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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 23, 1875
Page
8
A sharp appraisal of philanthropy argues much giving is easy, low-effort money donation. It questions motives and suggests directing benevolent effort into healthier, more profitable channels rather than wasteful or misdirected actions.
A full Victoria Institute meeting at Adelphi Terrace featured Rev Isaac Taylor M A presenting on the Etruscan language. He traced the alphabet, numeration, vocabulary, and mythology to a Turanian origin with inscriptions illustrated by drawings and facsimiles. Lord Talbot de Malahide joined the discussion.
A labourer named Wright from Attercliffe dies from scalds after drinking hot tea. A Peebles burgher returning from Paris notes Peebles for pleasure. A gentleman prefers magic lanterns over other entertainments, his daughter quips about clean shirts. Rural inventor uses a spur on hen legs to stop scratching and guide them out of the garden.
A correction notes a Providence woman mispronouncing paragram for parallelogram. The text then reports a new potato disease in Chiswick and other Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, a fungus attacking young plants. Rev. M. J. Berkeley leads the investigation with alarm.
A collage of ad copy and medical claims from 19th century sources. It cites Dr Hussar on tea adulteration with Prussian blue turmeric and mineral powder, Horniman packet tea promoters, Holloway's Pills and Ointment for dyspepsia, Epps's Cocoa praise for digestion and vitality, Dr Ridge's Patent Food for infants, and Cassell's Household Guide extracts.
Births announce Sawes in Port Moresby New Guinea a son Mirams in Collingwood Victoria a daughter Ashton in Calcutta a daughter. Marriages list Withers Hunt Hughes-Edwards Balkwill Seffery Rogers Hartley Pye-Smith-Taunton Rimmer Milne. Deaths James Carey Ordham. An equal uniform charge applies for announcements with sender name and address required.
The notice lists opening times for the Institution for Diseases of the Skin with free service for the needy and paid access otherwise. It promotes Stedman-Phillips Tonic Drops for children, Stedman's Teething Powders, Mrs S A Allens World’s Hair Restorer, Jupson's Dyes, and Hagan's Magnolia Balm, with depot addresses in London and prices.
Advertises a highly experienced educator in public and middle-class schools. Seeks engagement with testimonials and references available. Address D. Re. F. 24 Ryde Villas St. Marys Road Peckham 8.E.
W A O conor of Manchester denies Guardian claims that he is the Queen's assistant and the boy O Connor. He refutes the insanity acquittal note from May 26 and rejects the December 27 1871 description of his writings as twisted. He pleads for editorial justification.
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