Rabbit skins fly as crowd hurls protest at 1865 Shropshire election
In South Shropshire in 1865 Sir Baldwin Leighton jailed a poacher, prompting a riotous mob at Church Stretton. As he spoke, piles of rabbit skins pelting him disrupted the address, leaving the speech unreported after an hour of uproar and chaos.
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Shropshire
Sir Baldwin Leighton
Church Stretton
Sir Baldwin
David Copperfield
Pitman
H. W. Lucy
American farmer Penhallurick promotes Marquis and Early Bart wheat
Penhallurick, a 32 year agrarian veteran, arrives in Sydney to evaluate wheat varieties. He touts Marquis as a No 1 American standard and suggests Early Bart for trial, citing higher yields under varied rainfall and a standout 59 bushels per acre Marquis last season. He singles out Banner oats as the top American variety.
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Penhallurick
United States
Canada
Sydney
Marquis
America
Daily Telegraph
Penallurick
Early Bart
Colorado
Washington
Bart
Limited acting at auction under orders from various owners
Public auction to be offered as described, with instructions from multiple owners governing the sale. Details are scarce in the fragment, but the action centers on a decline to reveal full terms and the auction process proceeding under owners' directives.
Walker's Book Store Ad Offers Quality Goods and Inquiries
An advertisement from Walker's Book Store promotes satisfaction in buying a good article at a fair price. The shop identifies itself as booksellers stationers newsagents direct importers of fancy goods and agents for The Pathe phone Talking Machine and Records.
Walker Book and News Store offers extensive stock and best values
Our facilities secure the choicest goods from first class manufacturers and maintain a most extensive stock. We claim to provide the latest and best with Stirling value in every department. Low prices and excellent value are remarkable, and a visit of inspection is asked with confidence. Address Walker Book and News Store Fitzgerald St Northam opposite Union Bank.
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Stirling
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