Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920

To judge by the Spa Conference it looks as if we might be going to have a peace to end peace.
It will soon be necessary for the Government to arrange an old-age pension scheme for Peace Conference delegates.
It is difficult to know whom or what to blame for the exceptionally wet weather we have been having, says an evening paper. Pending a denial from Mr. Lloyd George, The Times has its own opinion as to who is at the bottom of it.
Mr. Stanton pointed out in the House of Commons that, unless increased salaries are given to Members, there will be a strike. Fears are entertained, however, that a settlement will be reached.
The Derry shirt-cutters, says a news item, have decided to continue to strike. The Derry throat-cutters, on the other hand, have postponed striking to a more favourable opportunity.
The way to bring down the price of home-killed meat, the Ministry of Food announces officially, is for the public not to buy it. You can't have your cheap food and eat it.
Harborough Rocks, one of the few Druid Circles in the kingdom, has been sold. Heading-for-the-Rocks, the famous Druid Circle at Westminster, has also been sold on several occasions by the Chief Wizard.
A gossip writer states that he saw a man carrying two artificial legs while travelling in a Tube train. There is nothing like being prepared for all emergencies while travelling.
The ex-Kaiser, says an American journal, makes his own clothes to pass the time away. This is better than his old hobby of making wars to pass other people's time away.
Danger of infection from Treasury notes, says The Weekly Dispatch , has been exaggerated. Whenever we see a germ on one of our notes we pat it on the back and tell it to lie down.
A West Riding paper states that a postman picked up a pound Treasury note last week. It is said that he intends to have it valued by an expert.
An engineer suggests that all roads might be made of rubber. For pedestrians who are knocked down by motor-cars the resilience of this material would be a great boon.