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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,567 words
  3. “THROUGH FIRE AND WATER.”

    The expression, "I would go through fire and water to serve you," is a survival in our speech of trial by ordeal. The ordeal by fire was generally ...

    Article : 241 words
  4. AN INNOCENT ABROAD.

    Clad in sporting attire, the young man fiddled with the two-barreled gun the farmer had given. “Is there anything to shoot down ...

    Article : 121 words
  5. BANNING THE BAND.

    The pawnshop in the High Street kept Mr. Smithson and his wife and family in a state bordering on the luxurious. ...

    Article : 195 words
  6. MISUNDERSTOOD.

    A harassed-looking man was rushing hither and thither round a large West End store In a state of nervous agitation. ...

    Article : 125 words
  7. A WOMAN ASTRONOMER.

    How many people that think that a scientific woman is a twentiethcentury product, know that Caroline Herschel was, a century and a half ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. UNCOMPLIMENTARY.

    Little Dolly knew all about the hand organ and its accompanying monkey, for she had been amusel by them frequently in the street. ...

    Article : 72 words
  9. AUNT MARIA SAYS—

    Mrs. Bottles’ son ’as got a job at a piano shop. 'E goes round with the bloke wot tunes, and 'elps ’Im to listen. ...

    Article : 110 words
  10. OUTNUMBERED.

    A third-rate theatrical company was giving a performance in which a large number of supers were engaged. The audience was very scanty, but noisily ...

    Article : 56 words
  11. DOUBLE WEIGHT.

    Patrick Flannigan and Murphy Hannigan were in a dilemma—in fact, they were in a regular Irish stew. “Shure,” exclaimed Pat, “these ...

    Article : 100 words
  12. SUSPICION.

    The strife that prevails between masters and men Is setting the man in the street’s nerves a-jangle. ...

    Article : 71 words
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    “Oh, yes,” said Mrs. Gadget proudly, "we can trace our ancestors back toto-well, I don't know exactly who, but we’ve been descending for ...

    Article : 27 words
  14. QUITE ALL RIGHT.

    An archaeologist was organising an expedition to one of the warmest parts of Asia Minor. He advertised for laborers to do the excavation work. ...

    Article : 84 words
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    Office Optimist: “Anyway, boarding bouses are not so bad. At ours, for instance, we can eat as much as we like. ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. REFERENCES IN ADVANCE.

    The prospective maid-of-all-work, recently engaged from the bureau, was stating her terms to Mrs. Newlywed, her new employer. ...

    Article : 121 words
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    The plumper worked and the helper stood looking on. He was learning the business. This was his first day. "I say,” he Inquired, “do you charge ...

    Article : 146 words
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    A girl secretary discovered that her employer and her husband did not live happlly together, their quarrels being embarrassingly frequent. She, ...

    Article : 52 words
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    “I am hopeful that you will pay me that ten shillings before the end of the week, Smithson." "That’s right, old man. Be hopeful. ...

    Article : 99 words
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