Articles from page 6: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 719 words
  3. ORIGIN OF SERVANTS' LIVERIES

    The earliest mention of liveries is in the reign of King Pepin of France who, because of his diminutive size had bestowed upon him the rather ...

    Article : 358 words
  4. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    Cutting the bowstrings of the [?] was the ancient equivalent of spiking a battery, but a man with a spare string was still in the "fighting ...

    Article : 889 words
  5. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    There [?] only one sudden death among women to eight among men. Salt will remove tartar on the teeth, and is a tooth-powder ...

    Article : 812 words
  6. HEALTH IN THE HOME.

    Every woman knows the kind of nervous headache that crops up so distressingly just when we are looking forward to some pleasurable ...

    Article : 120 words
  7. NEW ODD, INTERESTING

    There are more muscles in the tall of a rat than in the human hand. In Madagascar everyone is clothed in silk. It is cheaper than linen. ...

    Article : 754 words
  8. HEADACHES.

    There are many things that produce headache, among them being long continued straining of the eyes, sudden excitement, bad air, and want ...

    Article : 214 words
  9. HEAT AND COLD.

    There is a very common idea that one of the secrets of maintaining good health lies in the avoidance of variation of temperature. It seems ...

    Article : 545 words
  10. ESKIMO GAMES.

    In the matter of amusements the Eskimo are not badly off. They have a form of the cup-and-ball game played there, the ball being a block of ...

    Article : 196 words
  11. CHOOSING A TITLE.

    The late Lord Strathcona used to relate how his title was chosen for him by Queen Victoria. "The Queen received me most ...

    Article : 186 words
  12. TONSORIAL ART.

    Barber: Poor Jim has been sent to a lunatic asylum." Victim (in chair): "Who's Jim?" "Jim is my twin brother, sir. Jim ...

    Article : 161 words
  13. WHEN YOU FALL FAR.

    It is quite a mistake to think that when a person falls from a great height his heart stops before ever his body touches the ground. Breathing ...

    Article : 203 words
  14. VERY THOUGHTFUL.

    Young Wife: "My dear, there is a gentleman waiting in the other room. He wants to speak to you.' He: "Do you know him?" ...

    Article : 152 words
  15. HONOR PAID.

    Richard Brinsley Sheridan, the famous dramatist and orator, was always in pecuniary straits, and constantly besieged by his creditors. ...

    Article : 126 words
  16. HOW HE WON

    It was gala[?] at the village, and among the many events was included a "pea-race." The competitors were to produce two dozen peas, and place ...

    Article : 126 words
  17. DIVORCE BY CANDLE.

    If the Burmese husband and the Burmese wife come to the conclusion that they are not suited to each other, their procedure is simple and direct. The ...

    Article : 125 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$