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  2. TO BANISH SMOKE.

    According to statements which hare recently been made in England, we are on the eve of the exploitation of an invention which will practically abolish smoke. ...

    Article : 161 words
  3. EIGHT DAYS ON A BOAT'S KEEL.

    Truth is oftentimes stranger than fiction—that is why the story of the overturned galliot Anna Rebecca, and the fact that her crew of three were for eight days on her ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 795 words
  4. SURGEON HERO'S DEATH.

    Dr. David Lowson, of Hull, whose death has occurred in a London nursing home, was one of the most skilful surgeons in England, and opened a career of much distinction by securing ...

    Article : 215 words
  5. FASCINATION OF THE FOX.

    A fox was seen coming down a pass in the hills followed by a rabbit, which came along at a smart pace and seemed impelled by an overpowering curiosity. Fox and rabbit presently ...

    Article : 142 words
  6. COMPULSORY MARRIAGE.

    Mayor Bennett has sent a sort of matrimonial ultimatum to the council of Fort Dodge, Iowa, and henceforth there will be plenty of weddings in that prosperous township. In his message to ...

    Article : 201 words
  7. NOVELIST BANNED BY SAILORS.

    Mr. J. B. Connolly, the novelist and eulogiser of the "Gloucester" fishermen, who, at President Roosevelt's suggestion, as previously mentioned in "The World's News," enlisted in the ...

    Article : 107 words
  8. PUZZLED M.P.

    A Liberal M.P. was addressing a meeting when a voice rang out, "What about the hebrides?" This last word, pronounced as two syllables, completely puzzled the speaker, till ...

    Article : 51 words
  9. A FORTUNE LOST.

    A remarkable story of lost opportunities was told at the Peterborough Bankruptcy Court by Charles Robert Bullard, an osier grower, St. Ives, Hunts. Debtor became interested in the ...

    Article : 131 words
  10. FEMALE POLICEMEN AT GHENT.

    The town of Ghent, of all places, is contemplating a striking innovation, which is no less than the addition of women to its force of police. For some time dogs have formed a ...

    Article : 92 words
  11. STARVED TO DEATH.

    "I say, landlord, is this a healthy neighborhood?" "I should say it was! In the past ten years only two persons have died—the doctor and the ...

    Article : 33 words
  12. DOCTOR AMPUTATES HIS OWN ARM.

    A remarkable case of presence of mind is reported from America. His left arm torn to pieces, Dr. Charles M'Cullough, a well-known Virginia physician, cat it ...

    Article : 50 words
  13. ENTITLED TO THE TIP.

    Diner: "Is it customary to tip the waiter in this restaurant?" Walter: "Why—ah—yes, sir." "Then hand me a tip. I've waited ...

    Article : 42 words
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