Saints of Soissons Shoe Makers Saintly Martyrs
The story recounts St Crispin and St Crispinian two Rome-born brothers who preached Christianity in Gaul, made shoes to support themselves, and were martyred around 287 A D. Their remains allegedly washed ashore at Romney marsh and a major church at Soissons honors them as patron saints of shoemakers with festive processions and pageantry.
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St. Crispin
Crispinian
Rome
Gaul
St. Quintin
Soissons
Paul
Maximianus Herculius
Belgic Gaul
Ile
Rictius Varus
Romney Marsh
Eligius
Crispin
St. James
Laurel and Sunflower Improve Damp Air Says Country Life
Country Life reports laurels and sunflowers as highly useful in damp areas near undrained land. Experiments show laurels release ozone and sunflowers destroy malarial conditions, improving dryness and salubrity around homes when planted even in small patches.
Mabel’s mince pie miscue shocks Leigh readers
A London Answers item tells of a young man in Leigh who tastes a pie baked by Mabel. He groans in pain, a doctor is summoned, and the medical verdict appears comic as the doctor quips about the youth’s ailment.
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Leigh
Sheigh
Mabel
London
Financial Genius Finds Honest Thief at Burley Inn
An elderly man dismounted at Burley-in-Wharfedale and left his horse with a scantily clothed urchin. Returning, he met another impoverished boy with the horse who claimed he bought it for a penny after speculation. The tale appeared in the London Penny Magazine.
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Burley-in-Wharfedale
Tother
London
Domestic Courtesy Dinner Tale From Lambeth
At a Lambeth guardians and officers dinner Mr. Frank Bryant recounted a joke about a Lambeth lad questioned by his schoolteacher about his father and mother names. The teacher asks for the father’s name and the boy replies Jones. then the teacher asks for the mother’s name and the boy says Old fat head.
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Lambeth Guardians
Frank Bryant
Lambeth
Jones
Mr. Jones
London Express
Great Detective Thomas Gregory and the Cabinet of Crime
In 1881 Thomas Gregory joined the London Metropolitan Police and captured a gang dubbed the Cabinet of Crime. He used disguise to pursue criminals, helped arrest a gang after a post office foray, and staged a Bond Street jewelry theft takedown with three convicts arrested.
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Thomas Gregory
London
Gregory
Cabinet of
Soho
General Post Office
Westminster
Dean Street West
Dean Street
Bond Street
Pearson’s Weekly
Vanilla Plant Growth and Curing in German East Africa
The article explains vanilla planifolia cultivation in German East Africa, noting soil, wind protection, and shade needs. It details flowering, hand pollination, bean selection, and maturation timelines, plus drying methods and temperature ranges for producing brown black cured beans.
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German East Africa
New York Herald
Feeding Young Canaries With Egg and Bread
Scotsman advises a diet of finely chopped hard boiled egg mixed with soaked dry bread for young canaries. Feed fresh food only as sour meals will kill birds. The male feeds the youngsters initially. at one month old separate cages are recommended. Maintain cleanliness, light, air, and avoid drafts to prevent illness.
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Canaries
Irish Bulls and Witty Sayings From Old London Wit
A collection of humorous Irish sayings and quips. Anecdotes include a Ventnor board member proposing planting oaks at St Boniface Down, Horace Walpole’s favorite Irish joke, a nurse joke about a nurse changing a child, and an Irish man in his autobiography claiming he ran away from his father after discovering he was his uncle.
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Ventnor
St. Boniface Down
Horace Walpole
London
Memory to Reality Dial Trick Described by Strand Magazine
The piece explains a mental exercise where participants imagine the six oclock mark on a watch dial and then check their real watches. Most find the imagined figures do not exist on the actual dial, replaced by the small seconds hand.
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Strand Magazine
Eldest Sons Tendency to Crime and Privilege Noted
English scientists report investigations finding eldest sons more likely to be criminals while youngest sons are paupers. Studies of thousands of schoolchildren and family histories show firstborns taller heavier stronger and more enduring with greater ability. The finding aligns with the belief that oldest children are superior and deserve privileges.
Farmer Focuses on Hen as House Burns
A farmer's house caught fire while he was preparing to decapitate a black hen for dinner. He wandered about with the hen, ignoring the flames until his wife noticed and demanded action. He replied he was holding the hen and could not fight the fire.
New Operator At Telephone Exchange Ills From Training
A telephone exchange manager hires a bright willing young woman with a clear voice from an apartment store background. Her rapid training highlights her promise until a misstep reveals department store habits when she offers alternatives instead of the requested number. The incident, recounted by the New York Herald, underscores training gaps.
Birthday Dinner Honoring Mr Houston Held Sunday
Mrs H J Houston hosted a family dinner last Sunday to celebrate Mr Houston's birthday. Sixty covers were set for sixteen and a splendid birthday feast was served with guests including Mr and Mrs George Houston, Mr and Mrs Ed Houston and children, Mr and Mrs Fred Voris and children, Miss Irene Houston and Harry Dowell, plus an intimate friend as the only guest outside the family.
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H. J. Houston
Mr. Houston
George Houston
Ed Houston
Fred Voris
Irene Houston
Harry Dowell
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