Ghostly tale haunts Torchester inn during Christmas gathering
In a small market town Torchester guests linger over ghost lore as Jerry Bundler’s apparition is said to haunt the old inn. A dare to summon a performance ends with a real sighting and a fatal discovery in a cluttered room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torchester
London
Berr
George
Great Western
Fife
Seine
Ehip
Aynd
Sana
Quce
Jerry Bundler
Bundler
Swayman
Bow Street
Gill White
Jerry
Xoon
yFell
Leap Year Customs and Isle of Man Humor Across Parliaments
A late 18th or early 19th century essay mulls leap year traditions and statutes from 1288 under Queen Margaret and later acts. It notes privileges granted to widows or “maiden ladies” and the Isle of Man and Scotland’s humor, with anecdotes on language and misused phrases from a London Saturday Review perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlin
Tome
Margaret
Isle of Masa
Isle of Man
Scotland
Sali
Islay
London Saturday Review
Lord Mulgrave Alleged Ditch Folly with Dual Voices
A London Tit-Bits tale recounts Lord Mulgrave famed for two voices, a strong hoarse one and a weak plaintive one. He supposedly fell into a ditch at night and cried for aid, prompting a countryman who offered help to remark that two of him might need to assist each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulgrave
Mse
London
Invention of the Fire Engine Century South toward end
Toward the close of the seventeenth century M Duperrier in France Merc Leopold in Germany and Mr Newsham in England introduced fire engines with an air chamber to make the water stream continuous and uniform. Flexible leather hose was invented by Jan Van der Heide and his brother and first used in Amsterdam in 1672.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Duperrier
France
Merc Leopold
Germany
Mr. Newsham
England
Jan van der Heide
Amsterdam
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W. J. Jacobs
Ylilgkoma
Malcolm
Anether Sian
Tirst
Jerry Buncher
Wiest
Sid Hirst
Poiret
Tie
Nebdy
Somers
Malcola
Agure
Mr. Hirst
Hirst
Mal
Hlm
Agular—Cever
Tim
Efrat
Maleon
Malcol
Led
Ges
Eveners
Syill
Leck
Leeks
Leek
Georgell
Tfe
Malcolm Hasty
Théo George
Kit
Ellist
Turaga
Agor Upham
Sawmill
Upham M’f’c. Company
IRPAT
Wisconsin
Alhambra Theatre Bldg
Tor
Marshfield Brewing Company
The
Marshfield Brewing Co
Jacob Schuler
Kijner, Lang & Scharmann
Marshfield
Chichester
Partieninrs
Beter
Petuse
Lowestuadmonas
Rugs Ghighester Chemical CO
Madion Square
PHILA
Pal
Menton
Mansion House F. C. Ray
Gneste
Horshield
South Depot Street
J. Hammel & CO
Dringiey
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