Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 14, 1919 by Various
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page 14 of 65 (21%)
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A picture of a widow wringing her hands with grief, and under it
this pungent hint: "This is the widow of a man who tried to light his cigarette on the 'live rail.'" A picture of a man who has been cut in half, with, say, a crisp little couplet:-- "Here are two portions of Benjamin Yates Who scorned the request to 'stand clear of the gates.'" A photograph of the interior of a hospital ward full of patients, with the following: "Interior of a ward in the Bakerdilly Hospital, exclusively for patients who stepped off the moving staircase with the wrong foot." TRAINS. A picture of a stately building standing in its own grounds with the description: "The N.S.E. & W. Railway Orphanage for children whose parents crossed the line by the track instead of the footbridge." A picture of a decapitated body with the poignant comment:-- "Be warned by the ending Of Ferdinand Goschen Who leaned out of window While the train was in motion." And perhaps a few general hints such as:-- |
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