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APRIL FOOL!

... APRIL FOOL! Sir, —Mr. Devin ha« made Aprd fools the tramwaymen, and no mistake! obtains them 6s. a week increase, and the ...

APRIL FOOL&

... APRIL FOOL& VLSIOrs amounts are gimes of tho mitt Be custom of fool Risking cm the Ist el • hat all are mom es has eenjialseali. Thee doss not seem mock to tin minion it is a relic of the festivities sad lea alai ashiserd an came to a dimes as the time ...

APRIL FOOL!

... APRIL FOOL! The origin of All Fools’ Day has been hotly disputed by antiquarians without any definite conclusion being reached beyond = conviction that the custom of April fooling hailed from France, where an April *fool” is called a “fish.” The folly ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1929
Newspaper: South Bank Express
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

APRIL FOOL

... APRIL FOOL. A lull policeman, hearing police whistle blown, dashed into a hall give assistance—to a comic policeman an amateur performance which was in progress. ...

Published: Thursday 03 April 1930
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 25 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

April fool

... April fool The whole thing was stupid hoax by schoolboy who no doubt regarded It contribution to the celebration of April Pool •a Day. At the end Sir David's statement the whole House joined in loud laughter which lasted lor several moments. ...

Published: Tuesday 01 April 1952
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 42 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

“NO APRIL FOOL.”

... “NO APRIL FOOL.” I felt convinced that it could big things, and 1 decided lo on training for Derby. take training and horses seriously, I can tell you. There farce about that. When it conics racing, Tom Walls is comedian—he is very earnest man. When I ...

Published: Thursday 02 June 1932
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 116 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

April Fool

... April Fool. April Fool, who finished *econd in the Stanley ’Chase Liverpool, to offered for sale at Lingfield Park to-day. His owner is going abroad. ...

Published: Friday 20 December 1929
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 25 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

THE APRIL FOOL

... THE APRIL FOOL. Probably, by the time these lines are the reader's hands, he, or ebe, has been made April FooL It is surprising how easily mankind falls prey to the familiar hoaxes that still do duty First April jokes. still stop to tie our bootlaces ...

Published: Tuesday 01 April 1913
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 228 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

April Fool

... April Fool. The April fi&h, the poisson d’Anil,” ia the French terra for what call an April fooL” The custom of sending people fool’s errands on April l*t is probably due to th© change of the calendar in France in ’J64 ; but there i« © Hindu feast on ...

Published: Friday 08 April 1910
Newspaper: Whitby Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 75 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

APRIL FOOL

... APRIL FOOL ' Someone fooled the “News and Advertiser” last week when the ‘result of the Glen View - Midgehole Darts League match was given to this office. We never doubted the credibility of the Glen View's “supposed win” by 21-0. The actual result was ...

Published: Friday 07 April 1967
Newspaper: Todmorden & District News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

*AN APRIL FOOL

... footman, burst into a roar of langhter. It was water! . g * Oh, April Fool,' they all shouted, as pleased 'uhr:ihmdmnhv'lutbynfldit Yes, there I was, gentlemen, actually made an April Fool for the second time that morning. Too bad, that it was. pay A T ...

Published: Saturday 19 July 1890
Newspaper: Malton Messenger
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1866 | Page: 4 | Tags: none