Women's shoe sizes surge as Britain sees growth
Britain reports rising shoe sizes with 25 percent of adult women wearing size 54 or larger while only 10 percent fit a size 3. A Tientsin meeting notes 13 000 tons of sugar smuggled into North China since October. Eye changes during low light are described and divorce rates rise in the United States. London workers show above average height and weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Tientsin
General Chamber of Commerce
J. C. Taylor
North
China
United States of America
London
Vancouver Fog Crossing Reveals Sea Navigation Arts
A fog bound voyage from Vancouver to Victoria and Nanaimo exposes how captains rely on echoes and precise timing rather than sight. The piece praises pilots, harbor skill, and the dense routine of fourteen daily sailings amid tides, currents, and hidden logs, with a nod to local business figures and shipboard routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vancouver
New York
Victoria
U.S.A
Canadian Pacific
Thames
P.R
Oddity in Tomb Stones in Devonshire churchyard
Dr. Jean Burgess and Dr. Thomas Burgess visiting England report a curious headstone in Lydford’s churchyard. The inscription commemorates watchmaker George Hawleigh with a lengthy verse praising his virtues, noting his death on November 14, 1802, and ends with a whimsical alarm about a maker winding him up for the life to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Devonshire
Jean Burgess
Thomas Burgess
Sydney
England
Lydford
Devon
Burgess
John Hungerford
Vaucluse
George Hawleigh
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Grime & Small
Gloucester
U.S
X.C
Batger
W. Batger
Church Street
Laconia
Adies
W. A. Dan
Gloucester & Taree
Australia
Beto
Moffatt Virtue Ltd
Gittoes
Point Wilson
Seattle
Moore
Ap.c
Pharmacy
O.S
Astrachan
Beaucaire
Enos
Street & Parish
Pitt, Son & Badgery Ltd
O'Connell Street
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