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Punch, or the London Charivari
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January 21st, 1920, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 21st, 1920
Author: Various
Release Date: July 12, 2005 [EBook #16271]
Language: English
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOL. 158.
January 21st, 1920.
CHARIVARIA.
We understand that the Frenchman who lost his temper so completely during a duel with pistols that he threatened to shoot his opponent will be suspended from taking part in similar encounters for the next six months.
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A man who had half a ton of coal delivered to him without warning has been removed to an asylum, where he is being treated for coal-shock.
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Wrexham Education Committee has decided not to have Welsh taught in the elementary schools. Doubts have recently arisen, it appears, as to whether it will ever be the chosen medium of communication in the League of Nations.
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"There is a movement on foot," says The Daily Mail, "to brighten the dress of boys." Smith Tertius writes to say that, according to the best opinion in his set, the waist should be worn fuller and less attention paid to the "sit" of the shirt.
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