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  2. PAGE of TRICKS PUZZLES, STORIES and COMPETITIONS

    Albion College was busy. It was lesson time. The headmistress, Miss Lisbon, entered the class-room of the third form and stated that her pearl ...

    Article : 474 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 106 words
  4. Imaginary Conversation

    A couple of weeks ago I was travelling from Gosford to Brooklyn. I heard two boys talking about the S.T.C. I could not catch the words of the second ...

    Article : 261 words
  5. AFTER-DINNER TRICKS

    A very surprising trick is accomplished with the aid of a small box, which the performer says contains a wax finger or a preserved finger. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 128 words
  6. The Obedient Coin

    An inverted tumbler stands upon two florins, as shown in Fig. 1. A sixpence is placed beneath the tumbler. The performer challenges any one to remove the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 71 words
  7. Cable Cricket

    The way things are going on, in a few more years we will have cricket by cable. Is there not chess by cable and telegraphy? ...

    Article : 256 words
  8. Buried Animals

    I am late, Leo, pardon me, as I could not help it. Mary! How dare you disobey me, go at once. ...

    Article : 133 words
  9. Bunch of Riddles

    Why is o the noisiest vowel?—Because all the rest of them are in "audible" (inaudible). Why is a horse that is constantly ...

    Article : 124 words
  10. The Transparent Card

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    Article : 132 words
  11. COLOR THIS PICTURE—BLOWING UP THE BALLOON.

    You will find the results of A Windy Day elsewhere in the comic. A first prize of 5/ and two consolation prizes of 2/6 [?] will be given weekly for the best picture made with paints or crayons, using the outline given here. This week the picture is called Blowing Up The Balloon. Entries must be posted not later than Fridays, and the prize-winners will be announced the following Sunday week. Cut the picture out and pasite it on white ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 129 words
  12. Coin in the Hair

    Show a sixpence and tell someone to hold out his hand for it. Swing your hand upward and bring it down into the spectator's hand with a slap. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  13. The Plum Tree's Tale

    The fruit trees of an old, uncared-for orchard were in full bloom. Of all the trees the plum tree was the most beautiful. Huge clusters of white blossoms ...

    Article : 285 words
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