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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, February 25th, 1920, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, February 25th, 1920 Author: Various Release Date: August 11, 2005 [EBook #16509] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH *** Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 158. February 25th, 1920. CHARIVARIA. "Another American," says a Washington despatch, "has been captured by Mexicans and is being held to ransom." We deplore these pin-prick tactics. If there is something about the United States that President CARRANZA wants changed he should say so. * * * A contemporary states that the old theory, that when your ears burn it means that people are talking about you, is accurate. Upon hearing this a dear old lady at once commenced to crochet a set of asbestos ear-guards for Mr. CHURCHILL. * * * The American gentleman who claims to have invented _revues_ is shortly coming over to England for a holiday. Personally we should advise him to wait until the crime wave has died down a bit. * * * It is pleasing to note that in spite of the recent spring-like weather the POET LAUREATE is calmly keeping his head. * * * In their last Note to Holland on the subject of the ex-Kaiser's trial the Allied Governments drop a hint that it was they and not Holland who won the War. It is impossible to be too definite on this matter. * * * Cotton, it is announced, has gone up to tenpence a reel. The new American whisky stands at the same figure. * * * "Boys sing automatically, like parrots," declares the choirmaster of St. John's Church, Grimsby. His facts are wrong. The only thing automatic about a parrot is its bite. * * * So thirsty were the Americans on board, it is stated, that on her homeward trip the _Mauretania_ was drunk dry two days out. To remedy this unsatisfactory state of affairs a syndicate of wealthy Americans is understood to be formulating an offer to tow Ireland over to the New Jersey
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