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OLD ANGUS

... OldAngus 0/ /I l\GUS Here's to i an old friend The man with a glass of Old Angus in his hand is a man who knows a good whisky; who appreciates >ur; who is on the best of terms with men; in short, a happy man. 1 YOitfi SCOTCH GENTLE AS A LAMB ...

THERE'S MANY A SLIP

... r therms many a slipT]) By MARTIN HAWKIN. TURN on the news, George, said the publican to his son. For some minutes conversation in the private bar ceased, as the nightly hope arose of some striking piece of information. When the synopsis was over, it was thought that none would transpire. Enemy air activity had been slight; an important statement by the American Purchasing Committee was ...

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Published: Wednesday 01 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 187 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: Illustrations 

MOSS BROS & COMPANY LIMITED

... (moss BROS V company limited J GREAT COATS for all the Services READY -TO WEAR Said a Dominion pilot who came in to us the other day Maybe it's because it's such a little island, hut we find the Old Country very draughty in the Winter. Could you fit me out very quickly with a greatcoat? He had his greatcoat within the next five minutes for the Moss Bros, range of greatcoats for officers in ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 191 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations 

HOW TO CAPTURE A FEW MORE ITALIAN DIVISIONS: THE OASIS TRAP

... . Our armies in Egypt have already captured a good quota of Italian prisoners, but, of course, you can't have loo much of a good thing, and here 's a W. Heath Robinson suggestion for roping in a few more Wops by means of the Oasis Trap. This natty device is guaranteed as infallible for securing thirsty detachments of Blackshirls in the desert. DRAWN BY W. HEATH ROBINSON. ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 78 | Page: Page 8 | Tags: Graphic  Illustrations 

A POLISH ARTIST VIEWS THE ANGLO-POLISH BALLET

... 44 KRAKOWIAK one of the series of dances from different districts in 44 Cracow Wedding A POLISH ARTIST VIEWS THE ANGLO- POLISH BALLET. Topolski, the brilliant Polish artist, had this week what must have been a very congenial subject for his page of wartime London sketches as he illustrated the ANGLO -POLISH BALLET at the Apollo Theatre. The ballet is under the direction of Alicja Halama and ...

Published: Wednesday 01 January 1941
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 231 | Page: Page 22 | Tags: Illustrations 

Issued by VANTONA TEXTILES LTD

... Issued by V A N TON A TF.XTU.ES LTD., Issued by V A N T O N A T F.X T 1 1. B S LTD., ^fheit sait its a wotiiait^flfo&Lts els i' i' to desire change and variety in the home. If so, it is quite understandable, seeing that she usually lives longer with it than the rest of the family. A most satisfying way of indulging this little whim and banishing Winter's dreary effects, is to let in the Spring ...

Published: Thursday 01 May 1941
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 211 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: Illustrations 

The White Lamb Sahib: A Nickname Given in Derision Became the Title of his Fame

... ibev/bite L amb Sahib i A Nickname Given in Derision Became the Title of his Fame By Garnet Radcliffe gjv SINCE all things, including the British officers of native regiments, must go by comparison, it was hard lines on Filgate that he should have had Buck Hogan as his predecessor in command of D Company of the Royal Pathans. For Buck Hogan had been all that Filgate was not. A pirate of a ...

Mainly Off Duty

... M ainly Off Duty By Jane Gordon YOUNG WOMEN FIND IT EASY ENOUGH TO BE PRETTY AS WELL AS PATRIOTIC. NO ONE OBJECTS TO A WOMAN IN UNIFORM BEING AS PRETTY AS A PERMANENT WAVE CAN MAKE HER AND AS FRESH-LOOKING AS NEW PAINT. IT IS THE OLDER WOMEN WHO FIND IT HARD TO KEEP UP AN APPEARANCE. THE STRAIN OF WAR IS INCLINED TO MAKE THEM LOSE INTEREST IN THEIR PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND WHEN THEY LOSE ...

Published: Thursday 01 May 1941
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1470 | Page: Page 33, 71 | Tags: Illustrations 

LIFF GOES ON AT Number 3 Acacia Gardens

... IFF, GOES ON AT J -(aula yJjxftclinJ. 7.15 a.m.-- Mr. Spenlove's woonen scarf swathed about the alarm clock dims without deleting the announcement of another morning. Mrs. Spenlove, waking with the usual nagging head, resolves to try the head-rolling exercises recommended by newspaper. Mentions head-rolling intentions to Mr. Spenlove, who says it sounds like the French Revolution. Mrs. S., ...

Published: Thursday 01 May 1941
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1259 | Page: Page 41, 69 | Tags: Illustrations