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  2. Funny Fragments. Name for Baby.

    "Charlie," said the young mother. "I've decided on a name for baby. We will call her Imogen." Papa was lost in thought for a few ...

    Article : 95 words
  3. Gathered Grain.

    London has 2,300 miles of sewers, Paris only 400. British railways carry 350,000 tons, of fish in a year. ...

    Article : 772 words
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  5. Place Was Filled.

    At a seance the other day, when the lights had been turned low,, the medium was describing a tall,dark-eyed, handsome spirit, with long moustaches and his hair parted ...

    Article : 183 words
  6. Chips and Chaff.

    The Cynic—"Ah, poor man, he's gone over to the silent majority!" Jones—"Dead?" The Cynic—"No Married." "No, Sir," said a passenger on a ...

    Article : 810 words
  7. Try Tour Temper Machine.

    The passenger on the railway platform while waiting for his train had tried each of the penny-in-the-slot machines. At last he found one that would not work, and he ...

    Article : 93 words
  8. Why Robert Ran

    It was a case of furious driving in which the red haired man in the dock was concerned. "Defendant," said the magistrate, " you ...

    Article : 184 words
  9. Trick With an Apple.

    A gentleman was walking down one of the streets of Birmingham, when he saw a boy place a large apple on some steps, and then retire some distance away. The ...

    Article : 99 words
  10. Question of Ages.

    "Well," said the red-nosed man sitting opposite in the train the other evening, and bringing a podgy forefinger down on his knee for emphasis; "well, speaking of ...

    Article : 150 words
  11. Bribery and Corruption.

    A story of political bribery is told in a contemporary. An Irishman, so the tale runs, received a rather strong-smelling hare just before polling day. He hummed and ...

    Article : 72 words
  12. Monster Fieryiro

    A small hall in Oldham not long ago became suddenly famous. Great bills were plastered on the walls outside, bearing the announcement: ...

    Article : 199 words
  13. Soldier's Triplets.

    An old soldier who had served his twenty one years was discharged at Portsmouth He went to the station with his wife and children, and demanded three half-fare ...

    Article : 85 words
  14. Good Old Umpire.

    Many stories are told about the decisions of cricket umpires. Here is one. In a certain match the home team had secured the services of a local umpire with ...

    Article : 166 words
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  16. Jack Was Always Free.

    A day or so ago a sailor entered a wellknown bank in Hull. Having got fairly inside he hailed the clerk with:—"What cheer, matey?" How's your ...

    Article : 180 words
  17. How It Was Done.

    'A boy was summoned to testify in a case of assault, in which one man had hit another with a shovel. A host of witnesses had been called, who " beat about the bush" ...

    Article : 254 words
  18. But He Kept the Gold.

    Two yokels drew up in a four-wheeler opposite a famous exhibition in London. One, having alighted, timidly approached the cabman, and tendered him one shilling ...

    Article : 163 words
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