Etruscan numerals and a lost Iron Cross tale headline
A column recounts a Philological Society talk claiming the Etruscan language key via dice inscriptions and Altaic links, notes a Prussian officer regaining a lost Iron Cross in Central Asia, and covers domestic economy ideas and advertised health products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coutinho
Pernambuco
Don John V
Don José
Donna Marial
Philological Society
Isaac Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Siberia
Central Asia
Cologne
Khiva
Kasalinak
Orenburg
Foreign Office
Victoria Discussion Society
Parker Rhodes
M. Charleton de Brughat
Great Britain
Birth Notice Whitley-Dee in Halifax
Birth announces the arrival of a son to the wife of Nathan Whitley Enq at Halifax on the third of the month born to the Whitley family with prepaid postage and sender authentication required for announcements under this heading.
Bank of England Gazette 1873 Balance Figures
For the week ending Nov 26 1873 the Bank of England reports totals across departments. Notes issued 35,951,315. Government debt 11,015,100. other securities 3,934,900. gold bullion 20,951,315. silver bullion. proprietors capital 14,553,000. government securities 8,553,598. other deposits 18,547,290. total assets 42,924,854. Chief Cashier F May notes Dec 4 1878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banking Department
May
Markets review in Corn Exchange on Monday December 8
English wheat supply tight with slower price gains from last week as large foreign arrivals push down prices by 1s per qr. Indian corn remains in good supply. Oats sales slow at 6d per hundredweight decline. barley retail prices steady. Butter imports from Ireland rise with prices about 2s higher. Waterford bacon holds a high price with some brands bidding lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corn Exchange
Mary Lang
Ireland
Waterford
Wurat
Lyssas
Essex
Kent
Pale
New
Norfolk & Suffolk
Metropolitan
London
Scotland
Lincolnshire
Leicestershire
Northamptonshire
England
Trefvil
France
Markets Steady Across Hops Potatoes and Coal
Reports from Covent Garden and BorovuaH on Friday and Monday show steady to quiet markets. Hops demand limited with scarce fine lots. potato sales steady with varied ton prices. seeds and wool carry stable to firm values. oils slow, tallow quiet but steady. coal prices firm with several ships noted.
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Borovuan
Mid
East Kent
Weald of
Kent
Sussex
Farnham and Country
Farnham
Sewing Machines Offered with Exchange Guarantee in London
A London advertisement sponsored by SMITH and CO. promotes sewing machines priced from £2 2s to £25. It claims impartial recommendations based on work needs, and offers a one month trial with free exchange to any other machine if unsuitable. The Crown Princess of Prussia, the Sultan of Turkey, and the Nawab Nazim of Bengal patronize the ad.
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Eprs
Epps
Civil Service
James Epps
Jupson
Judson
Valktupo Visqu
London
Ancceas
Holloway
Prussia
Turkey
Nazim
Bengal
Smith and CO
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London Necropolis Company
Prospectus Free
Lancaster-place
Strand
W.C
Bank OF England
Victoria
Covent Garden
Borovuah
Spriral
Y.C
Hettons
Hettons Lyons
Hartlepool
Eden Main
Smith & Co
Edgware Road
Charles Street
Soho
Ociety For
Midland
Durham
Northumberland
North Wales
J. Carvell Williams
Serjeants’inn
Fleet-street
E.C
Cambridge House School
Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
F. Ewen
Troud Ladies’ College
Beeches’ Green
Stroud
Gloucestershire
Hilldrop Road
London, N
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