The Archive · 1939

Safety First

Lirrut Bobby wanted to do some carpentering work, and asked fora hammer, Mother was sorry, but firm, "No, Bobby." she said, "you cannot have the hammer to play with} you will hurt your Angers."

Oh, no, I shan't;" replied the young hopeful, Betty Is going to hold the nail for me."

What a Hope a Tux Devonshire village of Hope has a cinema, was opened only recently—but it claims to "|be the oldest picture-house in the world, 'Absurd? 1 don't know. You sec, the cinema building is a thatched barn that goes back to the "sixteenth century, and which was a. smugglers' rendezvous.

it's been in the picture for a long time, He'd Make It 'THE manager of a cinema was interviewing applicant for the position of attendant. After shing the routine type of questions he" Anally asked lin would you do in ete of fre In the Oh" said the man cheery, "don't you worry about me. Td soon get, out What She's Missed Ins. Matilda Gullle, of Sark, Channel Islands, [Is 91. Last time she was away from Sark was 40 years agomfor a She has never seen a film, a ear, or an acroplane. She's never been photographed. Shoe ever used the telephone "What hav ideal she asks ple from living 10 bed nee few Hire things that Keep other peo Drink More Coffee You know what Marke Twain said to the ship's steward: "ft this 4s coffee bring mo teas If its ten, bring me coftes."

appealing to the British people to drink iaore Hic SAmeTy AP salold thi sory corfee—Emplre coffee ts be said that while people on the Continent ach drank on! an average, fifteen cups "of coffee a, month, we only drank tWe and & halt Tian our cup of ea Ahem member, With @ little exasperation came the question, Biadame, can you please expan, why women. and yet women are made 0 beautiful, an 30 bent yeu would love tsb ni 30, Gulckiy came the reply: "Sir, we were ma

we would ove you A Future Premier his Parliamentary career at 3, His {thee Lord Oxton's new MP, Mr. Qulatin Hog, start sham, "was 60 when he fat entered "ae House of Commons"

But ne became: Ationey. General at once, and peti been Lard Cancel Shots fine record." says a ter the "Sune aay, ies an ade: eae watch Wily interest {0"s00 what the som shi Sei earlier start." - a Perhaps he will go the whole. Hess, Ever Faithful in Default cantor see what my wile is grumbling at We agreed that if ever t couldn't Send mete Ineoey"Tthould send. hee a pond Rrvent mised a week cata at Hei a Police court by pall on excellent terms "Dba of apy sues a remised som one Ores, the honey, A postcard to prove his existence. lad Me sta he lag Dot mised wee et poatng lis podcast hen: Ian 6 lied which he ces Se dine, Modern Maid at A

[Two scarlet streaks where a rosebud should be, Her oftdisplayed dentures' betray! [two penciled curves o'r her exes, you'll age Prove eyebrows have. lost their' yi Powdered. proboscis, devotedly "putted> teicher, bone Sinade-up chok

Mat ulely cocked ler one ropuich bold eys, By rebels in short skirts and "breeks aes low "Wictorlan" views have been sloughed

She pulls st her "Tag" like aman, Flashes her eat-beads' and' gives "To all but the "tush" movie fan.

Up-low date Mala! one would, fain you por-suade lot Heaven's handiwork be Spared the outrageous mest vot" have made Of feminine gentility.

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