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  2. [Writer’s Romance.] THE END OF THE STORY

    Marjorie Harding paused in the hall to glare scornfully at the opposite flat. With equal disdain she turned up her nose, already tip-tilted by ...

    Article : 1,385 words
  3. THE STONE-MASON'S JOB.

    Strike! Strike! Strike! It is a stone-mason at work on a huge block of granite, licking it into shape with chisel and hammer, and ...

    Article : 396 words
  4. A DIFFERENT SWEET.

    The following recipes suggest something different for the menu during the next few months. Marasco Cream. — Take ½ packet ...

    Article : 976 words
  5. ANIMALS WITH EXPENSIVE APPETITES!

    Where do you get the most expensive meals? In the luxury restaurants of Europe's capitals, one would say. Not always! A reminder to the ...

    Article : 402 words
  6. REDDEST “RED SEA” IS OFF DEVON.

    Gazing out upon the British greenish-grey seas, does it ever occur to you to wonder if the Red Sea is really red, the White Sea really ...

    Article : 306 words
  7. CHILDRENS COLUMN

    Joan was walking across the lawn when she trod on a bee. Of course, she did not mean to do it, but the bee stung her just the same! She yelled ...

    Article : 155 words
  8. BILLY BUNTING MEDITATES.

    I wonder what baby thinks about, As she lies in her pram all day? Of bottles and bibs, and a toy balloon, And the two little kittens at play, ...

    Article : 121 words
  9. UPS AND DOWNS.

    Three small boys entered a village sweetshop. The shop belonged to an old woman, who hobbled through, from the back room and asked: “Well, what ...

    Article : 183 words
  10. IF WE LIVED ON ANOTHER PLANET.

    Sir James Jeans, the British astronomer, after a talk to a young audience recently, was asked how things would look if we lived on planets lit by other ...

    Article : 232 words
  11. MEASURING MICROBES.

    Research porkers in many spheres are to-day using instruments of astounding precision. To measure microbes is the function of a machine ...

    Article : 146 words
  12. JOCKEYS DON’T COUNT!

    The strangest horse-race in the world, the historic Palio of Siena, is run round the cathedral square of this little town every August, usually in ...

    Article : 178 words
  13. Most Useful Training.

    A keen-eyed but obviously poorlyeducated settler in a colony in its pioneer stage took his overgrown son to a country school. “This 'ere boy’s ...

    Article : 70 words
  14. FILM STAR’S LIFE SAVED.

    Some stars have grit. Interviewing an agent for her first film job, Marguerite Allen, a star of the Silent days, was asked if she could ride a horse. She ...

    Article : 339 words
  15. DON’T TALK ABOUT—

    Money, unless you have to. Money always frays the temper and disturbs contentment. Or friends, unless you have ...

    Article : 152 words
  16. THE WORLD’S NEW WONDERS.

    If asked to name the world’s seven wonders the ancients would probably have replied as follows:—The Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, ...

    Article : 319 words
  17. Who Says—“Third Time Lucky?”

    Nathan Brown, working in the fields on his farm, was stung by a bee. Writhing in pain, he dashed towards the house for ointment. On the garden ...

    Article : 279 words
  18. The Last Solo.

    “It’s curious,” said Hopton to his club friends, “bow coming events cast their shadows before them. I’ll wager a fiver that none of you fellows can ...

    Article : 89 words
  19. No Gain, No Loss.

    Motorist: “Hey, it’s pretty fortunate for you this happened in front of a doctor’s house.” Victim: “Yes—but I'm the doctor.” ...

    Article : 24 words
  20. VILLAGE FOR SALE IN ENGLAND.

    Although large mansions, which are often white elephants to their owners, are knocked down for a few pounds, and a short while ago the ...

    Article : 135 words
  21. Where It Goes.

    Mistress: "Did you sweep under the carpet?" Maid: "Yes, ma'am, I always sweeps everything under there.” ...

    Article : 19 words
  22. What a Yarn!

    Old Lady: “Why do you girls wear silk stockings all the time?” Young Thing: “Because you can't pull wool over men’s eyes.” ...

    Article : 123 words
  23. Corrected,

    Farmer Giles came into the kitchen to say he could not find any old clothes to put on the scarecrow. “Well,” said his wife, “our Henry ...

    Article : 88 words
  24. Slow-Motion.

    First Employer: “That Jones boy who used to work for you wants me to give him a job. Is he steady?" Second Employer: “Well, if he was ...

    Article : 71 words
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