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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 24, 1873
Page
9
A group of young mercantile men plan a Christmas dinner and discover Chinese servants cannot prepare plum pudding. A guest offers help, and the kitchen scene unfolds with an earnest crowd observing a practical demonstration, hoping for a perfect plum pudding imitation on Christmas day.
Birth Martin daughter born to the wife of Rev James Martin of Belfast Antrim road on December 18 lat. Eguintoun. Marrages Law Laycock Duncan eldest son of James Law J P Bradford House Bolton Park Skipton to Emily Laycock Keighley and Bolton Park. Dodgshun Dodgshun Edward John son of Isaac Dodgshun to Lydia Sarah daughter of the late Charles Dodgshun. Rabbits Harris William Rabbits Selwood Foresthill to Jane Sarah widow of Edward Harris. Hinton John Howard Hinton aged 83 December 17 Bristol. Newton Harriet widow of Thomas Newton December 19 Wiveliscombe. Serpell Catherine wife of R C Serpell December 22 Mannamead Plymouth.
An account under Act 7th and 8th Victoria cap 32 shows Government Debt 36 856 115 pounds Other Securities 11 015 100 pounds Gold Coin and Bullion 21 856 115 pounds Silver Bullion 43 225 399 pounds. Chief Cashier May signs the totals dated December 18 1873.
An herbal and household medicine roundup touts Epps Cocoa for digestible breakfast beverages, Jupson dyes for fabrics, Dr Ridge patent food for infants, Cassell's guidance, and Holloway remedies for liver issues. It promotes ready-made powders, tinctures, and dyes sold by London chemists and grocers with claims of health and ease.
A condensed market update covering CORN EXCHANGE notes on oats and wheat prices, Metropolitan Cattle Market stock imports and quiet demand, Covent Garden market activity, provisions including butter and bacon pricing, hops and potatoes markets, seed and wool trading, oils and tallow prices, and coal rates with ship and port movements.
A fragment notes patronage from high rulers including the Crown Princess of Prussia the Sultan of Turkey and the Nawab Nazim of Bengal. The text mentions sewing inspecting and comparing every description of fabrics and goods.
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