Humorous Anecdotes From An Old London Paper
A collection of light jokes and misreadings from a London paper, featuring wordplay on etiquette, social roles, cricket slang, classroom quips, domestic misunderstandings, and rural humor. Included are exchanges about manners with inferiors, jesting about women, a teacher at the Oval, and several short quips about work, love, and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Oval Cricket Ground
Surrey
Jack
Hobba
Parkes Post items mix farm to town chaos and court news
A Parkes Gazette collage reports a country man rushing to harvest, a horse bolting through streets smashing a railing and injuring hands, local notices on births and marriages, a bank executive in hospital, a church ceremony, a savage street brawl, police action, and a suspect in a coin theft case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Ben
Fred. Delaney
Butcher'a
Broadway
Court Street
Beats Corner
Exchance
Howard & Sons
Constiireial Hotel
Bank of Australasia
Medion
Weetcott
Grand Hotel
Meo
Mra. P. OT
Normuft Bayes
Nathway
Goroufedl
Marken
Jock Jr
Polity Street
Hayes
Will McGlyng
Ec Chirvindy St
Roy Stanne
Purkee
Sean
Tom Stone
St. George
Parkes
Owen Gooper
Parkes Borawel
Boly Teland
Mandagey
Effie Edna Bevenish
Grenfell
Frederick R. Snape
Rowan Cate
Jack Lang
Government Savings Bank
Parkestrae
Nmiola
Henderson
Jack
Lang
Sydney
Jonven Lane
Brown Street
Bergenot McCarron
Wilson
Gilek Gelowny
Wilheie
Perianal
al Tan
McGee Lane
Willie
Hilti
Tichborne Crop Competition Won By Mr E Heinsel
The final crop judging by District Agricultural Inspector H Bartlett covered six crops under the Tichborne Agricultural Bureau. Winners included Mr E Heinsel with Tow nnwns Waratah variety, sown May 4 with 60 lbs seed and 60 lbs super, ploughed August 1926, yielding about 24 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Bartlett
Tichorne Agricultural Bureau
Messra
G. F. Field
Sona
Glenwillyn
Parkesborough
Federation
Canberra
E. W. ©. Kingham
Loloma
Bena
Waratih
Leta
Beno
Hutte
FO Beenistian
Didiey Tien
E. Heinsel
Turvey
Ted
Pepsodent promises teeth whitening and gum health
The passage touts a new dentifrice Pepsodent that removes a slippery film from teeth, restoring color and firmness of gums. It claims off colour teeth become white, gums gain coral color, and overall appearance brightens quickly.
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Norwich
Frath & CO
Lynsola
Corner
Lachlan & Templar
Kodak Aart
Stevens
Elizabeth Street
Institute of Optometrists
MI. Stevenson
M.lo
Forbes
Optical Nercome
Wm. Crookes
H. J. Fowler
James Dunn Forbes
General Commission
Rankin Street
Metropolitan Buildings
Vaupee
Beason
Flavus
Imp
Flavinius
Aurofodion
Aurifer
Flavin
Alured
Flavian
Secret Service
Orpate
England
Boiling
Buneena
Flovescent
Nora
Kenilworth
Flavall
Beat Company
Kirkup” Parkes
Welkin
Gloaming
Wedge Thrice
Pourina
Aries
Outlook
Cofogo
Greenstead
Red Dome
Polaire
Bobadil
Trenton
Nabibus
Bobby's Mount
Cloudacop
Fanculla
Owen Deed
Kirkop,’ Parkes
Mra. Brand-New
Mr. Brand-New
Jones
Admiral Popper
Weil
Harberto
William
Aha
Arthur Roberts
Calcutta
Bebarfald-Vickers Bureau
C. H. Taylor
Gordon Pittin
Mona Joyce
Church of England
A. Be, Weaton
L Jines
Tle
Tenmnute
May
Savines Bank of
Nos.w
Pauhea
Trudie
Kath Champness
Parkes Hospital
THE
Forbes Advocate” Pictorial
Crawford
Wio Bes
Hawkes
Kooyong
Vancouver
F. Kalms
G. L. Patterson
GAR
Australia
Francis Girtles
Olympia
India
Burma
Siam
Hoffman Girls
Cronemeliy
Highea We
Berlin
E. Heinzel
HK. Huluel
Tyrrell
J. OW. Watson
F. Kingdom
J. Kir
G. F. Field & Sona
Clarrie Howe
Amas
Howe
Knapton
Heller
Lan
Chas. J. Orr
Lachlan St
Meagher
Toran
Yevab
Kings
Wallaby
Welcom
Jem Lea
Tarcadia Furs Che Furriers
King Sa
Rydney
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