Women in the United Kingdom Work Across Professions
The article surveys the breadth of women’s employment in Britain, noting roles from chimney sweeps and cab drivers to bookmakers, barbers, station mistresses, lamp lighters, and factory and farm labor. It cites census data and Easter Vestry appointments to illustrate women’s expanding presence in trades and public life.
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London
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Crowland Abbey
United Kingdom
Brentford
Middlesex
Latham’s adventures span Africa to Abysnia and jokes
A reminiscence recalls Hubert Latham famed for a 1909 Rheims flight two hours thirteen minutes and later ventures into African rhino and elephant hunting and Abystan scientific missions. A quip at a royal reception and a tea-table joke about aviation life highlight his wit and public persona.
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Hubert Latham
Rheims
Africa
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M. Fallieres
Latheun
Presient
Lathamn
Latham
Wonderful Tapestries From Anglo Saxon Draperies
A compressed historical note surveys ancient tapestry traditions in Anglo Saxon England. It highlights nail clothing used in ceremonies, tapestry displays named after Urithuoth and Kat herman, scenes from legends, and tapestries in Ely cathedral and Exeter, noting their long narrow form and coarse embroidery on linen.
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Art
Urithuoth
Katherman
Maldon
Cathedral of Ely
Meyoridge
Tiber
Wulfstan
Aelphere
Maccus
Maldon Wiston
Croyland
Exeter Cathedral
Bayeux
Peel recalls enduring days with a defiant joke
Viscount Peel in the House of Lords defends his former Commons seat and recalls a 1956 Leamington speech. He warned that if any form of short parliament becomes common he would emigrate, later correcting the remark to portraits. The exchange reflects parliamentary struggle over term lengths.
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Viscount Peel
House Lords
House of Commons
Leamington
Peel
Spying Out the Land English Visitor Heads Colonial Intelligence League
Mrs Norman Grosvenor, head of the Colonial Intelligence League, toured Canada then sailed home. The league aids educated Englishwomen seeking work in Canada and overseas, with branches like Vancouver in British Columbia. Its aim is to provide reliable information on colonial opportunities and placements.
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Colonial Intelligence League
Canada
Norman Grosvenor
England
Lomson
Christian of
Schleswig-Holstein
George V
Robert Cecil
Lord Curnon
Edward Grey
cLorg Milner
Marchioness of Salisbury
Mount Stephen
Vancouver
B.C
Dorothy Davis
British Women’s Emigration Association
Calonization Society
Anus
Dimithe Colomies
Aly
Mead Miseresses’ Association
Committee of Colonial Intelligence
Dominions
Overseas Dominions
Grosvenor
Sue
West
Lofty Idea About Money Not Plan for Plane
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character wishing for money rather than an aeroplane. The exchange hints at desire for wealth rather than transportation, with unclear context and partial phrasing.
Made In London Prices Dimmed by Controlling Stones
Prices of polished diamonds in London are shaped by the market for tout stones and a Scan reference. The report notes controlled pricing and hints at broader trade influences affecting available stones and scanned quality.
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Geo. S. Anderson
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Boots & Sex
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