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  2. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    For the whole of one Sunday [?]tain party of the Voluntary Training Corps had been engaged in learning the art of bridge-building. ...

    Article : 105 words
  3. Nitric Acid from Air.

    All the explosives used in war are formed from such apparently harmless bodies as cotton, glycerine, and tar products, by treating them with ...

    Article : 161 words
  4. MUNITIONETTES.

    "Would you like a little salt with that egg?" The girl in the dark blue overall pushed a small paper packet towards ...

    Article : 703 words
  5. Nominating Cardinals.

    The ceremony of nominating Cardinals, which takes place at Rome, is not without its picturesque side. The Consistory of the Sacred-College ...

    Article : 191 words
  6. Why is the Sky Blue?

    Sunlight, which we call white, is composed of light rays of different colours—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. It can be ...

    Article : 365 words
  7. Ladies' Column.

    With eight ounces of flour, mix a teaspoonful of baking powder, two ounces of butter, or substitute, and one ounce of grated cheese. Moisten ...

    Article : 138 words
  8. "BANG GAES SAXPENCE."

    "Good-morning, Mr. McIntosh!" said the lady courteously, as she [?]tered the grocer's shop. "Would you like a ticket for our concert ...

    Article : 129 words
  9. CROQUETS OF HARICOT BEANS.

    Soak a quart of small white haricot beans in tepid water for twelve hours, then drain, and put them in a stewpan with fresh water, and boil ...

    Article : 171 words
  10. About the Navy.

    What is the Navy doing? is the question one constantly bears. Here is a fact, apart from Admiral Beatty's great achievement off Jutland, ...

    Article : 695 words
  11. Curing a Cold.

    'Snawful cold I had. I think I must have caught it one day in the City. I entered a' Mecca and sat too near some men playing draughts; or ...

    Article : 781 words
  12. A FEEBLE EXCUSE.

    Anxious to win the heart and [?]hnt of a local school teacher, a young miner concealed his true occupation from her, letting her imagine that to ...

    Article : 123 words
  13. SAVOURY POTATOES.

    Required: One pound of cooked potatoes, 2ozs. of grated cheese, 1oz. of butter, one egg, one Onion, some breadcrumbs. salt and pepper to ...

    Article : 139 words
  14. Famous Serials.

    It is said that the Old Lady of Shoe Lane. as the now defunct 'Standard' was nicknamed, was the first English newspaper to print a serial ...

    Article : 623 words
  15. HIS ONE TALENT.

    As the shabbily-dressed man was lounging along, eagerly scanning the advertisement sheets posted outside the various newspaper offices a ...

    Article : 106 words
  16. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    When cooking turnips add a teaspoonful of white sugar to the water. This greatly improves their flavour. Add a little drop of salad oil to ...

    Article : 345 words
  17. QUANTITY—NOT QUALITY.

    Two suitors had striven for the hand of Mary Murphy. One was Do[?]an, a prosperous grocer, and he was backed up by Pa and Ma Murphy; ...

    Article : 121 words
  18. Patching up Soldiers.

    In one of the limb-shops of the Queen Mary Hospital at Roehampton, London, where artificial limbs for wounded, heroes are made, ...

    Article : 235 words
  19. METHOD IN THEIR MADNESS.

    Alter having her blood curdled badly by a thrilling story. Mrs. Kurious was angry to find that it ended in an advertisement for somebody's ...

    Article : 84 words
  20. WAR-TIME WITTICISMS.

    Soldier stories? I know just a few, and I'm given to understand that the following are true ones, but I really must leaves it to the Editor ...

    Article : 799 words
  21. AN EASY CATCH.

    With pathetic tears on her baby cheeks, little Ethel ran up to the big policeman. "Please, sir," she sobbed, "will ...

    Article : 148 words
  22. IT WENT HOME.

    It was a minstrel performance, and in the intervals between the songs the usual jokes were being perpetrated. ...

    Article : 135 words
  23. LOOKING AHEAD.

    Bargain-hunting was a pet weakness of Mrs. Johnson's," and her husband was always being shown the wonderful purchases she had made. ...

    Article : 127 words
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    "Did you get anything?" whispered the burglar on guard as his pal emerged from the window. "No. The bloke wot lives here is ...

    Article : 81 words
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