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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19
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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-05-19 - Various Various

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158,

      May 19, 1920, by Various

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      Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 19, 1920

      Author: Various

      Editor: Owen Seaman

      Release Date: May 25, 2008 [EBook #25591]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH, VOL. 158, MAY 19, 1920 ***

      Produced by Nigel Blower, Jonathan Ingram and the Online

      Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

      PUNCH,

      OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

      Vol. 158.

      May 19th, 1920.

      CHARIVARIA.

      A Swedish scientist has invented a new building material called sylvenselosit. It is said to cost one-fifth the price of the building material in use in this country, which is known to the trade as wishyumagetit.

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