Mysterious munition worker named Lord George found dead in Peterborough
A murky tale centers on William Newland, a munition worker in Peterborough who claimed royal connections and mocked his colleagues. He collapsed at work one Saturday morning three to four years after moving there, dying before aid arrived. Investigators found correspondence with public offices and a Devonshire sister’s address, but identity remains unresolved.
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Peterborough
William Newland
Wothoe
Lord George
Esx Ouleck
Devonshire
Peaterough
France
Thea
Remedial Advice and War Era Market Notes
A mixed item notes Chamberlain's Cube and Diarrhoea Remedy for sudden bowel trouble and urges keeping it at home. It discusses Egyptian maize pricing and suitability, salvage efforts in battlefields, and mentions Chamberlain's tablets as relief after meals with warnings about early treatment.
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Cork
Reynomaize
Clyde
England
Auction Notice for Cattle and Horses in West Maitland
West Maitland sale notice invites immediate presentation of stock at paddocks adjoining Trucking and Bala Yard. Proceeds to be paid daily after sale. Full advisory details on cattle and horse markets available upon application.
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E. W. Sparke
Prise Saddle & Harness Maker
England
America
Hii Buel
Boma Dan
Istate Dake
Ree Merial
Gaddis
All Gooda
Novosatra
Amrama
Ryan
Demission Notice for Giovessier Bundock and W Perconal Superviolence
Officials announce the demission actions involving Giovessier Bundock and W Perconal Superviolence with Jose Trocking noted in the case. The notices reflect formal administrative steps and indicate roles or affiliations where provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giovessier
Bundock
Outburst Over Cash Advance Leads to Tense Banker Warning
An unnamed man pleads for more funds from a Coxw banker amid threats and defiant undertones. The cashier refuses further credit, citing lack of security, while the man quarrels, claiming the banker is pushing his luck and risking life. The exchange ends with a sharp rebuke and lingering tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unm Hapkers
Alieer
Whooping Cough Warned and Cure Promoted
Whooping cough is more dangerous than scarlet fever, but proper treatment reduces risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is praised for loosening mucus and aiding expectoration, with claims of success in many epidemics and widespread availability.
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Witthe
Unlikely Wartime Anecdotes and Ailments in Old News
A fragmented old page recounts a brigadier's odd court of two young officers with candle humor in France, then notes Australian temperature shifts causing stomach and bowel complaints. It promotes Chamberlain's remedies for biliousness and diarrhea, then an odd coalman exemption jest, a London museum joke about BC 87, and finally billing accounts seeking early settlement.
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London
British Museum
Adck
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Lord Northcliffe Snys
Chamberlain's
Gloucester
Coranepans
Tweedey
Sime
Abbott & Co
Station and General Commission
BJ. Brown
Auctioneer
Product & Seed Merchant Commission
Good Trucking
Bscottish Union Insurance Company
Bdiabalo
J. Brown
Clerc Street
John See & Co
Sussex St
Sydney
L. E. Street
Holland
Ironmongert
Hockery
Facturers
Saddlery
SOUT
British Insurance
International Harvester Cos
Tore Iyo
Cleveland
Sunny Hissune Wihal
Ed ‘Ward
ASA
Um Bo
Meithas Stoves
Irronmonger
Comino Bros
States
Brferviiow
Steve Matis
Ring OF NO. 1
Obrien
Germen
Bank Arcade
West Maitland
J. Enright
K. W. Walker
Hunter St. West
Newcastle
Park Street
Commercial & General Printing
R. M. Easton
Wingham
Mrt. J. Cener
Balen
Wingtam Ofc
David Boorer
Stralford
Leslie Ryf
Pitt, Son & Badgery, Ltd
Flemington
O'Connell Street
Coulga
Australia
Chamberlain
Wingetun Trix Bunal
Chaberlain
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