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  2. A PAGE OF FUN

    An American and an Australian were arguing over several classes of workmanship done in America and Australia, when the American said: ...

    Article : 108 words
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    OFFICE BOY: "Please, Sir, can I have the day off to-morrow to go to—" EMPLOYER: "Grandmother going to be buried, I supposer" BOY: "No. Sir—married." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 25 words
  4. By the Way.

    Ten [?] will be [?] for the best brief story. Incident, or [?] at the week used in this column. "The Western Mail" reserv[?] the right to publish any others received. The name ...

    Article : 65 words
  5. THIS WEEK'S BEST TALE.

    A visitor was being shown round by the head of an up-todate business house. "Who is that dapper youth at ...

    Article : 762 words
  6. Something New.

    The professor of geology had placed some specimens of rocks on his desk and was about to describe them to his pupils. While his back was turned for a moment, ...

    Article : 97 words
  7. Dairy Farming.

    Strange things happen sometimes down on the farm. A certain family had been in the habit of getting their milk from a small farm near Cowaramup. The young ...

    Article : 91 words
  8. Careful Cleaning.

    "What's the first thing you do when cleaning your rifle?" the sergeant demanded. "Look at the number," said the ...

    Article : 42 words
  9. Not a Mannequin.

    Pat was hard of hearing, and had joined up with the crew of a small tug. "Cast off, yer varmints," bawled the captain from the bridge. ...

    Article : 74 words
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    BETTY (at the pictures): "Mummy, this picture makes me laugh and cry together. Is there a rainbow on my face?" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 22 words
  11. On the Safe Side.

    Irish Game Warden (to hunter): "Have you a licence to hunt ducks?" Hunter: "Sure. I've got it here in my pocket book." ...

    Article : 53 words
  12. Atrocities.

    Reggie—"Did you know that animals can speak?" George—"No! Can they?" Reggie—"Oh[?] yes! Haven't you heard ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. Something in a Name.

    "What are you going to call your new car?" "Circumstances." "That's a funny name." ...

    Article : 36 words
  14. Too High.

    A Scotsman entered a high-class hotel, and requesting the price of a night's lodging, was informed it would be five shillings ground floor, four shillings second ...

    Article : 79 words
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    LADY: "Do you think it's fair to steal his sweets?" BOY: "I don't 'ave to be fair—I can lick 'im." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 21 words
  16. Tact.

    There was pawky humour—or was it ready wit?—in the remark of a boy who, coming home one Sunday afternoon with a string of trout, was suddenly confronted ...

    Article : 59 words
  17. One in a Thousand.

    The policeman on duty at Lincoln's Inn Fields was accosted by a man who looked as though he had come up from the country. ...

    Article : 68 words
  18. One Way Out.

    House Owner: "You failed to pay your rent last month. What are you going to do about it?" Tenant: "Oh, I suppose I'll do as you ...

    Article : 49 words
  19. Easy.

    "We never need them newfangled scales in Ireland," said O'Hara. "There's an aisy way to weigh a pig without scales. You get a plank and you put it across a ...

    Article : 78 words
  20. A Remedy.

    An old lady who took a great interest in municipal matters was walking over a golf course and noticed tte bunkers here and there. ...

    Article : 65 words
  21. Robbery.

    A newsboy was running along the terrace yelling out, "Daring robbery in Perth! Forty victims." An old man who had just bought a paper ...

    Article : 51 words
  22. Better Still.

    "I always make a point of telling my wife everything that happens," said the young husband proudly. "Pooh! That's nothing." retorted the ...

    Article : 40 words
  23. TOO BAD.

    Mistress: "Did you and your young m[?]n enjoy your day at the sea yesterday, Jane?" Jane: "Oh, no, mum. We 'ad a rotten ...

    Article : 47 words
  24. RAPID GROWTH.

    Jacky (whose pants have been washed overnight and have shrunk): "I grow plurry lot, boss!" Overseer: "Nonsense, Jacky. At your ...

    Article : 45 words
  25. WANTED ALL THE FACTS.

    "Say," one neighbour asked another excitedly, "do you know a fellow down your way with one leg named 'Wilson'?" "I don't know," returned the other, ...

    Article : 36 words
  26. CHANGEABLE.

    The business men vere talking about their employees. "Well, old Johnson has grown greyhaired in my service." ...

    Article : 38 words
  27. SQUARED.

    "What did father say when you told him you were going to take me away from him?" "He seemed to feel his loss keenly a[?] ...

    Article : 35 words
  28. MOTHER GO[?]E.

    Old farmer S[?]nkraus went to the hen house To get his good wife a fat pullet; When he got there the hen house was ...

    Article : 36 words
  29. NOT SCARED.

    Uncle (taking young niece for a golf lesson): "Perhaps we shall see Cleek on the links. He's the bogey-man, you know." ...

    Article : 36 words
  30. SHANKS'S PONY.

    Book Agent (to farmer): "You ought to buy an encyclopaedia, now that your boy is going to school." Farmer: "Not on your life? Let him ...

    Article : 33 words
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