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Newspapers : From Birmingham Post 150 years ago
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Neither could I Mike, and especially as the eyes were 'in horrible motion', whatever that means. The accident is nasty, but it must also have been traumatic for the guard who found him, even though the report makes it all seem a bit remote and matter of fact. Viv.
19.5.1863
So if this scheme had come about our farms would be fertilized with human sewage carried in pipes to the fields. Might make an afternoon walk in the country a bit odourous, as it would be in addition to the pig slurry etc that occasionally goes on now.
So if this scheme had come about our farms would be fertilized with human sewage carried in pipes to the fields. Might make an afternoon walk in the country a bit odourous, as it would be in addition to the pig slurry etc that occasionally goes on now.
DavidGrain
master brummie
I think the Life Boat crews must refer to fairground rides because of the reference to swings in the same sentence
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Wendy
Guest
Thank you Mike.Nice piece of information for the cemetery archive.
I suppose it is suitable that a society for the prosecution of felons should fine members who do not attend the annual dinner !
A very gushing advert for the Sea horse. I particularly like the reference to the noble dining room.
The Irish seem to have had a bit of a reputation.
A very gushing advert for the Sea horse. I particularly like the reference to the noble dining room.
The Irish seem to have had a bit of a reputation.
barrie
master brummie
My late wife had Irish ancestors, who arrived in Birmingham in the mid 1800's, sometime around 1850/1860 they changed their surname from Lehany to Delaney. Believe it was something to do with a series of riots that the father had been involved in, but never found out the real reason for them changing their name.
26.5.1863
This description of whitsuntide in Birmingham is part of a long piece which goes on to describe te acts and happenings at music halls , aston park fete etc.
Description of parade through the town to celebrate the new volunteer fire station.
Statements as to procedure in older cemeteries over internments, though shortie has already informed us that common internments were not stopped in that year, so more must happen later.
Not quite clear what this educational toy actually was .
Comment on Bradford poisonings, showing what problems arose through inadequate control of foods and pharmaceuticals.
This description of whitsuntide in Birmingham is part of a long piece which goes on to describe te acts and happenings at music halls , aston park fete etc.
Description of parade through the town to celebrate the new volunteer fire station.
Statements as to procedure in older cemeteries over internments, though shortie has already informed us that common internments were not stopped in that year, so more must happen later.
Not quite clear what this educational toy actually was .
Comment on Bradford poisonings, showing what problems arose through inadequate control of foods and pharmaceuticals.
brummie nick
master brummie
I believe The Band Of Hope mentioned was a big thing started in the 1800's to encourage people to stop drinking.
Nick
Nick
30.5.1863
Never heard of anyone being "Twitted" before. Almost sounds like Tweeted, which is appropriate, as most ardent tweeters are twits
This sort of thing has been the basis of many murder (or not) mysteries, and was not uncommon at the time, even thoiugh it was known arsenic was dangerous.
Never heard of anyone being "Twitted" before. Almost sounds like Tweeted, which is appropriate, as most ardent tweeters are twits
This sort of thing has been the basis of many murder (or not) mysteries, and was not uncommon at the time, even thoiugh it was known arsenic was dangerous.
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
I can remember long ago at school hearing the phrase 'he/she has twitted on us'. It was usually a 'teachers pet' twitting to the teacher about something we should not have done. I think they were known as the 'class twit'. It is amusing to see how the word is used in that letter.
Regularly used 'twitted on' as a child to describe the process of telling on someone/spilling the beans/sneakily revealing something bad that we'd done. But we also used 'twit' to describe an idiot. Viv.
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Wendy
Guest
Yet more great articles from 1863. I am amazed that arsenic was used in wallpaper how sad. Looks like the Bakers were now working as one as you say Mike a cartel. I wonder what other industries and businesses did this at the time. Love the idea of firemen acting like schoolboys.