Curious 19th Century Observations in Athenian Gossip
A collage of brief notes on notable figures and oddities, from Lord Beaconsfield’s House of Commons absence to poetic mischief and a joke about a parrot that cries Stop thief. Also mentions a Cornell press teaching journalism, an astronomy anecdote, spelling reform quips, a new method for preserving flowers, and mosquito sightings near the Thames with a home remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Beaconsfield
House of Commons
St. Louis Republican
Smithers
England
Cornell
America
United States
Saturn
the Times
Miergues
Gardener's Magazine
Vienna
Galignani
Molle
Lucca
Madame Nilsson
Patti
Metternich
Nice
Cassell
Mr. T
Brahma
Darkeys
Lunves
London
Cocoa Frauds Reported in Cocoa Powders
Thousands cannot take Cocoa as varieties are mixed with starch to appear soluble. The starch makes the beverage thick and indigestible. Cadbury's Cocoa Essence is genuine and three times the strength of these cocoas, offering a refreshing drink like tea or coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadbury
Eprps
James Epps & Co
Hommopathic Chemists
London
Horniman
A. Allen
Rathboneplace
Oxford-street
Tottenham-court-road
M. E. Toomey
Columbia
C. and
A. Oldridge
Wellington-street
Sand
W.C
Births Deaths and Marriages Notice Roundup
Births report Hugh Sewell son of J C Thorne missionary of the London Missionary Society in Antananarivo Madagascar. Marriages list Hallowes Porter in Christchurch New Zealand. Matthews Jackson in Stamford Hill. Ackland Bartrum in Brixton. Bradshaw Anderton in Manchester. Griffith Clark in Bowdon. Richardson in Antananarivo. Deaths note Mary Richardson aged 15 months and Alice Mary Thorne in Madagascar. Elizabeth Whitehouse in West Bromwich. Also includes advertisements for cacao products hair remedies and dental services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowes—Porter
Trinity Congregational Church
Christchurch
New Zealand
W. J. Habens
Brabazon Tooke Hallowes
Timaru
William Hallowes
Tavistock-square
London
Harriet Amelia
Joseph L. Porter
Finsbury Park
Matthews—Jackson
Stamfordhill Congregational Church
H. Simon
John Ernest
Marcus Matthews
Maggie
John Jackson
Lordship Park
Stoke Newington
Ackland—Bartrum
Brixton Independent Church
J. Baldwin Brown
Charles Ackland
Stowford
Sutton
William Ackland
A. Thomson
Haddington
N.B
Ernest Howard Griffith
Sidney Coll
Cambridge
Elizabeth Martha
George D. Clark
Bowdon
HottowayPitys and Dye Remedies Advertised in 19th Century NOTICE
An archival ad page promotes Holloway's Pills as health aids for digestion and general well being, claims of purity, and suitability for all ages. It also touts Jupson's Dyes for rapid dyeing of fabrics, Reckitt's Paris Blue laundry product with warnings against imitations, Kinmans Whisky as a pure old spirit with medico endorsements, and notes on wholesale London suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Recxitt
Paris Brux
Hassall
Great Titchfield Street
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thames
London Docks
Pimlico
Bennett
Cheapside
John Bennett
Watch and Clock Manufactory
Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital
Cromwell House
Highate
Rear Ormond Street
John Walter
Samuel Whitford
Bankers— Williams, Dercons, and Co
Messrs. Hoare
Herries
Oxford
Howard House
Thame
S School
Pharmaceutical Society
J. W. Marsh
VME House School
Eythorne
Dover
Rev. T. Davies
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