{No abstract available}
Advertising : 106 wordsA restaurant announces "eighteen carrot vegetable soup." The extreme depth of misery is a small boy, with a new pair of boots and no mud ...
Article : 1,198 wordsOne of the railway kings of America, who is said to be worth several million dollars, owes his enormous wealth to a poor shoe-black. About fourteen years ago, ...
Article : 565 wordsI heard an old Missourian, not long ago' describing a boat-race on the Mississippi, in the good days when the cotton was king, before the war. ...
Article : 425 wordsHere's a dreadful suicide. A father, tired of chiding, For faults his only son at length Promised him a "hiding." ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 702 wordsI always had a great love for horses; as a boy I used to steal behind them when I got the chance, and pluck their, tails to make hair-chains, and I early took a fancy to ...
Article : 2,158 words"Brothers-in-arms," as the baby said to the "regular." A Forced March—The policeman's beat. A Feast of Lanterns—Candle-mass. ...
Article : 103 wordsA young hare was one day fooling around Bourke street with a party of elderly hair-brushes on the look-out for an invitation for dinner, with whom he was discussing the ...
Article : 321 wordsTawhio is again in his native land, and we have been favored by a communication from one who ought to know as to his general appearance and habits. He says:— ...
Article : 226 wordsSir,—Replying to your note, asking for active employment, I shall have much pleasure in placing you on the staff of the Commander of the Forces in Egypt. There are ...
Article : 146 wordsThough storms may come to gloom the sky, And still the song birds' happy lay, And rudely bow the lovely flowers That were erstwhile so fair and gay, ...
Article : 176 words1 dry person makes 2 dry persons. 2 dry people want two three-pennyworths of beer. 2 more three-pennyworths makes 6d. each. ...
Article : 108 wordsWe have read many curious advertisements, but the following announcement, culled from the columns of the Age, totally eclipses all others:— ...
Article : 131 wordsThe three L's are labor, leisure and luxury. Our modern cooks cook the ancient out of thyme. The man who never waits to make himself ...
Article : 115 wordsState School Teacher: "What is your name?" Young Colonial: "John Smith" S.S.T.: "Where do you live?" Y.C.: "Here for a ...
Article : 105 wordsLast week a seedy individual presented himself at our office. His face betokened intense pain, and the general contour of his head and shoulders betokened ...
Article : 92 words"Ma!" queried her little six-year old son, "what's a hush?" "A hush, dear? What do you want to know for?" asked his puzzled mother. ...
Article : 65 wordsIt is understood that the Admiral of our Australian fleet will. Try-on behalf of the colonies to give the enemy a warm reception. There is no doubt of his crew giving a good ...
Article : 50 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
The Queenscliff Sentinel (Vic. : 1884 - 1885), Sat 18 Apr 1885, Page 3
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: