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Category Archives: Crime
Safety Last in Cinemas
Snippets 207. The following quote, concerning the safety of children in cinemas, is taken from the 25th February 1909 edition of The Bioscope: In the meantime there is the question of the Children Act, 1908, which those concerned in entertainment … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Britain, Crime, History, Magazines, Newspapers, Politics, Snippets
Tagged Bioscope, Children Act 1908
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Neighbour Dispute (to the death)
Quick Quotes 27. This month we are looking at some entertaining quotes from A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, by John Muir. Muir (1838-1914) was a celebrated naturalist known as “John of the Mountains”, a key figure in the … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Crime, History, Memoirs, Nature, People, Quick Quotes, Travel, USA
Tagged A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, John Muir
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Not Worth Robbing (Again!)
Quick Quotes 26. We previously looked at a quote from A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, in which the author escaped being robbed on account of having little worth stealing. Later in the same volume, he found himself in … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Crime, History, Memoirs, Nature, People, Quick Quotes, Travel, USA
Tagged A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, John Muir
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Missing Mail in 1862
Snippets 196. In the mid 19th Century the postal service in Britain was not exactly in its infancy, but was certainly undergoing a rapid programme of modernisation. The Penny Black was introduced in 1840 and the first post boxes started … Continue reading
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Tagged Royal Mail
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Not Worth Stealing
Quick Quotes 23. John Muir (1838-1914) was a celebrated naturalist known as “John of the Mountains”, a key figure in the push for the establishment of National Parks in the USA. The following quote is taken from his account of … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, Crime, History, Nature, Quick Quotes, Travel, USA
Tagged A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf, John Muir, John of the Mountains
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Early Closing at 7pm? No thanks.
There is much of interest to be found by trawling through the pages of old local newspapers. On 7th October 1908, the Bognor Regis Observer carried a report about the popularity of the Women’s Suffrage movement in Midhurst, West Sussex: … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Britain, Crime, England, History, Humor, Humour, Local History, News, Newspapers
Tagged Midhurst, Suffrage
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The First Police Boxes
Snippets 182. Most people nowadays would associate a police telephone box with Doctor Who and little else, but they were once a common feature of British streets. They were not actually a British invention though. The first one in the world … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Britain, Crime, History, Newspapers, Snippets
Tagged Aberdeen, Doctor Who, Police Box, Scotland
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Travels on the Continent and in England (Part 4)
Journals 14.4. This is the conclusion of my article about Travels on the Continent and in England, by August Hermann Niemeyer, which details the German writer’s 1819 visit to the country he had always wanted to experience: England. One aspect I … Continue reading
Posted in 19th Century, Books, Britain, Crime, England, History, Journals, London, Travel
Tagged August Hermann Niemeyer, Theatre
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Ghost or Imagination?
Creepy History 55. On 26th December 1885, the following short article appeared in the Dundee Courier: A remarkable ghost story is reported from Doora, near the town of Ennis. It is asserted that a ghost appeared in the dwelling of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ghosts
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Belief in Witches
Creepy History 54. For today’s “creepy history”, let’s take a look at the belief in witches during the late 19th Century, with reference to two newspaper articles. The first is from the Hull Packet, from 13th January 1871, and concerns a … Continue reading
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