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  2. She Would Not Initiate Him.

    When Mr. Widgeon came home the other evening the first thing he said to his esteemed wife was, "Mary, I have joined the Knights of Labour." ...

    Article : 370 words
  3. Fashions Set by Soldiers.

    The fashion of adorning the sleeves-of our coats with buttons originated with the French army. The French soldiers were in the habit of wiping their months with their. ...

    Article : 407 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,620 words
  5. Dying as an Art

    The habitue of the picture theatre is be coming almost as well accustomed to death, scenes as the soldier in a great advance or in a shell-ridden trench. ...

    Article : 319 words
  6. The Movie World.

    By P.P., for the FREE PRESS. A new use to which motion pictures has been put is the teaching of stammerers and slutterers to overcome this remedial effect. ...

    Article : 945 words
  7. Most Annoying.

    'Look here, sir,' said the stout man with the white tie, as he dashed into the editor's room, 'I want damages from you.' 'Indeed I And what for, may I ask?' ...

    Article : 105 words
  8. Too Big For a Soldier.

    The military authorities in Wiltshire found themselves faced by a problem in the person of a young innkeeper who is said to be 8ft 2½in in height, and to be still growing. ...

    Article : 216 words
  9. "Possible."

    The inspector was examining a class of boys, and they had been specially told before hand by their master:—'Don't answer unless you are almost certain you are right.' ...

    Article : 112 words
  10. His Farewell Text.

    The vicar of a certain village in the Midlands had a reputation for nagging, and his curate had his work set out to keep on friendly terms with him. Having stood the ...

    Article : 119 words
  11. The Imaginary Mongoose.

    Mr R. G. Knowles, on being asked what he considered to be the best story he had ever heard, instanced the following:— An inquisitive gentleman, riding in a ...

    Article : 276 words
  12. Making His Way.

    A certain inspector of Scotland Yard, who is a Kerry man, did a little piece of clever amateur detective work before he came to London. The story goes that one day, at ...

    Article : 174 words
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