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THE TRAVELLER

... be on sale not only alt over the United Kingdom, but alo n every travel and tourist centre of the World wherever English- speaking tourists congregate, thr uehhe well-known depots and agencies of Messrs 1H0MAS COuK SON. An absolutely Novel and Unique Weekly ...

Published: Saturday 11 August 1900
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 348 | Page: 29 | Tags: Illustrations 

CITY NOTES: HOLIDAY MARKETS

... Transvaal. The allusions to it in the Queen's Speech at the prorogation of Parliament were received with polite sarcasm, and it speaks well for the patience of members of the Stock Exchange that Lord Roberts is still believed in as much as ever. But that does ...

Published: Wednesday 15 August 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3391 | Page: 42 | Tags: Illustrations 

THE NEW ROYAL YACHT RETURNING TO PORTSMOUTH AFTER HER TRIALS

... spin down Channelat 5,600 horse-power, and withoutdifficulty realisedaspeedof sixteen and aihal knots. Both officers and men speak mn high terms of the new Vicforia and, Albert's behaviour as a sea-boat. Our photograph is by Stephen Cribb, Southsea THE NEW ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1900
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 124 | Page: 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

IN THE PALACE OF THE KING: A Love Story of Old Madrid

... Tokay wine, brought with infinite precaution from Hungary to Madrid. As he said nothing, neither the Queen nor Don John could speak, it being ordained that the King must be the first to open his lips. The Queen, however, being young and of a good constitution ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1900
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 5235 | Page: 23 | Tags: Illustrations 

SPORTS WOMAN'S PAGE

... cighteen-hole course includes three drives across it. Seeking information of the caddies is a matter of difficulty, because 1 hey speak in an unknown tongue. Peggie is afflicted with a keen curiosity and want of consideration, and asks mo, in the hearing of the ...

IN THE PALACE OF THE KING:: A Love Story of Old Madrid

... but to which Inez answered in mono syllables, speaking in a low voice through the thick veil she had drawn over her mantle under her hood on pretence of fearing the cold. She thought it a little safer to speak aloud in that way lest her companion should ...

Published: Saturday 25 August 1900
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 4870 | Page: 27 | Tags: Illustrations 

OUR RACING PROPHET

... wagering, though whenever 7 to 4 is tendered on Diamond Jubilee, there is generally a fielder handy to take it. The, practically speaking, dark Gallerto, a son of Isinglass and St. Marguerite, has been backed quietly from 40 to 1 down to half that price; and ...

A YEOMANRY FIELD HOSPITAL IN ACTION: SCENES AT ROODEVAL

... Julie ny 0'Enl Bees ?? uie fied po. However, the enlemy apolcgised laler for the Thring, which was inadvertent. The doctors speak of i he', treatnelent as pucnr alhlhnso 1 the aoem .in hig ternis. Subsequently a body of Imp,1erial y~onliary, under Lord ...

Published: Saturday 25 August 1900
Newspaper: Graphic
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 285 | Page: 6 | Tags: Illustrations 

PRETTY, WITTY NELL GWYN--Her Amazing Popularity

... consequence of her absence from the stage, confirmed the report. The play was first performed in the autumn of 1670, Nell speaking the prologue in a broad-brimmed hat and waist-belt. At the Duke's Theatre a great effect had been created by the appearance ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1900
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1407 | Page: 21 | Tags: Illustrations 

CITY NOTES: THE STOCK EXCHANGE OUTLOOK

... SPORT. of zincs has long been a thorn in the side of the Australian mine- managers, and but we leave our Correspondent to speak for himself The issue of the half-yearly report of the Proprietary Company is expected daily therefore, to be up to date I ...

Published: Wednesday 05 September 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3541 | Page: 42 | Tags: Illustrations 

THE DUBLIN HORSE SHOW: The Humours of the Great Social Festival

... standing at 1,358 as against 1,397. The sheep (200), however, showed an increase of eight over last year. The stallions, speaking generally, unfortunately could not be said to show any improvement on last year, but the brood mares certainly were as good ...

Published: Saturday 08 September 1900
Newspaper: The Sphere
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 282 | Page: 21 | Tags: Illustrations 

PADDY-- AS A HOLIDAY HOST

... the rainbow. He lias his faults, otherwise he would be insufferable. One of them, if I may say so, is laziness. I am now speaking of the peasantry in the West of ireland. A gentleman I met, who was born and has lived a great part of his life in Connemara ...

Published: Wednesday 12 September 1900
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1296 | Page: 14 | Tags: Illustrations