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  2. A Large ,Order ?

    The proprietor of Long’s Stores called out: “ George! Forward, please!” and a youthful assistant advanced and confronted an old ...

    Article : 689 words
  3. What Is a Bacon Pig?

    ln the course of an address at the Dunedin Winter Show, Mr. C. Hausman, president of the New Zealand Bacon Curers’ Association, said:— ...

    Article : 382 words
  4. WIFE OR CHILD?

    Lorenzo Ladines is a humble native of the Philippine Islands. But a strange streak of evil fortune that struck across his life makes him a ...

    Article : 944 words
  5. Women and Lip-Stick

    “Women are, on the whole, sweet, charming, amusing companions, excellent wives and divine girl friends. If only they would remove some of the ...

    Article : 298 words
  6. A Great Man and a Gentleman

    Lord Inchcape’s work as a public servant is amazing when viewed in the light of his multifarious interests and the personal direction he gave to his ...

    Article : 649 words
  7. Make Friends With the Stars

    Children are told to look up at the stars and to repeat the rhyme:— Twinkle, twinkle, little star; How I wonder what you are! ...

    Article : 603 words
  8. Value of Herd Testing

    The value of herd-testing cannot be reiterated too often. Mr. C. M. Hume, herd recording supervisor of the New Zealand Dairy Board, has offered some ...

    Article : 246 words
  9. BONNE-BOUCHE

    Mrs. Hoops, a tiny woman, sat at the hotel table opposite her enormous husband. Mrs. Hoops was perched on the edge of her chair, with both ...

    Article : 937 words
  10. LITTLE CAKES.

    Preserved Ginger Wheels.—Make a short pastry of 1½ cupfuls self-raising flour, ¼ lb. lard, and a little water. Roll out every thinly, and sprinkle with ...

    Article : 294 words
  11. THERE’S WITCHERY IN SANDWICHES.

    Sandwiches? Don’t say you can’t abide them. It all depends on what you put inside them! ...

    Article : 193 words
  12. IS FILM ACTING ACTING?

    It seems to me (says George Jean Nathan in the “Screen Pictorial”) that the people who believe in great film acting are the same people who believe ...

    Article : 232 words
  13. FROGS ARE USEFUL.

    Frogs may seem to exist only to make you shudder. But science has just discovered that they are actually great benefactors to mankind. ...

    Article : 150 words
  14. SOFT HATS FROM GLASS.

    Glass such as is used for milk bottles is being turned into many unusual articles by a glass company in Ohio. ...

    Article : 122 words
  15. THE HOME SENTIMENT.

    There is probably no other subject the world about which there has been so much sentiment as home. There is no fancy so dull which does ...

    Article : 144 words
  16. QUEEN OF LAKES.

    Lake Superior, in North America, is the largest expanse of fresh water in the world. Its shores and surrounding rocks are rich in silver, nickle, copper ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. SNAKES DID THE JOB.

    Thursday Island, off the Cape York linger of north eastern Australia. was. until recently, a tropical, palm-girl spot oil the map “where every prospect ...

    Article : 135 words
  18. RADIO “EAR” FOR AIRMEN.

    To provide air-liner pilots with a wireless “ear” to detect the proximity of other aircraft when in fog, and thus prevent collisions in mid-air, is the ...

    Article : 93 words
  19. Suited Him.

    Baucrup called Joe. his only employee, into his office. “Joe,” he said, “I am sorry to have to tell you that business is growing very slack and I ...

    Article : 75 words
  20. A NEWSPAPER THAT TALKS.

    Newpapers and books that talk now become possibilities as the result of the invention of “speaking paper” by an Argentine engineer (says “Popular ...

    Article : 154 words
  21. BABY DIDN’T CARE.

    A Hampshire cinema manager was roused from slumber the other night by an agitated young couple who had left a very valuable article in the ...

    Article : 261 words
  22. Cold.

    An Englishman touriug Canada was staying in a wayside hotel. One night-it was very cold and the Englishman, feeling it pretty badly, came ...

    Article : 220 words
  23. Love’s Labor Lost.

    The Rev. John Brown was in the habit, on festive occasions, of proposing the health of a certain young lady as his favorite toast. ...

    Article : 69 words
  24. Shutting Him Up.

    “This medal,” said the awful boaster, “was won for boxing, this one for football, this for swimming, this for running, this—” ...

    Article : 219 words
  25. The Surprise.

    Jimmy (very excited): “Mummy, I’ve just seen the birthday present David’s mummy has bought him—a. new baby!” ...

    Article : 213 words
  26. So True.

    “Some people thirst after fame, others after wealth, others after love,” said the romantic young man. The object of his affections was not ...

    Article : 161 words
  27. Advertising

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    Advertising : 132 words
  28. A CAKE THAT WILL KEEP.

    Take [?] lb of butter, 4 lb sugar, 6 eggs, 1 lb. each of flour, sultanas, seeded raisins, and dates, ¼ lb. of candied peel, 1 ...

    Article : 115 words
  29. Surplus.

    “You ain’t got no brains.” “Ain’t got no brains? Why, man. Ah got brains which ain’t never been used.” ...

    Article : 111 words
  30. Observant.

    Judge: “After the prisoner put his flat through the window did yon observe anything?” Constable: “Yes, there was a hole ...

    Article : 48 words
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