Curiosity Shops Sell in Back Streets of Towns
Local curiosity shops in county towns are run by London firms who market old furniture and silver at higher prices in back streets after discovering that shy buyers prefer country town outlets over city streets.
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London
Bend Street
Piccadilly
Obsolete foods shrink as British markets drop wild game
County Life notes a decline in consumption of wild creatures in Britain once common. Black headed inland nesting gully and rocks, once sold for pies and puddings, are now rare, while rock pie traditions fade as market numbers fall. Squirrels also fall out of the menu with fewer on offer.
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Great Britain
The Nutmeg and the House of Spice Toy Tale
An fragmented text describes Little Boy and a talking Nutmeg from a kitchen of porcelain rooms. Nutmeg recounts a journey from a Banda island cradle to a curious home, comparing garments and colors, and imagining life as other spices. The odd tale blends whimsy with voyage details and odd personified items.
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Johnny Nubieg
Johnny Nalley
Johnny Nutmeg
Pont
Chen
Johnny Nutoter
Banda Sea
Tomiles
Ceylon
Heny
Bly
Ris
Dilly Mo Reilly
Billy
Married Singer Rebuffs Passion Advice From Teacher
A Scottish singer named Wilson studied for professional staging. He delivered a love song with exquisite voice but little passion. The teacher urged more feeling as if in love. He replied that as a married man he cannot imitate romance.
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Wilson
Fragmentary OCR Note Reflects Personal Reminiscence
A partial, unclear OCR fragment recalls a person’s home, a past event, and mentions a san to epht and a beauty of a place. The text is difficult to interpret and omits concrete names, dates, or places.
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Johnny Nutmec
Rine
U.S. Army Safe
Franklin and Jackson Sts
Rune
John Cook & Sons Co
Hother Thomte
Opari
J. E. McCurry
United States Tire Company
United States
Greencastle Battery Co
Wm. McDonald
Prop
Ford and Fordson Sales and Service Station
Cloverdale
Indiana
Indianapolis Hoosier Orchestra
H. C. Foster
Wolford
Brennen
Jennings
Ford Motor Co
Ford Car
Ford
Joy Theatre
King
Morrison & Foster
Cloverdale, Indiana