Meat Prices Surge and Consumers Asked to Save
The article notes high food costs in Manchester with butchers meeting at the Free-Trade Hall and rejecting a two week shop closure. It urges reduced August September meat purchases and suggests remedies for households, including Australian tinned meat and better cookery to curb eating waste amid rising fuel costs.
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Manchester
Wakefield
Bradford
Knight’s Public Health Bill clash and parliamentary critique
London notes recount Mr. Knight’s forceful critique of Stansfeld’s Public Health Bill, describing a loud, incoherent speech that drew laughter and sharp rebukes. The writer condemns Knight and laments voter indifference while noting other figures and a weary Parliament awaiting closure.
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London
Knight
West Worcestershire
British Museum
Poor Law Board
Lord Derby
Dod
Stansfeld
Mr. Knight
Mr. Stansfeld
Local Government Board
Gwydyr House
Whitehall
Edwin Chadwick
Disraeli
Hansard
Times
Tomwoddy
Gregory
East Sussex
Corrance
Treasury
Smithfield
Mr. Newdegate
General Sherman
Mr. Cardwell
Sir Henry Storks
Military Morality and the British Army Debate
A London controversy questions army morality, contrasting harsh views from MP Henry Richard with critics who claim officers know little of soldiers' lives. The piece argues officers lack social contact with ranks, cites Suvorov as humanizing example, and challenges claims of superior military morality amid low-class recruitment.
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Bull’s Run
London
Henry Richard
Suvorov
Mr. Richard
Richard