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Robinson Crusoe Ltd.: How to Catch Turtle; Spongers and Pink Pearls

... in deep water awaiting the arrival of their principal food the curious little thimble fish, like ill-formed, dark green jelly-fish, the size and shape of a thimble. We saw an occasional hawksbill, from which tortoise-shell is procured, feeding upon the ...

Published: Wednesday 26 September 1906
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1481 | Page: 25 | Tags: Photographs 

The REAL TRAGEDY

... could realise that Lancelot, my beautiful and charming husband, was unstable as water, and had no more real character than a jellyfish. Oh, do not mistake me or look horrified at my wifely disloyalty I am very fond of him still, and he of me we rub on all ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1913
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3988 | Page: 44 | Tags: Photographs 

The Traveller in London: No August Travelling

... it be warm, or the Marylebone or a dozen other baths if the weather be incle ment. In the Serpentine there are no nasty jelly-fish and other things, and the water of Marylebone is crystal clear. After my bathe I walk through Hyde or Regent's Park, only ...

Published: Wednesday 06 August 1913
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 723 | Page: 42 | Tags: Photographs 

LEST WE FORGET: SOME SUMMERY REMINDERS FROM THE TRENCHES

... Oh, shan't we indeed We are not out here for the Rev. Mr. Meyer or for cocoa cranks or Stiggins or mug-wumps or gutless jellyfish, with white ties, big soft stomachs, and oily hands. Not much. We're here to win the right to have a beano. AA ^A I'm doing ...

Published: Wednesday 28 June 1916
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1517 | Page: 16 | Tags: Photographs 

Motoring & Aviation

... shipped four gallons of water into the hold of the engine. Sea -water has a strange effect on plugs, and a kind of small jelly-fish formed on each. With felt washers and the attachment of chimneys we got over this. Very little water got past the tappets ...

Published: Wednesday 23 July 1919
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1328 | Page: 60 | Tags: Photographs 

YOGO HAMA PADS THE HOOT

... been reading in the news prints commentings by Hon. medicinal Drs. who inform that soonly we shall grow to become like as jelly-fish or other masc blanc-manges because of not achieving sufficient exercises and suchly muscular developings. We mote, fly, ...

Published: Wednesday 12 August 1925
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1196 | Page: 42 | Tags: Photographs 

LOOSE ENDS

... as Nina's husband he should fight the ques tion out with her, and not allow himself to be squashed like an un considered jellyfish. Wherefore, on Nina's return from the theatre that night, Malcolm tackles her on the subject. After an indignant refusal ...

Published: Wednesday 16 June 1926
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1331 | Page: 35 | Tags: Photographs 

The Passing Hour: Comments and Asides

... one hundred and sixty-two generals and seven pri vates), it has faded away into that mist into which fade ultimately all jelly-fishes. As the purpose, design, object aimed at, and result achieved by the Halifax mission to Berlin has been care fully wrapped ...

Published: Wednesday 01 December 1937
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2056 | Page: 6 | Tags: Photographs 

Oh, for the Wings..

... parachute, which is double thickness of material throughout, has a central cupola with five others ranged roi.nd Like (l giant jellyfish in the sky, the parachute swirls out behind a landed jumper (above). Landing is the part of the jump which has to be performed ...

Published: Wednesday 06 December 1939
Newspaper: The Bystander
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 561 | Page: 17 | Tags: Photographs