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A Hendon man has just completed sixty-two years in a church choir. Few
choir-boys can boast of such a record.

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One of the young recruits who joined the army last week in Dublin is
seven feet two inches in height. It is satisfactory to note that he is
on our side.

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It is reported that seven cuckoos have been heard in different parts
of the country during the past week. It is felt in some quarters that
it may be just one cuckoo on a route march.

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"Bacon Free Yesterday," says a headline. Somebody must have left the
door open.

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An American scientest claims to have discovered a harmless germ likely
to defeat the "flu" microbe. It is said that some medical men have put
up a purse and that the two germs are being matched to fight a ten
round contest under National Sporting Club rules.

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