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  2. AUSTRALIA AND ITS INDUSTRIES.

    Mr. T. M. Burke addressed the members of the Victorian Institute of Advertising Men at the weekly meeting on June 10, at Anzac House, on ...

    Article : 1,023 words
  3. TOO BIG A DOSE.

    “Seen it?” asked the little man with the soapy moustache, sharply, as I lowered my newspaper. “Isn’t it wicked?” “It’s execrable,” I snorted, my cheeks ...

    Article : 1,039 words
  4. THE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE.

    “It is announced that the first locomotive ever made in England is to be sold” says the “Daily Telegraph.” “This is the steam carriage which ...

    Article : 218 words
  5. JERSEY BREEDERS’ ASSOCIATION.

    A council meeting of the above association was held at Collins House on Wednesday, June 11, Mr. Trevor Harvey presiding, and there was a good ...

    Article : 967 words
  6. DRUDGE WIVES OF CHINA.

    Strange and fascinating stories of little-known China are told in “China, Yesterday and To-day,” by Professor E. T. Williams (Harrap). One of the ...

    Article : 642 words
  7. WISHED HE HAD KNOWN.

    A slater, who was engaged repairing the roof of the manse, was suffering from a severe headache through imbibing a little too freely the previous ...

    Article : 121 words
  8. THE TABLES TURNED.

    Farmers have been frequently told by their advisers that they should pattern their methods after those of industry in order to increase ...

    Article : 268 words
  9. TELLING TEACUP FORTUNES.

    The custom of telling fortunes from, tea-leaves left in the cup is by no means on the wane. It is a simple matter to memorise most of the signs, ...

    Article : 156 words
  10. A CURE FOR SNORING.

    After twenty-seven years’ study of the respiratory organs, Dr. George Gautier, a well-known French scientist, claims to have discovered a remedy ...

    Article : 78 words
  11. WATCH FOR CLOGGED OIL HOLES.

    The connecting-rod bearing had burned out and a new one was installed. This burned out almost immediately and though the crank shaft ...

    Article : 143 words
  12. A TABLE MYSTERY.

    A little girl was with her parents at luncheon, and had her hands demurely under the table. Suddenly she said: ...

    Article : 78 words
  13. THEN HE FLEW.

    A private in a certain regiment in India became so accustomed to being put in the guard-room for drunkenness that the colonel, to punish him more ...

    Article : 593 words
  14. STAYING THE COURSE.

    “On with the dance—with intervals for refreshments,” was the order of the evening, and the young man who seldom went to dances was having ...

    Article : 573 words
  15. HARD STARTING.

    Often a flivver engine will be hard to start after a cold night. This trouble is caused by congealed oil between the clutch discs, and the remedy is to ...

    Article : 66 words
  16. ELECTRICAL TROUBLES.

    When the ammeter shows that the electrical system is not functioning as it should, a voltmeter offers a simple and quick method of ...

    Article : 170 words
  17. A LONG HUNT FOR PIECES OF CHINA.

    The Queen recently saw for the first time some rare pieces of old china which she commissioned Mr. Arthur Amor, the antiquary, to purchase for ...

    Article : 395 words
  18. THEIR ACQUAINTANCESHIP.

    A smartly dressed young fellow in a tram car, seeing a young lady whom he thought to be impressed with his personal charms, crossed over and took ...

    Article : 320 words
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