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  2. Feeding the Seagulls

    Clapham Common, two miles southwest of Vauxhall Bridge, three miles from the Houses of Parliament, was made notorious by the Stinie Morrison ...

    Article : 301 words
  3. An Ancient Country Craft

    A good many country crafts are in danger of extinction to-day (writes a craftsman). Among them are the arts of "hedge-laying" and "stone-walling.” ...

    Article : 788 words
  4. Dumpling Recipes

    Gooseberry or Rhubarb Dumplings. —These may be made in the same way as boiled or baked apple dumplings, using plenty of moist brown sugar to ...

    Article : 513 words
  5. Land Wastage in Yorkshire

    A dictionary gives various meanings for the word warp, but to people living along the lower reaches of the Rivers Ouse and Trent in Yorkshire and ...

    Article : 332 words
  6. The Perfect Wife

    A woman reader has asked me to state my ideal of “the perfect wife.” A Delicate Task. The writer who takes Woman for ...

    Article : 1,770 words
  7. Beds—Ancient & Modern

    It has been computed that man spends about a quarter of his life asleep. The ratio was probably greater in the dark ages before the ...

    Article : 352 words
  8. A MOTHER'S PROBLEM.

    How is she to be managed so that she will get through the difficult years ahead of her as smoothly as possible? Practically the whole of her future ...

    Article : 530 words
  9. Naming the Flowers

    Many charming legends have helped to christen flowers. Narcissus was a beautiful youth beloved by the nymph Echo. But, as he ...

    Article : 223 words
  10. Overtook Him.

    A wizened little man charged his wife with cruel and abusive treatment. His better half, or in this case better two-thirds, was a big, square-jawed ...

    Article : 90 words
  11. The Best Agent.

    Stranger: "Who is the best [?] agent in your town?" Town Yokel: “I don’t know, but I think Dr. Pellet must be. He ...

    Article : 420 words
  12. JAPANESE BROADCASTING.

    Broadcasting in Japan is controlled by a company similar to the British Broadcasting Company, which has a State monopoly. No advertising on the ...

    Article : 444 words
  13. FROM COIF TO WIG.

    The lawyer’s dress comes from Ills distant connection with the clergy. During the Middle Ages, the practice of law was confined to the clergy, who ...

    Article : 142 words
  14. Certainly Not.

    Employer: "I hope you don’t sit and twiddle your thumbs when I’m not in the office?” Typist: "Oh. no, Mr, Jones. I have ...

    Article : 144 words
  15. AN ANCIENT MOSAIC FLOOR.

    A Mosaic floor, believed to be 2000 years old, has been unearthed at Alexandria while builders were sinking the foundations of the English girls’ ...

    Article : 175 words
  16. PALESTINE'S POPULATION.

    Palestine has witnessed an amazing growth of immigrants since 1922. The present population is 1,336,000, of whom the Arabs number 910,000 and ...

    Article : 164 words
  17. Obvious!

    The ex-boxer was showing a friend an album which he prized. "In this,” said he, "I keep cuttings and photos concerning all my various fights.” ...

    Article : 92 words
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