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THE WHEEL AND THE WING

... . Continued.) There Continentals Tins pneumatic tyres known as Continentals __ in this country because they are the respon- are a e' sible production of the Continental Tyre and Caoutchouc Company, of Hanover (where our kings, of the Georgian line, have come from), are held in such favour with motorists in this country that a few items of information with regard to the firm and its works may ...

Published: Wednesday 30 March 1910
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 643 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Photographs 

LEMCO

... XiElVICO alone or IiEBKCO AND IVIlXiK. ^^B^^Bl' and--' Quite well, thank you I finest beef, concentrated to its ut- k or i teaspoonful of Lemco to pint of warm milk-- that Lemco and Milk to get well-- and most; no colouring.no added water, is what the doctors recommend. Useful in the kitchen, Lemco and Milk to keep well-- remem- H no preservative. Enjoyed and digested priceless in the sickroom ...

Published: Wednesday 30 March 1910
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 119 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

The Difficulty of Being a Boy

... Wfre ^Difficulty of OBeing a ?Boy. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GIRL'S NATURAL ATTITUDE AND THAT OF A BOY. [Photographs by Clarke.'] The case of Miss Le Neve emphasises the fact that it is not so easy as it might appear for a girl to disguise herself effectually as a boy or man. It has to be borne in mind that a woman's gait and attitude, especially in walking and standing, are different from ...

SMALL TALK

... ONE story, I believe unpublished, of King Edward's tact is a prettier example than most of its kind. The Shah of Persia was dining at Marlborough House; the dessert being reached he stretched his hand and took a large and very pulpy fruit from the centre of the table. After one or two mouthfuls he threw the remainder portion, with skin and stone, over his shoulder so that they hit the wall ...

TWAS NO MAN'S LAND KIND OF HORSE SHOW: A CONCOURS HIPPIQUE MANAGED BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN

... 'TWAS NO MAN'S LAND KIND OF HORSE SHOW. A CONCOURS HIPPIQUE MANAGED BY WOMEN FOR WOMEN. i. Looking moke than usually Young Gentlemanly: Miss Eleanor Sears driving a Tandem. 2. Costume and the Sporting Woman Ladies concerned with the Horse Show. 3. One of the Classes judged by Three T.adies The Saddle-class being Inspected. 4. A Four-in-hand well in Hand: Mrs. John Gerken (one of the Judges) ...

Published: Wednesday 18 May 1910
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 284 | Page: Page 15 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

GROWLS: A World's Loss

... MIS By BERYL FABER (MRS. COSMO HAMILTON). A World's Loss. This is no moment for Growls. I, at least, cannot write one. I have place in my mind but for one thought. I have room in my heart but for one cry. A lament. A great grief. A world's loss. A nation's anguish. Edward the Peacemaker is dead. All things must pause. All things, trivial as these Growls, great as the Destiny of England. Life ...

STAR TURNS: THE GENTLE ART OF BREAKING PLATES FOR A LIVING

... ismW \X v* 7* y/ v!', -Is .-f;^i' ::v;,VA \^:bv 4!6F THE GENTLE ART OF BREAKING PLATES FOR A LIVING. DELIBERATELY and with malice aforethought to smash and destroy plates seems, at first sight, an exceedingly odd way of making one's living. Truth compels the admission that it is an exceedingly successful way, as Mr. Sam Elton, who has been appearing at the Alhambra to the usual accompaniment ...

THE WHEEL AND THE WING: The Exhaust Evil

... J 3pfi J 3 MP;f _ v j.' ;v it The Exhaust Evil. In response to a question lately preferred by Mr. Watt to the Home Secretary in the House of Commons, asking whether the regulations for motors within the Metropolitan area included penalties for the issue of smoke from the exhaust, Mr. Winston Churchill replied to the effect that outside the Royal Parks no power existed for legal proceedings ...

Published: Wednesday 18 May 1910
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1760 | Page: Page 27, 44 | Tags: Photographs 

ON THE LINKS: The Grip

... BY HENRY LEACH. The Grip. In common with many other golfers, whose number I would estimate roughly at about twenty thousand, I become very much agitated at this time of the year (when there is so much nervous consideration about the prospects of one's season) on the question of grip-- the way in which you take hold of the handle of the club. Men who have not soared aloft to the plus handicap ...

THE NEW ARRON RANGE

... iS(S THE NEW nn CSiiiOLI Range iSti The NEW nn (Smbm Range i i:gtma Efficiency, Economy, Adaptability and Excellence of Finish are the leading features in the new range the 44 CARRON. I 'THERE is no occasion to open the oven door to inspect the cooking. The I W if| new CARRON'' Range provides a transparent inner GLASS DOOR i through which contents of oven can be viewed without disturbing ...

Published: Wednesday 27 April 1910
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 264 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Photographs 

Wolseley Marine Motors

... v\V- V \\vf V N n I Wolselev Marine Motors _. __ v ...

Published: Wednesday 27 April 1910
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 164 | Page: Page 43 | Tags: Photographs