mr. Nuriteh had suddenly come into a large sum of money. One day he was passing a furniture shop when four oM chairs caught, and held his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 130 words
  13. GOOD ADVICE.

    A man who was suffering from neural­gia went to a dentist to have teeth drawn. The dentist, after looking at his ...

    Article : 62 words
  14. FANCY DRESS.

    "I've got to go to a fancy-dress ball next week," said the red-faced man, sipping his whisky and soda. "I want to be certain no one will recognise me. ...

    Article : 50 words
  15. HAD TO SLOW DOWN!

    A man nearly 80 years old walked 10 miles from his home to an adjoining town. When he reached his destination ne was greeted with astonishment by ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. PUZZLED HIM.

    For three solid hours the hoarse-voiced sergeant had been lecturing his men on the duties of a soldier, and he thought it was time to see how much they had ...

    Article : 89 words
  17. FISHY.

    John had been an abstainer for 20 years, but fell from the ways of grace. He sent his boy for a bottle of whisky. "But," [?]d the hotel proprietor ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. MUCH FROM LITTLE.

    Diminutive Mr. Minor was introducing bis six-foot-three son to friends at the club. Addressing an old acquaintance, the ...

    Article : 61 words
  19. FOREWARNED.

    Smith was a quiet sort of chap who greatly appreciated the comforts of borne life. When he heard that his wife's ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. ALL OF THEM.

    With his shoes clasped firmly in his hand and his eyes glued to the stairs in front or hint, the late-returning husband endeavoured to make as little ...

    Article : 98 words
  21. ONLY FALLOWED IT.

    "Could you do something for a poor old sailor!" asked the seedy-looking wanderer at the gate. "Poor old Sailor!" echoed the woman ...

    Article : 59 words
  22. No title

    Defending Lawyer: "Although my client absconded with the total funds of the club of which he was secretary, and although he used those funds to winter in Ceylon, I would plead in his favour that he did not omit to send each subscriber on his books a tasteful and by no means ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  23. NOT THE TYPE.

    An American film producer was looking out for a man to play the part of Lord Nelson. One candidate for the part had mislaid ...

    Article : 93 words
  24. SIGNS OF APPROVAL.

    "Good evening, sir," said the parson to one of his flock. "Did you hear my sermon on Should the Psalms be altered!" ...

    Article : 56 words
  25. BOTH GUILTY.

    They had made resolutions for the New Year. He promised to rive up smoking and she resolved to spend no more money on apparent bargains. To ...

    Article : 142 words
  26. SOMETHING LIKE A CAR.

    A Government representative was sent to place a considerable order with a firm producing a popular type of motor car. "Select one where yon please," said ...

    Article : 132 words
  27. HER PASSION.

    A woman was discussing a house party she had given, "You know," she said, "Mrs. H. came, but she was a great nuisance. ...

    Article : 73 words
  28. THE TIME TEST.

    Two Scots were discussing the domestic troubles of a friend. "That woman leads puir Sandy an awful life," said one. ...

    Article : 117 words
  29. GOOD HEAVENS!

    The minister had said grace, and the four-year-old daughter of the hostess looked up and said: "That's not the kind of grace my papa says." ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. AN ALSO RAN.

    The bookmaker was paying out on the last race of an unfortunate day. He had been hard hit, and he was honest to enough to confess he had only £30 in ...

    Article : 154 words
  31. GOOD OPPORTUNITY.

    Minister: "I wish to announce that on Wednesday evening the Ladies' Aid will hare a rummage sale. This is a chance for all the ladies of the ...

    Article : 57 words
  32. A GOOD MEMORY.

    "Oh, mamma!" exclaimed small Billy, "see how fat Aunt Lilly has grown!" "Yes, dear," said his mother, "but ...

    Article : 68 words
  33. NOT WORTH WHILE.

    Little Leslie had returned from school with his term's report, which hit father studied in silence. "Leslie," he remarked, when he had ...

    Article : 96 words
  34. HER MISTAKE.

    The street swarmed with jostling crowds of sale-time shoppers when an old lady approached a policeman outside a large drapery establishment. ...

    Article : 96 words
  35. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 217 words
  36. THAT WAS ALL.

    There had been a burglary, and a police-inspector was staking a list of the things that had been stolen. "Ten spoons, six forks, a clock, and ...

    Article : 75 words
  37. No title

    One ef tie few remaining pedestrians (recovering): "Excuse me, what make is your car?" Motorist: "A Widgeley-Budge." One of the few remaining dedestrians: "Really? How very peculiar! The name make as last time!" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 33 words
  38. "GOING, GOING—"

    She was married to a well-known scientist, who had already made a name for himself in the world of research, and naturally she was rather proud of her ...

    Article : 123 words
  39. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 147 words
  40. COLD COMFORT.

    It was time young man declared his love and the girl led him to a dim part of the ballroom behind a clump of palms. ...

    Article : 109 words
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