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THE WHEEL AND THE WING: THE STARTING PROBLEM: A RECORD HILL-CLIMB: MONOPOLISTS DISCOMFITED: IN PRAISE OF TAR; ..

... THE WHEEL AND THE WING THE STARTING PROBLEM: A RECORD HILL- CLIMB: MONOPOLISTS DISCOMFITED IN PRAISE OF TAR Self -Starters Not an Absolute Necessity. I note that a well-known veteran American engineer is reported in the Motor as being opposed to the idea of starting up an engine by means of an independent starter. He suggests that a self-starter entails added weight and much complication; and ...

Published: Wednesday 03 September 1913
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1075 | Page: Page 29 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 03 September 1913
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 694 | Page: Page 42 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 25 October 1916
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 126 | Page: Page 29 | Tags: Illustrations  Photographs 

MOTLEY NOTES

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TOPICS OF THE TIME

... SIR CHARLES WAKEFIELD, Master of the Gardeners' Company, hunted with the hounds and ran with the hare in most admirable fashion at the Mansion House. Having declared that in these days of trial he saw more beauty in a potato than in a pansy, more loveliness in the leek than in the lily, and more honour in cultivating the humble cabbage than in inciting the cultured carnation to further ...

A CHAPEL ROYAL WEDDING: THE BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM

... . AFTER THE CEREMONY CAPTAIN VISCOUNT MARSHAM AND VISCOUNTESS MARSHAM (MISS MARIE KEPPEL). -{Photograph by LangfierJ] The wedding took place last week, at the Chapel Royal, St James's, of Captain Viscount Marsham, only son of the Earl and Countess of Romney, and Marie, elder daughter of Admiral Sir Colin and Lady Keppel. Captain J. S. N. FitzGerald, Irish Guards, was the best man, and the ...

Published: Wednesday 31 July 1918
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 161 | Page: Page 17 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

SISTER TO A SOLDIER BOY: MELODIOUS MARLENE

... . \\ r-1^ in Soldier fBoy, at the Hpollo Xs6eatre. -V Pf Photographs by Rita Martin. Miss Winifred Barnes acts and sings with her wonted charm as the heroine of Soldier Boy. Among her songs are He's Coming Home (the prettiest of all),. The Lonely Princess, and two duets, Golden Sunshine and The Kiss ...

Published: Wednesday 31 July 1918
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 140 | Page: Page 19 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs 

Wilson & Gill

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Published: Wednesday 31 July 1918
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 89 | Page: Page 29 | Tags: Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 31 July 1918
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 125 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Photographs 

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Published: Wednesday 31 July 1918
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 88 | Page: Page 34 | Tags: Photographs 

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... Baroness d'Erlanger is one of the foremost personalities in London Society. Endowed with brains, beauty, wealth, and position, she uses her gifts for the encouragement of all artistic new movements, and is one of the leaders of the Intellectual live wires of Society. She is the wife of Baron Emil d'Erlanger, and the daughter of the Marquis de Rochegude, and has one daughter, who has just come ...

Published: Wednesday 31 December 1919
Newspaper: The Sketch
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 91 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: Graphic  Photographs