If I Were the Only Boy in the World Aboard an asylum
A humorous autobiographical piece contemplates a hypothetical world where the narrator, a comedian, faces becoming the sole male and muses on opening Robey's Home from Home a lunatic asylum for deluded comedians and intrusive interviewers. He envisions two candidate groups for admission and ends with a dinner interruption at two o'clock.
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Robey
Isis
Osiris
Hober
Comediana
Rober
Samson
Dicky
Highest possible explosives discussed by chemist and maverick ideas
A chemist named Sislibaches discusses theoretically powerful explosives, estimating energy yields from nitroglycerine, liquid air compounds, and hypothetical mixtures. The piece shifts to a series of anecdotes about a shipboard dinner, a father’s reactions to a marriage proposal, and jumbled vignettes including jokes about sea captains, a French trench claim, and Darwin’s worms.
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Sislibaches
Humorous Snippets and Moral Musings From A Dated Page
A collage of light humor and social notes featuring a flirtatious exchange about prettiness, a comic shop window misunderstanding with nails, jokes about sore throats, and a travel tale about an English valet and an American discoverer. Includes moral reflections from sermons, snippets about civic life, and playful vignettes on manners and miscommunication.
English Women Help Win War With Heroic Courage
A reverent essay extols English women for their steadfast endurance and morale during wartime. It argues mothers shape sons, praises unwavering resolve on the Somme, and notes women’s unseen labor across thousands of tasks, including khaki-clad drivers and home front duties.
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England
Somme
Thay
London
Amiens
Arras
Erie
Recklessness in Electrical Trades A Warning and Carnation Gardener
A fragmented cautionary piece warns against carelessness in electrical work postwar. It contrasts unsafe practices, such as improper fuse handling, with careful attention to both trade discipline and garden tasks like maintaining carnations. The text emphasizes vigilance, proper maintenance, and avoidance of rash shortcuts to prevent dangerous outcomes.
Pat Hyan and the lone steno tale at Northam district barn
A humorous scene follows Pat Hyan in a rural setting where harvest hours clash with a card game. Pat, in a bearded, suited disguise, moves to confront a group of farm hands playing euchre, hearing their loud excitement as one man proclaims he will go alone. The banter hints at rustic mischief and a bold interruption.
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Brisbane
Bagan
Lee
Pat Hyan
Northam
John de Baun
Pat
Pither
The Settle Corner recollections at a village inn
The piece fondly recalls a bygone era of simple pleasures at a village inn. The narrator cherishes wholesome hospitality, friends, and host Mr Mine Host who shares lore about sport nature and country life, with memories of meals pipes and outdoor figures inspiring simple joys. The tone is reflective and nostalgic.
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Johneon
Electric power aids war effort by cutting labor needs
The article argues electricity helps economise manpower during war. It cites a tiny electric hammer reducing two workers to one, enabling one person to heat and direct, while the other operates the hammer. With mobilised forces draining labor, more workers are needed, including women.
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Lony
Fragmented question about wind players in an orchestra
A garbled text fragment discusses wind instrument players in an orchestra, mentioning clarinet and cornet players, averages, and lung capacity. It includes stray quotes and dialogue about a classroom or performance scene with unclear events and characters. The passage is incomplete and lacks a clear narrative or outcome.
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Dé Gant O Heme Frendom
Somione
Barby
South America
France
Oret
William Butler
Arden
Tom
Jack
United States
Boston
Sotver
William
Hamerica
Columban
Standard State Club
Simos
Christ
Mar
Dasedly
Andes
Nanotactar
Dors
Whitebons
Bex
By James Dougian
Edith“ Eves
Boone
Im the
Heart of
The
Rocky
Han
William North
Janice
Defacine
oMeer
Ehilen
Charlie
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