Fire fighting at sea and rigid crew discipline
A period piece on maritime fire safety describes strict shipboard drill rules. Every crew member has a defined station and duty during alarms, with fire drills weekly, silent passenger handling, and ready evacuation measures. Fire control relies on hydrants, extinguishers, and compartment flooding to prevent stern outcomes at sea.
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Eric
Athena
Buying Old Fiddles From Distant Papers And Dealers
A London Tit-Bits piece explains how old fiddles arrive in the high end market through country paper advertisements. Dealers buy cheap from rural sellers, often after small deposits and rough appraisals, turning modest instruments into significant profits, exemplified by a £2 cello sold for nearly £100.
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West End
Silly tragedy of Porter and Bellasis duel
A fragment from a historical note recounts the duel between Tom Porter and Sir Henry Bellasis, two royalist friends after the English Commonwealth, Porter fleeing to France while Bellasis dies. Pepys notes the quarrel as silly yet revealing of the era. The page then shifts to quips about bargain gifts, fishing tips, jokes, and short observations from era papers.
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England
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