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  2. WOMAN'S WORLD

    “Nellie B.”—Both the books you mention were written by Mrs. Henry Wood. Many thanks for your letter. "Amateur."—You will find this a good ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 284 words
  3. THE WORLD DRYING UP.

    Is the earth drying up, and shall we (meaning by “we” the human race as represented by our descendants) die of thirst? ...

    Article : 1,260 words
  4. FALLACIES ABOUT SWIMMING.

    A man who has an international reputation as a swimmer says that one of the most widely accepted of the many wrong ideas entertained regarding ...

    Article : 613 words
  5. DISEASED BONES.

    Leonard Lionel Wills is the eight year-old son of Albert Stanley Wills, a farmer of Mangatainoka, a few miles out of Pahiatua. This boy’s life has ...

    Article : 1,127 words
  6. LINCOLN'S PLUCK.

    When Abraham Lincoln was keeping a store, early in life, he bought a barrel for fifty cents. It was supposed to be empty. But a book fell out of it—a ...

    Article : 231 words
  7. USEFUL HINTS.

    Scatter salt on a carpet when sweeping, and you will not only find it has a cleansing effect, but that it also keeps away moths. ...

    Article : 568 words
  8. "CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING MR. ORKINS?"

    In the days when burglary was punished with death, there was very seldom any remission. I was in court one day at Guildford, when a respectably ...

    Article : 345 words
  9. MR. BURNS HIS OWN FOOTMAN

    The new President of the Local Government Board has lived for some years in the lower half of an unpretentious house on Lavender Hill, Battersea, and ...

    Article : 295 words
  10. A NEW OCEAN FLYER.

    Is the turbine to be superseded in ocean travel by something swifter and cheaper? Mr. Herbert Rider, the mechanical genius who invited the system of ...

    Article : 444 words
  11. LECTURER'S TRIALS.

    One of the most popular lecturers of to-day, Mr. Harry Furniss, has had many adventures in connection with the work. There was an embarrassing occasion, for ...

    Article : 241 words
  12. A WILY OLD LADY.

    An old lady was unfortunate enough to have an old hen run over by the first car that passed in the London to Folke-stone run. ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. A GREAT RISK.

    Walking along a lane one day, a village rector noticed an old man in front of him hobbling along as fast as his legs could carry him. Seeing that it was ...

    Article : 222 words
  14. PUBLICATIONS.

    From Mr. P. B. Fitzgerald I have received “Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal” for March. With this number are given away four paper patterns, including a cycling ...

    Article : 48 words
  15. Advertising

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    Advertising : 141 words
  16. WOMEN WORKERS.

    The question of payment to women who go out into the busy circles of wage-earners is one that is assuming serious proportions. The idea that women and ...

    Article : 511 words
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