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  2. SERIAL STORY

    In a narrow but important street in Liverpool, Goode and Barston’s shop front stretched for many yards along the pavement. No frills or laces, ...

    Article : 4,337 words
  3. ARE YOU A PURITAN?

    Like everything that has life and individuality, words have their triumphs and tragedies, their ups and downs. A word which used to be ignoble becomes ...

    Article : 540 words
  4. WORLD’S GREATEST OPTIMIST.

    Turn back the pages of history and it will be found that every forward step taken in the emancipation of the world from its miseries—some the ...

    Article : 593 words
  5. FEEDING THE BABY.

    “To feed or not to feed?” that is the question which those in charge of the sick or the convalescent must consider seriously, and, whatever the answer, ...

    Article : 1,239 words
  6. WOMAN’S WORLD.

    The first secret of success in cakemaking from a recipe is to follow the recipe exactly. The quantities must be weighed—not guessed. The point ...

    Article : 329 words
  7. Uses for Lemons.

    The juice of a lemon will remove obstinate marks from paintwork. The palnt should afterwards be washed with warm, soapy water. ...

    Article : 135 words
  8. Kitchen Lore.

    If you want your kitchen to be run successfully and without undue labor you should first make sure that everything you want is ready to hand. So ...

    Article : 169 words
  9. PEACE AT LAST.

    His heart, he knew, was very bad, and he consulted a physician. “Doctor,” he said, “tell me the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the ...

    Article : 147 words
  10. HE AGREED.

    Benevolent Party “Don’t you think fishing is a very cruel sport?” Angler: “Cruel? Well, I should say so; I’ve sat here three days and not ...

    Article : 64 words
  11. A MUSICAL COMEDY.

    The tall, long-haired youth entered the music publisher’s office carrying under his arm a small roll of paper. “Good afternoon, sir!” said the ...

    Article : 124 words
  12. THE OTHERS WERE NOT.

    An Irishman with one side of his face badly swollen stepped into Dr. Wicten’s office and inquired if the dentist was in. ...

    Article : 85 words
  13. Made With Boxes.

    In these days of cretonne draperies, endless scope is offered to the handy housewife for the conversion of boxes, allied with attractive-colored cretonne, ...

    Article : 380 words
  14. THE PUZZLE.

    A lady had advertised for a girl for general housework, and was showing an applicant over the house, She had been very liberal in her promises and ...

    Article : 125 words
  15. THE HONEYMOON.

    Commercial Traveller: “I hope you enjoyed yourself on your wedding tour?” Grocer (newly married): “I can ...

    Article : 75 words
  16. SWEET REVENGE.

    The dentist had not dealt gently with the Inspector of Taxes, and the official sat moodily at his desk, from time to time rubbing his aching jaw. ...

    Article : 84 words
  17. COME TO STAY.

    Meg (five years old) was enjoyed over a recent addition to the family and rushed out of the house to tell the news to a passing neighbor. ...

    Article : 92 words
  18. VERY POINTED.

    Visitor: “Is your clock right?” Tired Hostess (at the end of her patience and politeness): “Oh, no! That’s the one we call “The Visitor,” ...

    Article : 39 words
  19. MAKING AN IMPRESSION.

    Two actors were playing golf, and every stroke proclaimed that they were novices at the game. Several fair-sized heaps of turf had been sent ...

    Article : 266 words
  20. GOING—GONE.

    Jimson bought a business through an agent as a thorough-going concern. After six months he failed but took his trouble very lightly. ...

    Article : 255 words
  21. TIME TO PAY UP.

    Boarder: “I have named this coffee July, madam.” Landlady: “Indeed, sir! and why?” Boarder: “Because it is cold and ...

    Article : 229 words
  22. Things Worth Knowing.

    Never rinse chamois gloves in cold water, as this hardens them. They should be rinsed in luke-warm water that is slightly soapy. When washing ...

    Article : 200 words
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