Enemies of Temperance Debate Prohibition Effects
A Washington Home in Boston, founded 1859 to aid drinkers, reports rising treatment demand and a need for a new building. Superintendent Dr Hin Bare Gray notes 425 dismissals in 1925, fewer patients than 1820, and calls prohibition ineffective as alcohol temptation remains widespread.
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Washington Home
Boston
Hibiton
Washington
de. Hin Bare Gray
Angel
Tam
Changing Uses Turn London Churches Into Modern Spaces
An old Jewish synagogue in Maiden Lane now hosts rehearsals as a theatre. A Methodist chapel in Southwark once preached by Wesley is a paper and warehouse. Surrey Chapel, once Rowland Hill’s, is now a boxing venue called The Hing. Willesden houses a drawer’s establishment with a cash desk, Hampstead Road a picture palace, and St. Andrews, Tavistock Place, has become a cycle store and club. The Union Jack Club near Water on Station sits on the site of a former Methodist chapel with two worshippers.
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Maiden Lane
London
Southwark
Wesley
Surrey Chapel
Rowland Hill
Willesden
Hampstead Road
Union Jack Club
Waterton Station
White St. Andrews's
Tavistock Place
Influenza Colds Take Woods Peppermulnt Cure
A short note urges use of Woods Great Peppermulnt Cure for influenza and colds. Emphasizes quick relief and herbal ingredients. Public health tone mirrors old newspaper advice columns.
New Seasonal Novelties in Frocks and Robes
A varied display of women’s garments and accessories features gowns robes and knits in satin crepe de chine velour and wool. Items include flannel robes in assorted colors trimmed ensembles and cardigans with prices ranging from 14 shillings 11 pence to 87 shillings 6 pence. Numerous fur stoles and trimmed hats complete the season’s lineup.
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GOLOR
A Bookmaker's Woes at Maryiv Magistrates Court
A bookmaker pleads he is fined 75 last year for street betting and faces income tax claims. He argues the business is not illegal, while the magistrate notes conflicting government views. The bookmaker says he must comply or face penalties under different rules.
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Maryiv Home Nuuistrate
Ancient British charcoal burning in the New Forest tradition
In the New Forest the ancient craft of charcoal burning endures with Maurice Gull as the sole practitioner claiming to He says the method mirrors William the Conqueror era practice with logs cut and stacked in a shaded pit and set alight from the center. He notes the old skill, handed down father to son, cannot be taught easily and the craft risks dying out as families move away from the trade.
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New Forest
Maurice Gull
Gull
Britain
Rhodes siege relics recalled in London visit tale
A historical account recalls the Rhodes siege era with the Grand Prior Adam and Henry VII at St James Palace, aiming to seize Rhodes. It notes 19 bronze rangas issued, a finder of one gun off Cyprus, and St John’s Gate displays Knights of Rhodes coins and an original siege breastplate.
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Rhodes
St. John of Jerusalem
London
Henry VII
Adam
Henry
St. James’ Palace
Cyprus
St. John’s Gate
Clerkenwell
Knights of the Order
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