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  2. INTERESTING ITEMS,

    Even when clad in winter garments the weight of a smart woman’s clothing may be as little as 31b. 7ozs. There are now 1,009,203 telephones ...

    Article : 277 words
  3. DEATH RAY FOR GERMS.

    An invention of first importance in the fight against germs has been made by Dr. W. D. Coolidge, the authority on X-rays. ...

    Article : 213 words
  4. PAINTING CLOUDS FOR WEATHER FORECASTS.

    Visitors strolling along the Quai d’Orsay in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in Paris may notice at any time of the day a black-bearded man ...

    Article : 509 words
  5. DON’T DRINK MILK.

    That milk is “the salvation of the child hut the damnation of the adult” is the conviction of Prof. B. Collingwood,Lecturer on Physiology ...

    Article : 136 words
  6. FOOLING THE FAMOUS.

    The “hoax” is not yet dead, as many people who have recently paid big prices for “old masters” or “historic” relics, to which romantic ...

    Article : 546 words
  7. SNAS SOUCI.

    Outside the little villa of “Sans Souci” looked peaceful enough. The nice little gate was fully shut, the nice little lawn hadn’t a 'blade of ...

    Article : 1,546 words
  8. ‘A TRAVELLER IN NEWS.’

    A curious psychic story is related by Sir William Beach Thomas, the famous war correspondent, in his recent hook “A Traveller in News.” ...

    Article : 622 words
  9. DIVES FROM DIZZY HEIGHTS.

    The dangers of making parachute descents were vividly illustrated by a recent fatality to a young airman. In making his first descent he must ...

    Article : 453 words
  10. “FELO DE SE

    Insomnia! With sunken, bloodshot eyes he watched the dark grey sky gradually pale, turn to blue, then to pea-green, lemon and ...

    Article : 657 words
  11. STRANGE GIFTS TO STAGE FAVOURITES.

    Artists of the stage and platform often receive remarkable proofs of the esteem in which they are held by their audiences. ...

    Article : 439 words
  12. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    He: “And, mind this—no woman ever made a fool of me!” She: “Who did, then, dear?” Mother (to daughter): “Polite ...

    Article : 348 words
  13. A LAUNCHING COMEDY.

    It once happened that preparations were being made in Amsterdam for the launching of a new liner. The shipyard stood on the banks of the ...

    Article : 341 words
  14. DOCTOR’S HEART DETECTIVE.

    An experimental model of the first portable electro-cardiograph, used in studying the electric currents of the heart, has recently been ...

    Article : 242 words
  15. ELECTRICITY DON’TS.

    Don’t tinker with bare wires, even in your own home. Ambulance rides are unpleasant. Don’t leave the cord attached to ...

    Article : 144 words
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