Professor James Long writes in the London "Daily Mail" of 19th March: Although a traveller in many countries, I know of none so backward as ...
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Article : 238 words"So your daughter has become a soloist." "Necessarily," answered Mr Cumrex, wearily. "Perhaps I ought to be thankful that the isn't a trio or a quartet." ...
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Article : 217 words"Come. -- it. do say grace and let's begin," sold George the Fourth, at a semipublic dinner to his chaplain. Barnum arranged to have music ...
Article : 117 wordsAfter a discussion of about five minutes' duration, the London County Council on 20th March decided to let the Strand crescent site to the syndicate ...
Article : 347 wordsAn American officer, Colonel Larned, suggests in the "International Quarterly" a novel plan for making enlistment popular. His scheme is that the ...
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Article : 118 wordsYoung Tourist (to Scottish boy) : Where does that road lead to my lad? Boy: A'm no shair. Tourist: And that one? ...
Article : 56 wordsA chaplain or the English navy was giving a stereo[?]con lecture on the subject, "Scenes from the Bible." He arranged with a sailor, who had a phonegraph, to accompany the ...
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The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954), Fri 1 Jun 1906, Page 7
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