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Ally Sloper's Half Holiday #586
"Ally Sloper's Half Holiday" #586 (1898) This issue contains multiple humorous features and stories. The main cover story "Grace and Disgrace at Clacton" depicts Ally Sloper's misadventures at the seaside resort. Additional features include "General Election Hints," "Handsome Tom Cox" (a biographical piece), and "Sloper's Pills" advertisement with testimonials. The issue also includes "The Queen's" illustrated feature, poetry sections such as "Seaside Sonnets," reader correspondence in "The Editor's Letter-Box," and "A Fateful Bunker" (a golf-themed story), along with various comedic vignettes under "Our Weekly Whirligig" and other regular columns typical of the publication's humorous, satirical content.