Mystery of a mummy found in inland English cave
West Hartlepool woman Miss Marie Louise Ross found a 12 inch mummified figure with black wrinkled skin and green glass eyes in Marsden Cave, Durham. Attempts by museums and experts identified it as a mummified female child, but origin and purpose remain unexplained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Louise Ross
West Hartlepool
England
Marsden
Durham
Ross
Tropics
London
Natural History Museum
Eliot Smith
London University College
Boots and Repair Supplies Highlight at Gappers
An old catalog listing shows extensive boot repair items at Gappers including lasts, knives, hammering tools, awls, wax, inks, rubber heels, and soles. Describes metal and leather components, rivets, sets, leathers, and various sizes mirroring a hardware style inventory from a cobbler shop.
Wild animals and trains in a British preserve and other oddities
Oddities recount a Wiltshire wildlife preserve where motorists may drive through on certain days while animals resist feeding, a robin stationmaster tale, and a large poultry count across England and Wales showing 69.9 million fowls amid population data. It also notes Dutch Zuyder Zee drainage turning to fresh water, causing fish die-offs and local anglers benefiting from easy catches as rain alters the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunning
Deve
Kangarojos
Wipsande
England
Herue
Zuyder Zee
Beauty and honesty in home design urged by Sir Herbert Samuel
Sir Herbert Samuel at the Guildhall banquet urged simple sincere solid and dignified house design while condemning pretentious prettiness as a social offence. He joked that London’s Great Fire might have spared 1466 if it occurred in the late nineteenth century. He spoke of a hopeful future and urged practical wellness.
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Herbert Samuel
British National Association of Building Societies
Sir Herbert
London
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Derwear
Milan
Garner’s
Cash Works
Iss
Motor Spirit
Sesson
Thornbury's Garage
Park Street
Gloucester
W. H. Young
Gloucester Hotel
F. M. Smith
Stleb Debteieleiete
A. J. White
Vair
Gappers
Ewar’ Ball
Ladies
Gary
Reu
News OF the World
Robins
Onlint
Sulfa National Railway
Torento
Jeter Eareiil
Washington
Wales
Lancashire
Radiola
ASTOR
Columbia Cabinet
Gramophon
Advanco Cabinet
Gramophones
E.my. Portables
Jarrott’s
Musical Supplies & Service
Woods
I. Cavanaugh
Gloucester Pharmacy
Gloucester Electric Supply Company. Ltd
Church ‘St
Gloucestef
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