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  2. WILD WELLS.

    A petroleum company purchased a piece of land near Ardmore Oklahoma, and soon found that it covered oil in abundance. The shareholders ...

    Article : 351 words
  3. WHAT IS A TON?

    People sometimes talk about ships "weighing" so many tons, with the mistaken idea that a ton of ship as much the same as ton of coal. ...

    Article : 197 words
  4. HARNESSING THE DESERT.

    The suggestion was made recently that the Sahara might become the greatest power-station in the world by the utilisation of the heat of its. ...

    Article : 163 words
  5. WHY YOU DO IT!

    Every man or woman has certain habits, or tricks of mannerism, but few trouble to think out why they do these things. For instance, when one ...

    Article : 504 words
  6. A WEIRD WATCH LEGEND

    Until comparatively modern times the wearing of a watch, was considered a proof of the owner's gentility, though the invention can be traced ...

    Article : 230 words
  7. SENTENCED TO CHURCH.

    Our modern system of fines may be more civilized than some of the methods used by our ancestors to deter people from following certain bad ...

    Article : 238 words
  8. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    "I feel, sure that, I am now at the end of my troubles," declared the opmist. "Which end'?". asked the pessimist. ...

    Article : 871 words
  9. FANCY DRESS PRISONERS.

    A strange appearance in Court was seen, at Bow Street recently, when fifty-nine revellers stood in the dock as a result of a raid on a night-club, ...

    Article : 853 words
  10. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    For boiling cracked eggs, save all your greaseproof paper. When an egg is cracked wrap the paper round it, screwingy the paper up at the top. ...

    Article : 615 words
  11. INTERESTING-ITEMS.

    The first woman Governor of an American State, Mrs. Fergusson, of Tevas, has signed a Hill making it illegal to wear a mask in public. ...

    Article : 325 words
  12. "A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH."

    The other day there was a minor mix-up in a busy street. A girl, carrying what looked like packets of samples, slipped, and the packets ...

    Article : 836 words
  13. A DOG'S DIET.

    When all is said and done the question of feeding a dog practically resolves itself into what not to give him. The dog is a born scavenger, ...

    Article : 766 words
  14. "DOLES" THAT DUMFOUND.

    Several hundred poor and infirm old people of Pinner have each received a substantial surprise present of about twenty pounds in cash. ...

    Article : 822 words
  15. HOW OLD IS THE EARTH?

    Many attempts have been made to determine the age of the earth. Edmund Halley, the astronomer, en deavoured to calculate the age from ...

    Article : 242 words
  16. "THE DIVINE STONE."

    Jade is the fashionable stone at present, and the price has gone up in sympathy with the demand for this polished green quartz. What is ...

    Article : 282 words
  17. LONDON'S LEANING DOME

    No one knew until recently that London has its leaning tower. Now it is believed by experts that the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral was ...

    Article : 260 words
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