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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, April 30, 1919 by Various
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"Get your muzzle now!" says _The Daily Mail_. It is felt, however, that
the PRIME MINISTER scored a distinct hit by saying it first.

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"There is absolutely no reason," says a Health Culture writer, "why
Members of Parliament should not live to be one hundred." We think we
could find a reason if we were pressed.

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To-morrow a man in the North of England is to celebrate his hundredth
birthday. He will be the youngest centenarian in the country.

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At Ealing it appears that a rabid dog dashed into a pork butcher's shop
and snapped at a sausage. The sausage was immediately shot.

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The War Office, says a contemporary, is to have another storey built.
In order that the work shall not cause any sleepless days it is to be
undertaken by night.

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It is reported that a burglar who has been drawing unemployment pay has
decided to return to work.
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