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Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 36 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Covers  Illustrations 

HOW TO MAKE IT HARD FOR THE INVADER: THE STIRRUP-PUMP RELAY SYSTEM OF SIGNALLING

... HOW TO MAKE IT HARD FOR THE INVADER: THE STIRRUP PUMP RELAY SYSTEM OF SIGNALLING. Here *s a further W. Heath Robinson device for mopping up the invader. As will be seen, it is a most ingenious system of signalling by stirrup-pump to inform watchers underground that V Molotov cocktails should be served forthwith. DRAWN BY W. HEATH ROBINSON. ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 59 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

MOTLEY NOTES: A Pat in the Pants

... MOTLEY NOTES. By ALAN KEMP. A Pat in the Pants. Boasting is one of the infantile vices which most of us learn to discard in our early teens, if not in the nursery. A small boy who struts and swaggers soon discovers that his pride is apt to take a very bad toss. If he is nicely brought up he also learns that, in England at least, vaunting and vainglory are among the worst possible sins of bad ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2288 | Page: Page 6, 7 | Tags: Illustrations 

Please Forward

... By JOYCE DENNYS. MY DEAR ROBERT-- Hoping this doesn't find you as it leaves me at present-- viz., in prison. Well, as a matter of fact, not actually in prison, but definitely under the shadow of the Arm of the Law. It all came of Showing a Light, a mysterious Will-o'-the-Wisp radiance which apparently shone like a searchlight straight in at the Police Station windows, so that the policemen who ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 888 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Illustrations 

THEATRES OF WARTIME LONDON

... . By THEODORA BERSON and BETTY ASKWITH, Authors of Foreigners or the World in a Nutshell.' No. 21. ONCE A CROOK AT THE ALDWYCH. WHAT beautiful timing! said Laura sunnily, as the air-raid warning sounded immediately on her arrival at the hairdresser's. Hav ing one's hair done is one of the most satis factory ways there are of bridging the gap till the all-clear. These intrusions play havoc ...

ENGLAND GOES TO IT

... Most of their bombs are dropped at random. Lummy, George Fancy livin' there DRAWN BY FRANK REYNOLDS. ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 21 | Page: Page 9 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

FOOD

... MINISTRY j|gj|^| OF THE WEEK'S FACTS No. 6 xF you eat more than you need, you are wasting food as surely as if you had thrown it away. So eat what you need, but no more. Buy wisely and cater strictly. For your health's sake, as well as your country's, remember that enough is better than a feast. Save food Save money Save cargo space for munitions ON THE KITCHEN FRONT HOW TO STORE CARROTS. ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 392 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

CRÈME SIMON

... CREME SIMON CREME SIMON CREME Simon M.A.T. jUk They can't tell you why she looks *9 so different, so alluring. But she can. She has a Creme Simon complexion. So Town, despite its grime and fumes, can never dim her radiant beauty. Never age or wrinkle her petal-soft skin. CR&ME SIMON, the different skin-food CREME SIMON H-L.T used a different way-while your face is damp. tonic). The new and ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 119 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

Player's Please

... Keep that happy expression When the problems of the day seem beyond you, light up a Player. In the enjoyment of its fragrant aroma difficulties become less formidable, and composure is restored. Remember at all times that happy expression . 1 v- h MEDIUM OR MILD PLAIN OR CORK-TIPS 10 for 9° 20 for 15^° N.CC529C ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 57 | Page: Page 33 | Tags: Illustrations