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    Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.
    Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.
    Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.
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    Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.

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      Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920. - Various Various

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      March 24, 1920., by Various

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      Title: Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 24, 1920.

      Author: Various

      Release Date: May 27, 2005 [EBook #15912]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH ***

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      PUNCH,

      OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

      Vol. 158.

      March 24, 1920.

      CHARIVARIA.

      Nobody knows, says a Berlin message, how near the Kapp counter-revolution came to being a success. A kind word from Commander Kenworthy, it is believed, would have made all the difference.

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      The Llangollen Golf Club has decided to allow Sunday golf. In extenuation it is pointed out that the Welsh for stymied does not constitute a breach of the Sabbath, as is the case with the Scots equivalent.

      At Caterham a robin has built its nest in a bully beef tin. These are the little things that give the Disposals Board a bad name.

      A North of Ireland man who has just died at the age of 107 boasted that he had never had a bath. This should silence the faddists who pretend that they can hardly wait till Saturday night.

      The ruins of Whitby Abbey, it is announced, are to be presented by their owner to the nation. On the other hand, the report that Mr. Lloyd George intends to present the ruins of the Liberal Party to Manchester City is not confirmed.

      The latest information is that the recent German revolution had to be abandoned owing to the weather.

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