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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917
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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917

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      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 16, 1917 - Various Various

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      May 16, 1917., by Various

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      Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.

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      PUNCH,

      OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

      Vol. 152.

      May 16, 1917.

      CHARIVARIA.

      Several factories where counterfeit bread tickets were printed have been discovered in Berlin. We understand that the defence will be that the tickets were only intended to be exchanged for counterfeit bread.

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      The bascules of the Tower Bridge were lifted 3,354 times last year, says a news item. Yet there are those who pretend that petty crime is on the decrease.

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