Punch, or the London Charivari by Various Authors
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Punch, or the London Charivari
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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, January 28th, 1920
Author: Various
Release Date: July 13, 2005 [EBook #16281]
Language: English
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOL. 158.
January 28th, 1920.
CHARIVARIA.
Now that petrol is being increased by eightpence a gallon, pedestrians will shortly have to be content to be knocked down by horsed vehicles or hand trucks.
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Moleskins, says a news item, are now worth eighteen-pence each. It is only fair to add that the moles do not admit the accuracy of these figures.
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Three hundred pounds is the price asked by an advertiser in The Times for a motor-coat lined with Persian lamb. It is still possible to get a waistcoat lined with English lamb (or even good capon) for a mere fraction of that sum.
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Charged with impersonation at a municipal election a defendant told the Carlisle Bench that it was only a frolic. The Bench, entering into the spirit of the thing, told the man to go and have a good frisk in the second division.
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"Steamers carrying coal from Dover to Calais,"