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    The human monstrosity picture above is presumed to have supernatural powers by the Hindus, who worship him almost as they would a deity. Deformed of arms, deformed in tho lees, and nearly 100 years old, he exerts a strange influence over his countrymen, and thousands— ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
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    The grotesque-looking something that appears above these lines is a German sculptor's idea of what a "runner" looks like in full flight. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 40 words
  4. WOMEN ARE CALLED "DEMORALIZERS OF THE MALE," AND ARE BLAMED FOR BRITAIN'S ATHLETIC DECADENCE, AND MOST OF ENGLAND'S OTHER TROUBLES, TOO

    A denunciation of British womanhood—as bitter and scathing as any in history—has just been made by Mr. F. A. Mitchell-Hedges, the explorer, who demands a "male revival," and who insists, "worship of women is one of the most definite signs of degeneracy," and adds that "it marks an era ...

    Article : 678 words
  5. 60 Years a Barber to Royalty

    The publicity that has befallen the Sandringham estates and vicinity since the death of Queen Alexander, has resulted in the discovery of the oldest hairdresser in England. He is Charles Howlett, the 85-year-old Royal barber, who, for nearly 60 ...

    Article : 244 words
  6. VICTOR HUGO CALLED "MEDIOCRE WRITER" IN LETTERS OF SAINTE BEUVE

    Are you still of the opinion that Victor Huge was a great writer? If so, then do not read the unpublished letter of Sante Beuve, which the ...

    Article : 193 words
  7. Maybe this was Jonah's Private Whale

    How a fish prevented a ship from sinking and thereby saved the lives of her crew of fifty-seven was related on the ...

    Article : 181 words
  8. Caustic Reply Comes as Answer to Klein's Article, Which Praised France and Flayed Germany

    Reader of "Sunday Times," signing Himself "German Friend," Replies to Statements of the French Author, which appeared in the "Sunday Times" last week, and which Challenged ...

    Article : 558 words
  9. SHEIKS OF ARABY, FAT AND GREASY, DISLIKE THIN GIRLS, SAYS BRITISH WOMAN EXPLORER

    The Arabian sheik loves fat women and one of the safest places in the world for a white woman is in the tent of a real sheik. This was the startling information given out by Rosita Forbes, intrepid British explorer and traveller, when she paid a brief visit to this city after ...

    Article : 244 words
  10. GREEK POLICE ORDER WOMEN TO COVER THEIR LEGS

    Legs are to be covered in Greece, according to the latest decree of the Prefect of Police in Athens, which says that no ...

    Article : 208 words
  11. APPEAL FOR RESTORATION OF LOST BEAUTY OF ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE

    An appeal for the restoration of the lost beauty of the English countryside is made by E. Guy Dawber, president of the Royal Institute of Architects. He ...

    Article : 278 words
  12. "WORLD WON'T END FOR MILLION BILLION YEARS"

    Our world has lived only half a millionth of its allotted span, and that there is every reason to believe that the human race has a lifetime of nearly a ...

    Article : 133 words
  13. BOOTLEGGERS IN U.S.A. NOW MAKING LIQUOR.

    Less than 2 per cent. of the liquor captured by Federal Prohibition forces is the genuine, unadulterated product, as unadvertised on the label, according to a ...

    Article : 153 words
  14. MADE NOSE FROM FINGERS OVER THIRTY YEARS AGO

    Plastic surgery is not entirely new. Over thirty years ago a man's finger was transplanted on to his face to form a new nose. ...

    Article : 148 words
  15. Operates on Airman's Heart while He Chats with His Nurse

    An astonishing story of how the life of a British airman was saved by exposing his heart and operating on it while he was fully conscious, is told by ...

    Article : 111 words
  16. FISH DEALER'S SON AWES BURMAH WITH ELOQUENCE

    A sensation has been created in the Burmah district by the appearance of a prodigy, the five-year-old son of a Burmese fish dealer, who is said to be ...

    Article : 123 words
  17. New and Astonishing Revelations Concerning Loss of H.M.S. Hampshire and Disappearance of Lord Kitchener

    At five o'clock on the afternoon of Monday, June 5, 1916, H.M.S. Hampshire, with Lord Kitchener on board, left her anchorage at Scapa Flow, in ...

    Article : 1,162 words
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    This remarkable lamp, which does not cast a shadow on work, has proved invaluable for surgical operations, laboratory work, and all other work where the operator has to get close to the job. A lamp of high candle power is fitted in the centre of an inverted bowl of sheet metal. Around ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 133 words
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