Bacon for Export and Curiosities of Billeting in London
A British letter discusses an export bacon trade with Great Britain from Colac Dairying Company, detailing pricing, packing, and quality. The piece also notes billeting curiosities in London with references to M. Hen Galli and M. Tarot, and recounts Leicester Square’s historical residents and landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Davidson
London
George Stewart
Colac Dairying Company
Great Britain
America
Behey-de Faris
M. Hen Galli
Radical Party
Straus
Divorce petitions show husbands filing more often than wives
The article notes 240 divorce petitions, 142 by husbands and 98 by wives, over fifteen years with little variation. It explains easier prove for husbands and suggests social factors behind the disparity. It cites the Law Journal and discusses credibility of statistics in marriage dissolution studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Journal
Christmas Superstitions and Holiday Nonsense
A column notes Christmas superstitions among Arabs in Aden and Esquimaux, and jokes about children and Santa Claus. It quips that boys crave toys yet mock costly presents while Christmas gifts remain popular and whimsical.
Odd Christmas Superstitions Across Regions
A quirky note from Puck discusses holiday beliefs from Lapland to Venezuela. It mentions Laplanders blowing out candles before eating, Santa as a candle-burning shark on one leg, and trees avoided by Amazon natives. It notes a fear of forest fires and marks January 1 as a better day to start a new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Wiltshire
Leopold
Austria
Mile. Adamovies
Leopold Wolfling
Archduke
Geneva
Arciluke
Wolfling
Daily Mail
Laplander
Santa Claus
Amazon
Particu
Venezuela
Transformation of London London Transformation of London
In dealing with the transformation of London Mr E L Tyler in the current discussion outlines urban change and its implications for Leicester Square and surrounding areas. The report notes planning efforts, architectural shifts, and envisioned public realm improvements shaping mid century progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester Square
London
E L. Tyler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louis Dousset
Sydney Weller Webb
M. Grebauval
M. Audigne
M.tarot
M. Levee
Home Counties Magazine
Metropolis
Leicester Fields
Leicester House
Walpole
Frederick
Prince of Wales
Saville House
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Histore
William Hogarth
Alhambra Theatre
Panopticon of Science and Art
Charles Dibdin
France
Westminster Gazette
Final
P. Neal
Katoomba Superion
Piola Shen
Guttersnipe
Sir Variot
Moris
Bragg
Knox
Uae
Jethenphenson
Jephson
Palais Royal
Tuckingham Palace
Aden
Esquimaux
Tommy
Charles
Mudbank
Muddy
O.K
Transformation OF
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