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  2. Advertising

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  3. CHILDREN'S CORNER

    My dear Nieces and Nephews,— The "Zig-Zag" puzzle competition closed yesterday, and the correct solutions are published below. The neatest correct entry was that sent in by Eric Watson, of the Perseverance Gold Mine ...

    Article : 113 words
  4. ON THE RAILWAY

    Every express passenger train travelling at high speeds is fitted from end to end with brakes which can be applied in an instant. This ...

    Article : 347 words
  5. ZIG-ZAG PUZZLE

    Each of the clues below can be answered by a word of four letters. When they are correctly guessed and written one below another, the ...

    Article : 166 words
  6. ARE YOU OBSERVANT?

    In the following rhyme are five mistakes, not mistakes in spelling, but statements that are not, and cannot be true—in fact "howlers." ...

    Article : 163 words
  7. TREES AND INSECTS

    "With these hands of mine," I announced, "I could tear a tree in half. And I know an insect that helps to write love letters!" ...

    Article : 529 words
  8. MAGIC WITH FIGURES

    Ask someone to write down secretly a number of three different figures. Tell him to multiply the first figure of the number by 2, add ...

    Article : 222 words
  9. HOW MANY GEESE?

    A prize will be awarded for the neatest correct solution of the following simple problem received by Monday, November 6:— ...

    Article : 59 words
  10. FAIRY FOLK TALES

    Every country has its fairies and goblins to match the countryside round the villages. In a district where there are marshes and fens the ...

    Article : 211 words
  11. CAN YOU SOLVE THIS?

    If you like mental arithmetic you will enjoy working out this little sum. Jack and Dick met in the road. ...

    Article : 133 words
  12. AN EMPEROR'S STRICT MOTHER

    When we think what an influence mothers have it is interesting to wonder how much the careers of great men have been inspired or ...

    Article : 226 words
  13. THIS IS NOTHING

    Place seven matches in a row on a table and ask a friend, if by removing one he can leave nothing. Unless he is very smart he will ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. A SPELLING TEST

    If you have a friend who thinks he is good at spelling, read this out to him to write down. If he does this without a mistake he is certainly ...

    Article : 68 words
  15. THIS IS FUN

    If you have an old box, a piece of cardboard, or a drawing board and a number of old ping-pong balls you have all you need for a very jolly ...

    Article : 133 words
  16. AN APPLE A DAY!

    Suppose that four apples are divided by one-fourth and distributed among four people, how many apples will each person receive? ...

    Article : 69 words
  17. THOUGHT-READING

    A clever little thought-reading trick, for which two coins are required, is carried out in this way. Ask a friend to take the coins one ...

    Article : 135 words
  18. A RIDDLE RHYME

    I am a peal of thunder. Cut off the head of me, And I'm a sign of measles. If once again beheaded ...

    Article : 39 words
  19. A "STRAIGHT" ANSWER

    Teacher (who has just given a lesson on parallel lines): "Now can anyone tell me what lines are called when they run along side by side ...

    Article : 46 words
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