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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 171 words
  3. MUSICAL GOSSIP.

    Miss Amy Castles and her concert party repeated the Melbourne successes at Ballarat, which city ((Messrs. J. and N. Tait having secured the use of the new concert hall there) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,860 words
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    Advertising : 484 words
  5. Science in Practice.

    particulars of the discovery in Portugal a short time ago of mineral deposits, which proved rich in radium, show that the deposits are situated near Guards, adjacent to the main ...

    Article : 154 words
  6. Longer Life.

    As a result of investigations which he had been pursuing at St. Mary's Hospital, London. during June last, Dr. Distaso. of Paris, declared that the theory of Professor Metchnikoff, of the ...

    Article : 547 words
  7. Cremation.

    Cremation in various forms is a custom of great antiquity, but in Europe it never seems to have been the common way of disposing of the dead; but was reserved as a mark of special ...

    Article : 330 words
  8. Some Stories.

    Mark Twain at a dinner at the Authors' Club the other day said: "Speaking of fresh, eggs, I am reminded of the town of Squash. In my early lecturing days I went to Squash to lecture ...

    Article : 136 words
  9. WOULDN'T WAKE HIM.

    A small boy, about 5 years old, was taken ito an entertainment by his mother the other evening. It was 10.30 o'clock when they reached home, and the little fellow was very tired ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. HUMAN BEINGS AND METALS.

    Professor E. K. Mueller, a Swiss engineer, has for some time been conducting experiments in the varying electrical resistance of persons. In the course of his work. Professor ...

    Article : 344 words
  11. 3/- A WEEK FOR FIVE PEOPLE.

    A painful story of poverty was told at Poplar (London) Croner's Court on July 15, when Dr.James Godding held an inquest on a child 9 weeks old, whose death was due, according to ...

    Article : 191 words
  12. IRRITANT WOODS.

    An interesting case was reported by the "Lancet" some time ago, in which an acute irritation of the skin was traced to contact with satinwood. The trouble appeared among ...

    Article : 151 words
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    Advertising : 101 words
  14. PREJUDICING THE JURY.

    A prisoner at the sessions had been duly convicted of theft, when it was seen, on "proving previous convictions," that he had actually been in prison at the time the theft was committed. ...

    Article : 60 words
  15. CAN LIFE BE REKINDLED?

    Life is continuous from one generation to the next, but late observations have shown its resumption after being apparently brought to a complete stop. Professor Paul Becquerel has ...

    Article : 167 words
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    Advertising : 150 words
  17. DESCRIBING COMPLAINTS.

    Some of the Italian employees of the mammoth smelter in Shasta County have queer ideas of "English as she is spoke." A recent applicant for attention at the company hospital, when ...

    Article : 57 words
  18. NO YE DON'T.

    A young country chap once got a job in a city grocery. He was very cautious in his new berth—they had told him at home that the city people would try to josh him because he was ...

    Article : 89 words
  19. BEING RUN OVER.

    Useful hints for those who are about to be run over were given at Wandsworth County Court by Mr. Arthur O'Connor, a professional strong man. Mr. O'Connor was cycling in the ...

    Article : 156 words
  20. NOT A MORTUARY.

    John Snobbins, the cobbler, recently christened his establishment "The Boot Hospital." A customer of a kindred lightsome spirit brought him a pair of boots which would have ...

    Article : 87 words
  21. EFFECTIVE PLAN.

    A professional man in town who regards his time as valuable has devised an effective plan for handling obstreperous and persistent conversationalists. He has on his desk a small ...

    Article : 221 words
  22. ORIGIN OF "THE BLUES."

    As we recently pointed out, the doctors have discovered that what is vulgarly known as the "blues," .the "pip," or the "hump," Is really a disease. After more investigations they have ...

    Article : 207 words
  23. SABBATH BREAKING.

    Of Sabbath breaking north of the Tweed there is the story of the Scot and bis wheel-barrow, which has been . fathered upon Sir, Archibald Geikie. Donald was hammering away at the ...

    Article : 88 words
  24. SAVED BY HEIFER.

    Jacob Pugh, an English farmer, of Wirral, Cheshire, has had a terrifying experience. While passing through a field, he was attacked by a cow, which tossed him some distance.The ...

    Article : 115 words
  25. PUT BUTTTONS ON MB.

    Three doctors were operating on a man for appendicitis. After the operation was completed one of the doctor missed a small sponge. The patient was re-opened, the sponge found ...

    Article : 95 words
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