IN A NUTSHELL
ANNIVERSARIES. ISO I. —Garibaldi visited England. ISfc'J.—Smiling championship of tha world won on the Tyne hr Hanlan. The first “ hor<eless carriage ” wag r, , , . ', \ gOOM 1 . Duelling still tabes place in moA German universities, although it is forbidden by Jaw. A silkwor \ spins 300yds of fine si lit around itself whet, it is nine weeks old.The largest Bible in the world is t manuscript Hebrew Bible in the Vatican. It weighs 3201b5. There was never a- society in tint world so alive to all'the hnmaner impulses as that of to-day.—Mr A. G,Gardiner. It is amazing how nice people are to yon when they know you are going away.—Air Michael Arlen. The expression, “The game’s not worlli the candle, ’ arose when candles were expensive and card-playing for money wa* prevalent. Small stakes meant that ( he illumination came to more than possibl# winnings.
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Evening Star, Issue 20140, 3 April 1929, Page 1
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143IN A NUTSHELL Evening Star, Issue 20140, 3 April 1929, Page 1
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