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  2. CHARACTER TESTS.

    The latest error added to life is through the [?]ertiion of a portrait painter that it is to the shoulders of his sitters that he looks for ...

    Article : 278 words
  3. COLLIERY CAT'S RECORD.

    The existence of a remarkable colliery cat has been brought to light through a strike in the South Yorkshire coalfield. A half-bred Persian is ...

    Article : 240 words
  4. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    When a man is generous to a fault it is his own fault. A strong cigar will break in your pocket as easily as a weak one. ...

    Article : 268 words
  5. NOSES WORTH FORTUNES.

    Girls who used to win at the "guess-what-it-smells-of" parties of childhood will find their noses worth untold gold. A little army of ...

    Article : 364 words
  6. THE HIDDEN WILL.

    Winifred's voice sounded forced and anxious over the telephone wires. "Is that you, Jack? I'm ringing you up about Uncle Oswald. He's ...

    Article : 2,100 words
  7. WHERE THEY SETTLED?

    The following are a few of the many odd wagers that were made on a certain Presidential election in the U.S.A. The writer, however, cannot ...

    Article : 327 words
  8. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    In the crowded tramcar all eyes were turned on a man seated in a corner attired in a gorgeous fur coat, and talking pompously to the man ...

    Article : 672 words
  9. TREE TO AEROPLANE.

    The great spruce which grows in the forests of British Columbia provides the best wood for aeroplane construction. The full-grown tree is ...

    Article : 197 words
  10. GLOBE-TROTTING RATS.

    A stowaway rat was found, or rather heard, on the military areoplane which flew to India some time ago. It is supposed to have boarded the ...

    Article : 351 words
  11. EX-KAISER'S ART TREASURES.

    The former German Emperor owned hundreds of paintings coming from the brushes of the world's greatest masters, which hang upon the ...

    Article : 321 words
  12. BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

    One of the many wonders of the late war has been the increasing employment of transfusion of blood to save severely wounded men. ...

    Article : 222 words
  13. SO MUCH FOR HISTORY.

    It is surprising how often staid and influential newspapers make mistakes in history. The other day, a newspaper, published not a hundred ...

    Article : 266 words
  14. FORTUNES IN FLAGS.

    The flags displayed on Peace day must have represented an enormous fortune. Even ordinary flags are by no ...

    Article : 296 words
  15. UPPER-CUTS.

    The first recognised rules for price-fighting were compiled by the first English champion, about 1740. Old rules allowed one minute ...

    Article : 251 words
  16. MARVELLOUS BIBLES.

    The largest Bible in existence is in the Royal Library at Stockholm. the covers are made of solid planks, four inches thick, and the pages each ...

    Article : 273 words
  17. FREAK STRIKES.

    Two examples of freak strikes in New Zealand were mentioned in the course of a recent speech by Mr. M. B. Fisher, for some time Minister of ...

    Article : 126 words
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