Leicester Corporation is to help the Archaeological Society to excavate for the tomb of Cardinal Wolscy, who died at Leicester Abbey. In a railway carriage recently in London a gentleman of prosperous but unprepossessing appearance _ was much flattered to see a man opposite hirh take a notebook out of his pocket, watch him closely, a:»cl start vigorously sketching. The young man returned the notebook io his pocket, and the other, getting into conversation, sam, “Artist, sir, I presume?” “Well,” said the other, “I suppose 7 might describe myself as such. As a matter of fact, I’m a designer for door knockers.” The world’s largest barrel, which will hold 625,000 gallons, has recently been made in Germany-
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18876, 31 May 1923, Page 8
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