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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 17, 1869
Page
10
A jumbled catalog lists courses and books with prices and authors. Items include Geology 300, Dr. Smith Greek and Latin Courses, Maine on Ancient Law 400, Dean Stanley historical works 1 200, Mr. Smiles Self Help 2 800, Murray’s Select Re prints 1 200, Dr. Smith Smaller Histories 8 500, Murray’s Manuals 11 000.
A series of tragedies unfolds across Birmingham London and Liverpool with starvation deaths two-family poverty and a fatality from an underwater examination. Parsons and his wife die as guardian relief disputes surface while Captain Forbes and Martin Mackenna die in separate incidents. A rockfall wrecks Downie harbour while a Moss Hall coal mine explosion at Platt Bridge leaves twelve to twenty dead.
Portland prisoners condemn false friends and call for ending advocacy that could prolong their punishment. London notices seek tramway powers for Blackfriars and Westminster routes. Boetfleur wills total about 50,000 pounds to charities and orphanages. East India trade eyes Suez Canal as Liverpool shipowners push toward new route.
The Brazilian, belonging to the Merchant Shipping Company of Liverpool, sails from the Mersey for Bombay via Alexandria as the Suez Canal opens. Other items mention Thames Embankment subsidence explained as natural, penny trains for workers, and cotton operatives resuming full-time work at Preston mills under new management.
Gleanings notes three Yarmouth fishing smacks the Eugene the Garland and the Pursuit are believed sunk. At least seventy Yarmouth fishermen are reported dead in the recent gales. The rest of the column collects assorted anecdotes and snippets on topics from butter adulteration to electricity in churches.
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