Articles from page 4: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. THE WEALTH OF THE ROTHSCHILDS.

    The wealth of the Rothschilds is a fascinating theme for speculation, but accuracy is difficult to arrive at. The fortunes of the house, as is ...

    Article : 236 words
  3. AT LAST HE REALISED.

    "And now, William," she said, "you must ask father." "Oh, I can do that just as well some other time; can't I ?" asked ...

    Article : 1,008 words
  4. MUTTON AND WOOL.

    The following is a portion of a masterly address, summarising the sources of Great Britain's supplies of wool and mutton from outside ...

    Article : 1,284 words
  5. THE SENSE OF DIRECTION.

    It is well known that any of our domestic animals can find its way home from a distance of many miles, even after the lapse of some ...

    Article : 1,001 words
  6. NOTHING SEROUS.

    CASE WOULD BE HOPELESS. The local Member of Parliament was eloquent, to put it very mildly. In his own opinion, at all events, he ...

    Article : 1,086 words
  7. INSTINCT OF BEES.

    In the honey bee we find so many and such remarkable instincts that it seems to me impossible that they could have been acquired by the ...

    Article : 550 words
  8. ELIE METCHNIKOFF.

    The successor of Pasteur as director of the institute he founded is Elie Metchnikoff. The foremost of French medical men, he was neither ...

    Article : 530 words
  9. BANKING IN ANCIENT BABYLON.

    Recent discoveries of the wonders of Babylonian civilisation, reinforced by the fruits of earlier explorations, show that "Business is business" as ...

    Article : 606 words
  10. CRYSTALISED FRUITS.

    The manufacture of these sweetmeats is quite a simple matter, coming easily within the capabilities of the ordinarily clever housewife, ...

    Article : 308 words
  11. WHAT SIX RICH MEN COULD DO.

    In the "Strand Magazine" appeared recently a unique article with the above title. The author has taken as the world's six richest men: ...

    Article : 394 words
  12. COMPENSATIONS.

    "There's another row at the Smith's," said Jones, as he sauntered into the reading-room of the country institute. "I heard them at it ...

    Article : 132 words
  13. LIVING ON WORLD TOPS.

    The highest permanently inhabited place in Europe is the meteoro'ogical station on the summit of Sonnblick, at a height of 10,000 feet. ...

    Article : 436 words
  14. NECKWEAR AND PERPETUAL YOUTH.

    To obtain a new lease of life one should wear a loose collar. Such, apparently, is the opinion of Dr. Walter G. Walford, who, writing in the ...

    Article : 147 words
  15. MUSICIANS AND INSURANCE.

    A correspondent of the New York "Musical Courier" is responsible for the statement that Kubelik has insured himself in Paris for his right ...

    Article : 177 words
  16. STEAK AND CHIPS.

    Father (sternly): "I am told that you are given to gambling?" Son (hastily): "I admit I play cards, but only for small stakes." ...

    Article : 156 words
  17. FOOLED.

    I followed her four streets or more, With ever quickening pace Her figure was indeed divine, At last I saw her face! ...

    Article : 149 words
  18. WANTED--A HEART SPECIALIST.

    "My husband is too tender-hearted altogether to get on," said Mrs. Muggins dolefully. "It shows his good points, certainly. Why, he ...

    Article : 63 words
  19. THE TIPSTER.

    Pat: "Shure, and I can give you the winner for the Derby, Isaac." Isaac: "Oh, don't bother, Pat, I haven't got a stable to put it in." ...

    Article : 34 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$