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  2. Advertising

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    Advertising : 186 words
  3. Sunday Reading. THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT

    O Lord, who for our sake didst fast forty days and forty nights; give us grace to use such abstinence, that, our flesh being subdued to the spirit, we ...

    Article : 70 words
  4. Something Laugbable. THE PLACE FOR HIM.

    First tramp (under the tree): Larry. Second tramp (lying in the sun). Well? First tramp (disgustedly): Come ...

    Article : 44 words
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    Advertising : 155 words
  6. NOT TO EXCESS.

    "I am sorry to inform you that your man that took me out fishing when was down here last year. Boatman: D'ye mind me face. sir. ...

    Article : 50 words
  7. "THE IMITATION OF CHRIST"

    "It is a piece of great skill, says Thomas a Kempis, to know how to converse with Jesus; and great wisdom to know bow to keep Jesus. Ana ...

    Article : 1,045 words
  8. SURELY NOT!

    "I am sorry to [?]niform you that your son James has been playing truant," said the teacher to the boy's mother. "I don't believe it," cried the ...

    Article : 45 words
  9. EXCUSED.

    A man who discovered that he was standing on a woman's train had the presence of mind to remark: "Though I may not have the power ...

    Article : 43 words
  10. A LESSON IN MANNERS.

    A story, illustrative of the late Sarah Bernhardt's ready wit, is told of a visit to Germany. The great actress was speaking to an English journalist who ...

    Article : 155 words
  11. SARCASM

    Just as the man arrived on the platform the train moved out of the station. He made a dash for it, but as he was burdened, by two good-sized ...

    Article : 118 words
  12. THE SAME THING.

    A woman asked at a holiday resort library for a book called "The Week of Ethel." The sublibrarian failed to recognise the title, and therefore asked ...

    Article : 53 words
  13. THE PERORATION.

    "I'm sorry you do not like fathers sermons. William," said the vicars daughter. "What is the matter with them? Are they too long?" That be ...

    Article : 55 words
  14. BURNS KNEW BETTER

    "Ye think a fine lot of Shakespeare?" "I do, sir." "An' ye think he was mair clever ...

    Article : 112 words
  15. A NEW KIND OF LOAN

    A debtor, on being sued, acknowledged that he had borrowed the money, but declared that the plaintiff knew at the time that it was a ...

    Article : 66 words
  16. CHIPS AND CHAFF

    He (thinking of ways and means): "I really feel, my darling, that I am hardly justified in taking you from your father's roof!" She: "Oh, that's ...

    Article : 561 words
  17. THE REASON WHY

    "Pat what's that piece of blank paper you have in your ho[?] asked one Irishman of another. "Oh, that's a letter from my wife." ...

    Article : 57 words
  18. DESERVED TO SUCCEED

    The commercial magnate paid a surprise visit to a branch office and discovered a junior slacking "You're fired!" he shouted. "Take ...

    Article : 114 words
  19. TIT FOR TAT

    She was a very gaudily dressed lady, and she tendered the bus conductor half a crown for her penny fare with the air of a grand duchess. ...

    Article : 54 words
  20. BRIQUETTE MAKING

    A special meeting of colliery proprietors was held at Ipswicl[?]on February 29, In order to discuss the commercial possibilities of manufacturing ...

    Article : 236 words
  21. HE NEVER KNEW

    Sandy was the village reprobate who all too frequently, took a drop too much. He was the despair of his wife, and the parish minister as well, and ...

    Article : 131 words
  22. THE SAFER WAY

    Young Bill wanted to slip out of barracks—unofficially—to see his girl, and he went to his friend the sentry and stated the case. ...

    Article : 60 words
  23. TAMED VARIETY.

    A woman advertised for a caretaker for her town home, and after interviewing a large number of applicants, found one that suited her. ...

    Article : 94 words
  24. A MATTER OF DEGREE

    An amusing story is told of Lord Chief Baron Pollock. One day, at the Old Bailey, the Recorder of London, in presenting the Lord Mayor to him, ...

    Article : 159 words
  25. KNEW THE SIGNS

    A commercial traveller visiting a Glasgow warehouse made a bet with the manager that he would pick out all the married men among the ...

    Article : 90 words
  26. GROCERY PRICES

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 135 words
  27. WHY GO ABROAD?

    A rather illiterate Scottish magistrate decided to add a library to his newly built mansion, so he called at a bookseller's and asked to see the ...

    Article : 136 words
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