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"Portobello's dressing boxes for lady bathers are practically
ready. There are fifteen boxes at the Band Stand enclosure,
very much resembling ballot boxes in size, shape, and
material."--_Edinburgh Evening Dispatch_.
A happy thought to prepare the new voters for taking the plunge.
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"The members of the Cabinet occupied specially reserved seats
in the choir and lectern, where also the Lord Mayor was
seated."--_Scotsman_.
A little hard on the eagle.
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From a cinema advertisement:--
"Actual Scenes of our Local Charming Cheddar Valley and the
Beautiful West of England Coast Scenery, also predicting those
Glorious Sunset Scenes that made Sir Alfred Turner
'famous.'"--_West Country Paper_.
The General _will_ be pleased.
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"To-day the weather has cleared, but the record according to a
correspondent who, signing himself the 'oldest inhabitant,' has
recently written to the press, stating that in 1178 there was
snow on Simla on 14th April, has now been easily
beaten.
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