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  2. MIDGET SETS.

    A man asks for half a pound of butter or a saucepan often without considering the brand or type. A wireless produces music and speech—that ...

    Article : 333 words
  3. THE TRAGIC SCANDAL OF JEAN DUPLESSIS.

    It is an old saying that the noblest of animals brings out the worst in man. This was never better demonstrated than in the case of Jean ...

    Article : 532 words
  4. OUT-OF-THE WAY FACTS ABOUT IRON WAYS.

    World’s queerest railway accident—. Bulgarian train derailed by heap of rose petals dropped from lorry on way to scent factory. Your chance of being ...

    Article : 394 words
  5. SPIES ON THE WING.

    Perhaps the bravest fighter in time of war is the unsung flying spy of the Secret Service (says Captain W. E. Johns in “Pearson’s”). ...

    Article : 813 words
  6. The SKIPPER OF THE ROARING MEG

    It was a weird scene. On either hand the sides of the gully rose precipitously and culminated in the ridge-tops along which the mountaineers’ fires ...

    Article : 3,655 words
  7. THE NELSON GOLD ROBBERY.

    It is necessary to go back nearly three-quarters of a century for the story of what is known in history as the “Nelson Gold Robbery.” It ...

    Article : 295 words
  8. DON’T THROW COLD WATER

    Don’t go through life as a “wet blanket.” Don’t dim the light of enthusiasm in your small son’s eyes when he comes home full of some ...

    Article : 248 words
  9. KNITTING GOOD FOR NERVES.

    If you are a knitter, you probably have a good temper and never get flustered. This discovery has been made by ...

    Article : 380 words
  10. SO THIS IS MAN!

    Enough water to fill a ten-gallon barrel; enough fat for several bars of soap; carbon for 9000 lead pencils: phosprorus for 2200 match-heads; iron ...

    Article : 120 words
  11. AN EFFICIENT INDOOR AERIAL.

    Since it is obvious that we cannot all have good outside aerials whether we need them or not, it is as well to know of some satisfactory and more ...

    Article : 144 words
  12. THE ELEPHANT OF LONG AGO.

    It was the last week of the pantomime, and the stage manager was rushing around excitedly. The “Grand Stupendous Scene of a Palace in ...

    Article : 96 words
  13. HE KNEW.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 49 words
  14. She Took Notice.

    An inspector one day visited a country school taught by a young lady, and in the course of the lesson said:— “Now, children, I wish you to take ...

    Article : 181 words
  15. The National Trait.

    Sandy joined a golf club and was told by the professional that if his name was on his golf balls and they were lost, they would be returned to ...

    Article : 85 words
  16. Too Hasty.

    “Poor old Solomon! His wife hit him with a rolling-pin last night” “What was the trouble? I always thought them such an affectionate ...

    Article : 72 words
  17. A Runner.

    First Boarder: “Why does the farmer call his prize pig ‘Ink’?” Second Boarder: “I don’t know. It isn’t black.” ...

    Article : 103 words
  18. True to Life.

    “All the mechanical toys you make seem to be very successful,” said the visitor. “Yes,” said the inventor. “I’ve onluy ...

    Article : 49 words
  19. Wait and See.

    Old Lady: “I want you to take back that parrot you sold me. I find that he swears very badly.” Bird Dealer: “Well, madam, you ...

    Article : 51 words
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