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Mr. Punch's Life in London 25Money Market

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Mr. Punch's Life in London 25

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THE STOCKBROKER'S VADE MECUM.--A book of good quotations.
EPITAPH ON A LETTER CARRIER.--Post obit.
A MAN IN ADVANCE OF HIS TIME.--One who has been knocked into the middle of next week.
THE LORD MAYOR'S RESIDENCE.--The munching house.
A NEW TERROR FOR THE UNPUNCTUAL CLERK
[According to the Scientific American they have commenced making in Switzerland phonographic clocks and watches, which pronounce the hour most distinctly.]
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THE BEST SCHOOL OF COOKERY.--The office of a City accountant.
THE OBSTINACY OF THE PARENT
Emily Jane. "Yes, I'm always a-sayin' to father as 'e oughter retire from the crossin', but keep at it 'e will, though it ain't just no more 'n the broom as 'olds 'im up!"

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Anonymous — Mr. Punch's Life in London (Anonymous) (author lived 1871–1949). Public Domain. Anonymous, Mr. Punch's Life in London; public domain in the US; text from Project Gutenberg #39707. Source

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Mr. Punch's Life in London 26

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