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  2. In the Dead of Night

    SLOWLY he pushed open the door and slipped into the close, friendly blackness. Silently he closed the door. Standing in the room he listened intently. Only the sharp, even ticking of some clock came to his ...

    Article : 144 words
  3. In Lighter Vein

    "QUEENSLAND: Cut in Pay for Ms.L.A." That is the unkindest cut of all. "Increase in Charges of Drunkenness." Well, after all, it's been wet weather. ...

    Article : 90 words
  4. The Weaker Sex

    A MAN was knocked down in Darlinghurst and had his pockets picked by two women. The previous week a girl started a football riot in Fitzroy, and in the subsequent melee forty men were injured. ...

    Article : 131 words
  5. When the Mice Play

    BINKS isn't a bad little chap, but he seems dominated by the aggressive female who owns him; and I went round to see him the other night. It was with misgiving. But Binks showed himself a genial ...

    Article : 95 words
  6. Late for School

    "LATE again this morning," complained Tom Stutter's teacher at the little school at Bandicoot Flat. "This is the third morning in succession that you've been half an hour late. What's the cause of it? Looking ...

    Article : 110 words
  7. The Elopement—1950

    (A cable from England reports the elopement of a young heiress with a Cambridge student. They bolted per motor-car, and were married at Gretna Green before the stern father's telephone message forbidding the affair ...

    Article : 632 words
  8. Concerning Men

    A MAN who is in love with himself finds that he seldom has a rival. Faint hearts make confirmed bachelors. Once a man could be judged by the clothes his ...

    Article : 68 words
  9. Fireworks

    "FIREWORKS?" asked Cohen of a man who entered his shop attended by his two sprightly little sons. "Works? Too right it works," replied the man ...

    Article : 56 words
  10. The Robot Clerk

    THE old type of bank clerk is threatened with extinction. Already two London banking establishments have made arrangements for the installation of a robot clerk, who, it is claimed, is fool-proof and highly ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. Shortening the Air Route

    TWO airmen were recently discussing the shortest possible air route from Australia to England, when an outsider bobbed up serenely and said: "Well, I'm not an airman like you are, but if I were an ...

    Article : 119 words
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    Old Lady (seeing friends off): "They'll soon be starting now, my dear. Both funnels are smoking, and they wouldn't want two fires just to cook lunch." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 33 words
  13. What's in a Name?

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 35 words
  14. At the Box-Office

    A STOUT, belligerent figure, she resolutely forced her way to the ornate ticket-office and eyed the painted and powdered blonde through the glass. "What time does yer show start?" ...

    Article : 131 words
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