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"Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 19, 1919"


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"THE DOVER PATROL.
VINDICTIVE MEN AS PROGRAMME SELLERS."--_Times_.
After what men have suffered from the flag-day sex, no wonder they get
vindictive when they have a chance of retaliation.
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"The causes of the engineers' strike in London are a little
obscure, but the stoppage of the ten minutes allowed for tea
before the 47-hour day was introduced brought the men out from
one motor works."--_Provincial Paper_.
The great objection to a day of this length is that it gives so little
scope for overtime.
* * * * *
"The Association for the Betterment of the Highlands and
Islands of the Free Church of Scotland have prepared and
presented to the Secretary for Scotland a memorandum on the
reconstruction of the Highlands."--_Scots Paper_.
We have always thought that judicious thinning of the more congested
views would help the tourist.
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"The men who had watched the daily search set up a cheer,
ffi---- ----fl."--_Sunday Paper_.
We hope the cheer was more hearty than it appears at first sight.
* * * * *
A CONSULTATION.
_Persons of the dialogue_: Arthur Pillwell, M.


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