Lacing Back Pockets Sparks Street Debate and Odd Defenses
A satirical account mocks women's fashion of lacing pockets on backs of jackets as foolish and inviting theft. The piece notes two youths jailed for three months after stealing a handkerchief from such a trap. It also recounts peculiar milk adulteration defenses in Glasgow and humorous anecdotes about clergy, Lear, and a New Grace Before Meat tale from Midlands inns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Involuntary Frankkness
Midland Counties
Attorney
Z'atler
Lear
Alfred Tennyson
E. L
Edward Lear
Farringford
Europe
Albania
Illyria
Calabria
England
Ravenna
Italy
London
Hamelin
Earl of Derby
Switzerland
Spain
America
James T. Freups
Cavill's Channel Swim Fueled by Cadbury Cocoa Essence
Professor Cavill reportedly drank Cadbury's Cocoa Essence as his main nourishment during the Channel swim. The piece cites the beverage as highly nourishing and digestible, aligning with a British Medical Journal prediction from ten years ago about its restorative qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavill
Cadbury
Death in Bradford aged 65 years
Death notice for John Cooke, aged about 65, at Walmer-villis Bradford. The notice asks friends to accept the intimation. The page also advertises a range of patent medicines and hair products from London suppliers, including Epps Cocoa, Holloway’s Pills and Ointment, Oldridge Balm, Allen hair products, Jupson’s Dyes, and Reckitt’s Paris Blue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooke
Walmer-villis
Bradford
John Cooke
Epps
Civil Service Gazette
James Epps & Co
Homoeopathic Chemists
London
Holloway
General Expenditure Assurance Company (Limited
Queen Victoria Street
B.C
C. and
A. Oldridge
Wellington Street
Strand
W.C
A. Allen
S. A. Allen
Jupson
Abercrombie
Claremont-square
Paris
Lnyers
Reckitt
Rathboneplace
Oxford-street
Tottenham Court-Road
M. J. Toomey
Education minded Malvern lady seeks companions for family
A Malvern resident seeks like minded women to join her in educating or raising small daughters at home. For details contact Rev. A. S. Richardson at Castle House Malvern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Ilme
A. S. Richardson
Castle House
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Independent College
Taunton
W. H. Griffith
M.A
Lond. A
Milne
Ren. W. Milne
Albert Goodman
Bennett
Cheapside
John Bennett
OHN Bennett
Watch and Clock E Manufactory
Universal Prayer
The
Sunday-School Union
All Friends of the Young
Old Bailey
E.C
Famine Fund
London Missionary Society
India
J. Kemp-Welch
J. Mullens
D.D
Robert Robinson
H. Jones
Mission House
Blomfield-street
Soc
Baxter
Fernie Castle
Fife
D. S. Dykes
Leeds
Albert Spicer
George Knotl
Cuckfield
Arthur
Dalkeith
Colchester
Headgate
Morton-rd
Missionhall
Islington
Southport
Chapel-st
Smallheath
Manchester
Cheetham-hill
Lifracombe Engl
Worksop
David
Swansea
Hales Owen
Stamford-bill
the Temple
T. Mary Cray
Gwynfe
John Jones Uppingham
Norwich
Staplehurst
Croydon
Georgest
Lewisham High
Ramegate
Senate
Hoddesdon
Leicester
Gallow Church
Trimley House
Weston-super - Mare Sere
Ludécuden Foot
Chepstow
Corel
Church Prine
Llanerchy
South Norwood
Bray
Westbury Ss
Jingtam Coogs
Bognor
Pemel
Bideford
Brook St
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