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  2. SOLDIER PLAYWRIGHTS

    It is a curious fact that two of the most popular playwrights of the day are men who have proved once again that the pen is mightier than ...

    Article : 1,298 words
  3. TALE OF A DEPUTATION

    "We must get rid of him somehow," said the Chairman, "if we take him with us, he will give the whole show away." ...

    Article : 1,605 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 434 words
  5. THE WIDE WORLD.

    The late Sir Harry Bullard caused roar of laughter in the House of Corn mons some years ago (says "Westminster"), when speaking on a Licensing : ...

    Article : 94 words
  6. Mr Gladstone and December.

    The month of December was, always considered by Mr Gladstone as a fateful period in his career. On December 29. 1868,he enters in his diary: "This birthday ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. POVERTY AND STOCK EXCHANGE

    For the past few years some languid interest has been taken in suggestions for the reform of the constitution and procedure of the London Stock Exchange. Last ...

    Article : 1,084 words
  8. Who Discovered Ice Cream?

    A French chef, who prepared the dish for the Due de Chartres in 1774, is said to have made the first ice cream. Iced drinks and water ices were known to the Parisian ...

    Article : 96 words
  9. "Not a Bad Idea."

    A good story is being told respecting the Kaiser's well-known tendency to take an Interest even in the smallest detail. The other day he was walking in the ...

    Article : 133 words
  10. The Ballie and the Lady Inspector.

    The "Westminster Gazette" writes that at the last meeting of the Perth (Scotland) Town Council, Baille Keiller moved that it be remitted to the cleansing and ...

    Article : 113 words
  11. THE HUMORIST.

    "You look aged this morning, Bill." "Well, time will tell on a man, they say." "Yes, especially a high old time." Husband: What are you thinking of, Minnie? ...

    Article : 540 words
  12. PRINCESS ON TRIAL

    A correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wires from Berlin on February 1st:— Before the Frankfort Court to-day ...

    Article : 364 words
  13. LOSS OF THE ADMIRAL VARHIMOFF.

    The special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" at Moji, states, on 30th May, that he has had an interview with Capain Rojinoff, who ...

    Article : 391 words
  14. Tramp's Costly Cookery.

    Rachael Andrews, a tramp, was indicted at the Norwich Assizes last January for setting fire to a stack at Witton. She was arrested while hurrying from the ...

    Article : 116 words
  15. Death-Bed Marriage.

    A Swiss girl, aged eighteen, a native of Lurich, has gone through one of the strangest experiences on record. While on her death-bed in the Pamatone ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. Englishman Murdered.

    A cablegram received at Boston (says the "Daily Telegraph") announces the death under painful circumstances of Mr Thomas Wedd, a well-known Lincolnshire ...

    Article : 138 words
  17. De Quincey's Daughter.

    The announcement of the death of Mrs Baird Smith, the daughter of Thomas de Quincey, gives the "Dundee Advertiser" an opportunity of reviving recollections ...

    Article : 142 words
  18. MOTOR OMNIBUSES.

    Far the moment the proprietors of moor-omnibuses should be reaping a golden harvest. The takings of the latest types of these ...

    Article : 243 words
  19. A HAUNTED HOMESTEAD

    The inhabitants of Coedkernew, a village pleasantly situated between Newport and Cardiff, are greatly agitated by a ghostly visitor. At Mardy Farm, in the ...

    Article : 239 words
  20. TIT FOR TAT.

    A foreigner, who had heard of the Yanke[?] propensity for bragging, thought he would beat the natives at their own game. Seeing Some very large water-moons on a market ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. Theatre Seats at 5d.

    The Berne authorities, holding that the theatre is a powerful instrument for the education of the masses, have decided that on two days of the week the seats in the ...

    Article : 169 words
  22. RUNNING NO RISK.

    They were standing at the front late. "Won't you come into the parlor and sit a little while, George, dear?" "No; I think not," replied George, hesitatingly. "I wish ...

    Article : 68 words
  23. A SHARP NEWSBOY.

    A boy selling evening papers cried out, "The war over in Manchuria." A passer-by eagerly bought a paper, and opening it saw "Another Russian defeat. Heavy losses on ...

    Article : 406 words
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