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Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Unknown
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GEORGE IV, husband of Queen Mary (see front pages of our
contemporary Who's Who).

GEORGE-LLOYD, Dave, a well-known cigar, English politician.
Entered politics via a newspaper, clever speeches, and votes.
Was a modest member of the House of Commons, seldom speaking
more than four times on any bill. Kept climbing until he
became under secretary of something, order keeper of the Board
of Trade, and finally occupied a prominent position in the
Exchequer. Assisted the Primer to grasp the Irish home rule
millstone, and hung on without a gurgle. Ambition: A
dynamite-proof house, a tax on air. Recreation: (see
Asquith). Address: Front row House of Commons. Clubs:
Anti-conservative.

GIBSON, Charles Dana, American artist who pleased the old
inhabitants before the market was so wet.

GILLETTE, manufacturer of a well-known Christmas present which
cuts barbers out of their tips, and is deucedly annoying to
clean.

GIRL, The Chorus, Um!

GLADIATOR, Dying, another brave artists' model.

GLADSTONE, W. E., a grand old man who twice premiered England,
chopped trees, and failed to make accurate measurements with
the Irish home rule.
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