Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914Various
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Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 8, 1914
Various
English wit and humor -- Periodicals
How an energetic visitor contrived to sample nearly all the attractions
of Worplethorpe-on-Sea (as advertised by the municipality) in the course
of a one-day's trip.
_9 to 10.30 A.M._--BATHING AND FISHING.
_10.30 A.M. to 12 (noon)._--SHOOTING AND CYCLING.
_12 to 1.30 P.M._--TENNIS AND BOTANY.
_3 to 4.30 P.M._--CROQUET AND ARCHAEOLOGY.
_4.30 to 6 P.M._--GOLF AND GEOLOGY.
_6 to 7.30 P.M._--SKETCHING AND DONKEY-RIDING.
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Illustration: RACE-COURSE OF THE NEAR FUTURE, SUFFRAGETTE-PROOF.
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Illustration: SMITH, WHO ALWAYS WEARS THE NATIVE COSTUME WHEN FISHING
IN THE HIGHLANDS (HIS GREAT-GRAND-AUNT'S STEP-FATHER HAVING BEEN A
McGREGOR) FINDS THE MIDGES SOMEWHAT TROUBLESOME. A LITTLE INGENUITY
HOWEVER OVERCOMES THE DIFFICULTY.
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Illustration: THE "SPASMO" CANOELET.
IT IS A RELUCTANT STARTER.
WHEN IT _DOES_ START, IT STARTS.
IT LAUGHS AT LOCKS.
IT ENDS AS A HYDRO-AEROPLANE.
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Illustration: THE EMANCIPATION OF THE EAST.
THE GRAND VIZIER, A MASTER OF POLYGAMY, REGRETS THE VOGUE OF THE CINEMA
AS AN EDUCATIVE FORCE.
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Illustration: LUNCH "SCORES."
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COMPLAINTS ARE HEARD FROM HOLIDAY-MAKERS ON THEIR RETURN THAT THE
HOLIDAY HAS FAILED TO BENEFIT THEM. THIS IS DUE TO LACK OF PREPARATORY
TRAINING AT HOME.
Illustration: HARDEN THE FEET FOR BEACH-WALKING.
Illustration: ACCUSTOM THE LUNGS TO MARINE AROMAS.
Illustration: PREPARE TO RECEIVE THE BUFFETINGS OF NEPTUNE.
Illustration: TOUGHEN THE INTERIOR FOR A LODGING-HOUSE DIET.
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MR. PUNCH'S HOLIDAY FILM.
[Having had the good fortune to pick up for a mere song (or, to be
more accurate, for a few notes) several thousand miles of discarded
cinema films from a bankrupt company, _Mr. Punch_ is gumming the
best bits together and presenting them during the holiday season on
the piers of many of our fashionable watering-places, such as
Bayswater, Hackney Marshes and Ponder's End. The films comprise the
well-known "Baresark Basil, the Pride of the Ranch" (two miles
long), "The Foiler Foiled" (one mile, three furlongs, two rods,
poles or perches), "The Blood-stained Vest" (fragment--eighteen
inches), "A Maniac's Revenge" (5,000 feet), "The Life of the Common
Mosquito" (six legs), and so forth. An accomplished writer has been
chosen to weave a connected story round the selected parts of the
films, and his scenario of _Mr. Punch's_ great picture play, when
finally gummed together, is given below. The illustrations depict a
few representative incidents in the story--taken from the
sketch-book of an artist who was present when the films were first
being prepared.]
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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