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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 19, 1917

Volume 153 — OUR STYLISTS.

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"It is the desire of the Management that nothing of an objectionable character shall appear on the stage or in the auditorium, and they ask the co-operation of the audience in suppressing same by apprising them of anything that may escape their notice."

From a provincial Hippodrome programme.

From the evidence in a juvenile larceny case:—

"The Father: Devils seem to be getting into everyone nowadays, not only in boys, but in human beings."

Devon and Exeter Gazette.

A delicate distinction.

Illustration from Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 19, 1917

Win-the-War Vice-President of our Supply Depot (doing grand rounds). "HERE AGAIN IS A FIFTH GLARING EXAMPLE. THE HEM OF THIS BAG IS AN EIGHTEENTH OF AN INCH TOO WIDE. GET THEM ALL REMADE. WE CANNOT HAVE THE LIVES OF OUR TROOPS ENDANGERED."

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