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Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 2, 1917
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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 2, 1917
Author: Various
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Language: English
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOL. 152.
May 2nd, 1917.
CHARIVARIA.
WE envy the freshness of America's experience as a member of the Alliance. New York will hold its first flag day on June 2nd.
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America is anxious to see a settlement of the Irish Question, but there is no truth in the rumour that we have cabled to say that we will take on Mexico if America will take on Ireland.
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VON IHNE, the KAISER'S Court architect, is dead. It is thought that future alterations to the House of Hohenzollern will not reflect, as heretofore, the ALL-HIGHEST'S personal taste.
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"Stern measures for King Tino," says a contemporary. We have always felt that that is where the castigation should take place.
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The Daily Chronicle reminds us that Downing Street owes its origin to an American. There are some people who never will let bygones be bygones.
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Whole haystacks are said to have been eaten in a