Ostend rabbits and Punch style wordplay in 19th century satire
A fragment from a Punch page discusses Ostend rabbits unshorn fur leading to few cats in the Netherlands and suggests naming them ostents. It includes conundrums and Whys and Whens jokes by a Punch contributor, mocking import trends and public figures with punning questions and answers.
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Netherlands
Yarmouth
Punch
Lord Huntingtower
Assaulting an Attorney at Pershore Assizes
At Gloucester Spring Assizes Mr Justice Erskine heard the assault case against the defendant who beat and spat on solicitor Mr. Woodward of Pershore. Key witnesses testified to repeated spitting and threats, culminating in a physical clash. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff with £50 damages.
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Woopward
Wrison
Gloucester Spring
Pershore
Worcester
Bennett
Mr. Woodward
Oldaker
Mr. Oldaker
Wilson
Woodward
Mesars
Woodward and Ball
Whateley
National School
Serjeant Talfourd
Gloucester
Justice Erskine
Atcherley
James Heartzcake
Exeter Assizes
John Jury
St. Sidwell
Catherine
Rowe
Cockburn
Queen's Counsel
Catherine Lewis Hawkins
Jury
Heartzcake
Excise
John Jury Lane
Peters
Jury Lane
Mr. Cowper
Sprag
Benjamin Bullen
Bulen
Bullen
James Taylor
Heertzoake
Distressed servant and other court notices from London and Essex
Saturday reports detail Ann Griffin accused of stealing from Mr William Pratt at the Rose and Crown in Crown Street Soho, with six gin and eight rum bottles found. Also Thames tunnel toll disturbance and a tailor and engineer dispute over steam carriage funds. Coroner’s inquest into Thomas Mallen’s death rules temporary insanity. A Gloucester trial covers Montagu Clark’s self-defence acquittal and a Hadleigh lace theft case against Mrs Margaret Maynard committed for final examination.
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Fred
Penne
Ian Baileney
Harris
Giltepur Street
Crance
Limerick
Dorset
Bodkin
Clarkson
Drayton
Hyde
Portsmouth
Guildhall
William and
Mary Campbell
Alderman Brown
Ade
Milton Street
Dixon
Horse Repository
Barbican
Ude
Bow Street
Walton-upon Thames
France
Buckingham Palace
Herrom
London
Inspector Russell
Gardner's Lane
Partridge
Avery
Russell
A Division of Police
Sn 6 Pavists
Walton-on-Thames
Dodd
Tondon
Mr. Twyford
St. Honoré
Paris
Jesus Christ
Richard Frederick
Burwood,park
Wickes
Twyford
England
Southampton
Winchester
Walton
Walton On Thames
Bow-street
Wicks
Richard
Saint Martin’s Parish
St. Martin’s
Marlborough Street
Christophe
Tangiatrate
Thomas
Berkeley-square
Bailey
Mr. Maltby
Thomas's Hotel
Maltby
Bank of England
Pears
Mr. Malthy
Mr. Malibes
William Pratt
Rose and Crown
Crownstreet
Soho Square
Union Hall
Thomas Lever
Thames Tunnel
Flo
Joseph Taylor
Charles Adams
Whiteshapel
C. Lewis
Essex
Castle Tavern
Woodford
Thomas John Mallen
Woodbine Cottage
Win
Smith
Butler
Plato
Mary Ann
Robert Mullen
Alfred Jones
Savorixa
Reyverr
Gloucester
Cnanae Oy
Margaret Maynard
Reynolds
Hadleigh
Brentford
Yardley
Halse's Scorbutic Drops claim miraculous blood cure
A historic advertisement extols Halse's Scorbutic Drops as a near miraculous blood purifier curing scorbutic eruptions and leg ulcers. It cites a testimonial letter from Brent Devon dated March 1842 describing a child's recovery from severe eruptions and paralysis, and a Plymouth physician's praise. Prices and wholesale details for London and various outlets are listed.
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Halse
W. Matthews
Brent
Devon
March
Thomas Rollins
Plymouth
Witclow Marriews
W.H. Halse
Efficacious copaiba and sexual health remedies advertised
A verbose 19th century advertisement touts Franks's Solution of Copaiba and The Silent Friend medical work. It lists claims of effective discharge cures, cautions about genuine stamps, and promotions for Perry's Purifying Specific Pills and Cordial Balm of Syriacum. Details include London addresses, prices, and consultation hours for George Franks, R. and L. Perry, and other vendors.
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Joseph Henry Green
F.R.S
Royal College of Surgeons
St. Thomas's Hospital
King's College, London
Franks
Ilsesch
United Kin Tom
George Franks
Black Riars-Road
United Kingdom
R.and
L. Perry and
London
Birmingham
Strange
Paternoster-row
Field
Quadrant
Regent-street
Purkis
Compton-street
Subo
Philips
Oxford-street
Jackson and Co
New Bond-street
Gordon
Leadenhall-street
Kettie
High Holborn
Guest
Bullstreet
Heaton and Bushton
Briggate
Leeda
Brall
L. Perry
Messrs. Perry
Messrs
Perry
Berners-Street
Great Charles-street
Easy-row
N. B
C. P
C. J. Lucas & Co
Newman-street
Oxford Street
Brittain
J. Gordon
G. Mansell
King-street
Southwerk
C. Westerton
Parkside
Knightsbridge
H. Phillips
Huett
J. Buckton
Leeds
J. Noble
Marketplace
Hull
T. Sawler
Courier-office
St Ann's-square
H. Whitmore
Market Street
Manchester
W. Howell
Dame Street
Dublin
Lucas
En Bell
Ping Heart
P Messrs. Lucas and Co
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Southwark
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York
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Thal
Tty Police
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Fox
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Apothecaries Hall
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Regent Street
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the Weekly Chronicle
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Yonge
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Hintvatrest
Edinburgh
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Herts Mercury
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Curtis
Messrs. Curtis and Company
Frith-street
Soho-square
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