An ancient Norwich custom still offers free meals
An old Norwich practice allows any person on three days yearly to claim a substantial meal after reciting aloud a church prayer for the sovereign's health. The meal includes broth and beef with bread and beer. A noted divorce case remark by Sir Francis Jeune provoked gendered criticism, and the Russian telegraph code is described as highly intricate with a divided development team method.
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Norwich
Eng
St. Gile’s
Francis Jeune
Habitual Drunkenness and Curiosities in 19th Century Observations
A magistrate recalls a prisoner before him for drunkenness in a repeated case. Topics cover eye care advice for bloodshot nights, cold water baths for weakness, police training in jiu jitsu, a large turtle soup at a lord mayor’s banquet, and a curious hunter’s marriage rite to a slain tiger or panther in India.
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Manchester
Lord ‘Lansdowne
India
Georga
New York Budget Surpasses U S Government Spending
The New York City budget is described as four times the state government cost and over 28 per person yearly, averaging 150 per family. The source notes it exceeds prewar U S government outlays and cites a New York World perspective.
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New York
City of
United States
New York World
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