Miscellany of oddities and tall tales from a bygone era
A Connecticut murder trial draws tears in closing arguments while the mayor of Nottingham ponders marriage as a moral duty and a Yale analyst debunks a fancy cognac. Chicago fire’s prized cow owner eyes profit, and a Spurgeon anecdote about a devout servant ends with a sweeping quip. Royal misfortune echoes through a stage tale of Lord Stanley and a doorbell creditor.
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Connecticut
Nottingham
Silliman
Yale College
Chicago
O’léary
Spurgeon
Richard the Third
Lord Stanley
Notice on Births Marriages and Deaths Remittance Rule
Notices require one shilling in postage stamps for this column. Births marriages and deaths are referenced for submission.
Marriages and obituaries from Bradford and Leeds area
Marriages listed include Hodgson Craven at Kipping Chapel Thornton and Conyers Blackburn at Belgrave Chapel Leeds with details of parents and residences. Also Carr-Sargant at Wesleyan Chapel Liverpool-road and Jones at Dagmar-place Exeter. Obituaries note Sarah Jones aged 69 and Mrs Josiah Smith aged 48 with daughter Phoebe, Tidman widowed Rev A Tidman D.D. aged 79, Rev John Robson D.D. aged 69, and James Brown aged 68 long-serving Baptist deacon.
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Hodgson—Craven
Kipping
Thornton
James Gregory
Frederick All
John
George Hodgson
Summerville
Bradford
Yorkshire
Ann
Joseph Craven
Ashfield
Conyers
Blackburn
Belgrave
Leeds
Henry Tarrant
Walker
Wm. Conyers
Leeds Bridge
Ann Elizabeth
Richard Blackburn
Elland-road
Carr—Sargant
Wesleyan
Liverpool-road
J. W. Greeves
Stephen Parkes
John Dale
Robert Carr
Bank
Highgate
Mary Ann Walker
William Thomas Sargant
Tray’s Hill
Hall
Hornsey-lane
A. Tidman
Robson
Almere Lodge
Langside
Glasgow
John Robson
Brown
Argotti
Torquay
James Brown
Church of Christ
Trusted Teas and Cocoa Ad Brightens Breakfast Table
An advertisement extols Horniman's Pure Teas as strong uniform and satisfying in packets. It promotes Epps's Cocoa for breakfast plus a homeopathic claim and notes James Epps Co London as makers. Also mentions Epps's Cacacine a thin evening beverage.
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Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps
Bank of England Weekly Account Figures January 1872
The Gazette lists the Bank of England weekly accounts for the week ending January 17 1872. It records Notes issued 39,289,730 pounds Government debt 11,015,100 pounds and gold bullion 24,289,730 pounds in the Issue Department. In Banking Department capital 14,553,000 pounds and government securities 52,543?000 pounds with deposits and other securities totaling 47,778,158 pounds. Gold and silver coin 645,314 pounds. The file is signed by Geo. Forses Chief Cashier on January 18 1872.
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Bank OF England
Victoria
Issue Department
Banking Department
Inc
Geo. Forses
London Markets Report from Jan 22 Corn Exchange and Meat Trade
Market notes show moderate wheat supply and inactive trade with English wheat easing only to last Monday's levels. Cattle, sheep, and pigs trade quiet with buyers favored. meat market mild with slow demand and steady to weaker prices. Imports and butter/bacon movements noted from Ireland and foreign ports, with Waterford and Hamburg prices easing before steadying.
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Corn Exchange
Marx Lanz
Metropolitan
London
Norfolk
Suffolk
Essex
Cambridgeshire
England
Scotland
Ireland
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Waterford
Market Notes From Boroven and Sprrathetps Jan 22
Rough stock remains heavy in markets with arrivals from the Continent down and limited consumer demand. Hops show subdued activity with home growth nearly exhausted, yearlings in limited inquiry, and continental markets more active. Potatoes, seeds, wool, oil, and coal reported with varied price ranges and dull trade in several lines.
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Boroven
New York
Mid
East Kent
Weald
Sussex
Farnham and Country
Yearlings
Mid and East Kent
Weald of
Kent
Boe
Old
Holloway's Pits and Ointment Advice for Lung Health
The advertisement warns that impure blood and poor circulation cause lung stagnation leading to consumption. It urges using Holloway's ointment on the chest after warm brine fomentation and applying it twice daily, with Holloway's pills in alternate doses to purify the blood without weakening or aggravating nerves.
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Holloway
Advertisements for Boarders and Apprentices in Drapery
A partner in a school seeks a few boarders for extra tuition at a private residence with references available. Terms apply, address B., 3 Union-street Rochester. Also, Campling and Baillie in Harleston Norfolk advertise a well educated youth needed as an apprentice in a drapery firm with learning facilities and comfortable home. premium required.
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Union-street
Rochester
Grand 3 Full-Manual C Organ for Sale by Nicholson
A grand three-manual C organ with nearly 40 stops is offered for sale as a larger replacement is installed. It features about 1,400 speaking pipes and two open diapasons on the great organ. Price £570 excluding erection. Further details from J. D. Kennard, organ-builder, Margate, Kent.
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Nicholson
J. D. Kennard
Margate
Kent
Discourse at Westminster Abbey on Printing Origins
Patron H R H the Duke of Cambridge attends a Sunday morning address at Westminster Abbey by the Very Rev A P Stanley to mark the origin of the English printing art. Service begins at ten with a collection for the Rint ers Pension Almshouse and Orphan Asylum funds. details from Secretary J S Hodson.
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J. 8. Hodson
High Holborn
W.C
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Glewnings
Covent Garden Market
Pras
Norfolk & Suffolk
Metroolis
Per &Lbs
Borovan
Sprrathetps
Dunkirk
Regents
Rocka
Y.C
Caradoc
Haswell
East Hartlepool
Hartlepool
Kelloe
Kelloe South
Tunstall
Wylam East
Geo. Vavasseur
Barnsdale-road
Harrow-road
Ildmay Park
Stoke Newington
Gogerly
G. Gogerly
Calcutta
W. Pennefather
Mildmay Park
John Edmond
Highbury
John Campbell
King’s College
Robi. Moffat
South Africa
Paxton Hood
Brighton
E. Pye Smith
Hackney
Thos. N.eee
Morden Hall
Surrey
Upils
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