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... HOW TO MAKE IT HARD FOR THE RAIDERS THE SAFE WAY WITH DELAYED-ACTION BOMBS. DRAWN BY W. HEATH ROBINSON. This safely first method for coping with delayed-action bombs has been carefully thought-out by W. Heath Robinson. It is believed that the use of his device would eliminate practically all risk from the removal of those disagreeable souvenirs of Nazi visits. ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 60 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

LONDONERS FACE UP TO THE BLITZKRIEG: No.5. THE MAY FAIR

... LONDONERS FACE UP TO THE BLITZKRIEG. By THEODORA BENSON and BETTY ASKWITH, Authors of Foreigners or the World in a Nutshell. No. 5. THE MAY FAIR. DARLINGEST VTVIEN-- I do hope you are properly impressed by the heading on the notepaper. I am so im pressed myself, I just have got to write to someone. I 've got the most heavenly room, with green silk eiderdowns and a private bathroom and a ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1159 | Page: Page 12 | Tags: Illustrations 

Swan & Edgar

... fashioned exclusively for the S m a lie r F i rj u r e This practical tailored dress is made from soft tine wool material in black and a few good shades. In 3 small Sixes 4 cxs. Alter present stocks are gone the Purchase Tax will come into force. Small Size Speciality Shop Third Floor PICCADILLY CIRCUS, W.I. ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 60 | Page: Page 31 | Tags: Illustrations 

BURBERRYS LTD

... BURBERRYS.TO BURBERRYSlto BURBERRY GREATCOATS for the W.A.A.F.'s Eve oil parade is an exacting A visit to Haymarket ensures 1 1 business ordinary everyday attendant skilled art in tailor- fashion whims must be dis- ing to regulation correctness, carded in favour of auxiliary greatcoat materials of un- smartness greatcoats must doubted quality, a product with be donned with dignity the ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 72 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations 

Standing By ...: One Thing and Another

... Standing By One Thing and Another By D. B. Wyndham Lewis WITH a unanimity worthy of a better cause (such as boycotting a really good satiric play), the citizens of London have turned down the Thames steamer service, which is to be discontinued by the Ministry of Transport after running just a month. Apart from the discourtesy to Petty Officer A. P. Herbert, M.P., whose special tea or racket ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1745 | Page: Page 12, 13 | Tags: Illustrations 

Old Bill and Co

... By Bruce Bairnsfather V V I said, I reckon it 's time you went to the shelter Bruce Bairnsfather ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 23 | Page: Page 22 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

In the Heart

... In tlie Heart By Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings I TOOK the Negro directly from the chain gang. I do not believe it was that fact, however, that filled my coloured man and woman, Joe and Etta, with the same un reasoning fear that a dog shows in the presence of an unidentified danger. I think it was the sheer look of the man. I have never seen a bigger black, nor an uglier one. I myself was startled ...

COW & GATE MILK FOOD

... -4; VERY true mother can know the bliss of perfect content even if she V -is unable to feed her baby naturally. COW GATE is the exact substitute science has found for baby's natural food. At every stage in its preparation no trouble or expense has been spared to make it perfect. It is rich in natural sunshine vitamins and bone and teeth and body building elements. Be a true mother and get the ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 153 | Page: Page 32 | Tags: Illustrations 

BRITISH WARSHIPS''

... BRITISH W A R SHIPS'' BRITISH W A R SHIPS Completely illustrates and describes THE ROYAL NAVY The Navy is to-day, as it always has been in our history, Cruiser in the British Navy, as well as illustrations of the first line oj defence oj these islands and oj that Great Empire every type of Destroyer, Submarine, Escort Vessel and which was built up by the toil and the enterprise oj our ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 458 | Page: Page 36 | Tags: Illustrations 

Covers

... 'see fr°ontispiecef'v No ersatz TripleX is qemum safety qiass tTHE Tat,.er. October t The TATLER I Vol. CLVIII. No. 2052 London October 23. 1940 ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 24 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Covers  Illustrations 

WITH THE FLEET AIR ARM--No. 10

... WITH THE FLEET AIR ARM-No. 10 THE UNHAPPY ENDING BY WING COMMANDER E. C. OAKLEY BEUTTLRR What has happened is that one of the aircraft-carrier's chickens, in returning to her nest, has made a had landing, as is sometimes quite unavoidable, and crashed inlo the nets or palisades on the flying deck. In a dilemma like this it becomes the Commander's job to get a party along and retrieve the ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: The Tatler
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 104 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations