This fragment from the Western Times was just surfaced by the British Newspaper Archive . The Edwardian version sounds a lot more fun.
Via blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
The latest novelty for wiling the time in a country house is known as a "Face-book." Everyone who comes to stay has to draw a face in the album, however badly, and sign his name underneath. The result is very amusing, and the worst drawings frequently cause the greatest entertainment.
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