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Punch’s Almanack for 1854
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PUNCH’S ALMANACK FOR 1854
PUZZLES FOR CHRISTMAS.
j A Puzzle for Staunton.—A (aged 6) and B (Aged 9) are
i playing at Chess. A snatches all the men oft'the board, when
Ascertain the weight ot public indignation, and find the \ y> making a sudden move upsets the table. Who wins the
number of scruples it contains. j game •?
Fancy yourself at Smithfield Market, having the care of ; , u , , r . , ,
two Mad Hulls, and ask yourself if it would be possible tb ! Red’!CE » a square yard the who e of any given cabman s
drive the Mad Bulls into Thame Oxon. I unmeasured abuse.
I A Delicate Female.—A good Cook deserves this appel-
I lation. She is always doing nice things, and is accustomed to
j mince matters.
| Important to Butchers.— A new Joint-Stock Company is
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Bon-bon Motto.—For the British Museum Catalogue. “ It
Why is a hen sitting, like a painted coat of arms hung
was not for an age, but for all time.”
up for a person's death ?—Because it is a hatch meant
The Sign of a Man who Drinks.— The public-house
(hatchment).
Sign.
Turkey's Real Danger.— Christmas-time.
The Height of Inconvenience.—There is a man, some-
where in America, who is so tall, that he is obliged to run
up a ladder every time he brushes his hair.
Mas the man who was “taken by surprise” come back?
PUZZLES FOR CHRISTMAS.
j A Puzzle for Staunton.—A (aged 6) and B (Aged 9) are
i playing at Chess. A snatches all the men oft'the board, when
Ascertain the weight ot public indignation, and find the \ y> making a sudden move upsets the table. Who wins the
number of scruples it contains. j game •?
Fancy yourself at Smithfield Market, having the care of ; , u , , r . , ,
two Mad Hulls, and ask yourself if it would be possible tb ! Red’!CE » a square yard the who e of any given cabman s
drive the Mad Bulls into Thame Oxon. I unmeasured abuse.
I A Delicate Female.—A good Cook deserves this appel-
I lation. She is always doing nice things, and is accustomed to
j mince matters.
| Important to Butchers.— A new Joint-Stock Company is
! about to be formed for the purpose of supplying the public
j with cheap meat.
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Bon-bon Motto.—For the British Museum Catalogue. “ It
Why is a hen sitting, like a painted coat of arms hung
was not for an age, but for all time.”
up for a person's death ?—Because it is a hatch meant
The Sign of a Man who Drinks.— The public-house
(hatchment).
Sign.
Turkey's Real Danger.— Christmas-time.
The Height of Inconvenience.—There is a man, some-
where in America, who is so tall, that he is obliged to run
up a ladder every time he brushes his hair.
Mas the man who was “taken by surprise” come back?