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TTW-1870-05-14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | text | 5 | WHAT can be more absurd, more ridiculously-absurd, than a small German Principality with its army of sixteen officers, two privates, eighteen people, and one King? There are not many of these States in Europe now, for Prussia has swallowed most of them up with the aid of the mild diplomacy of Bismarck, and the gentle p... | 1 | 1,303 | 181 | 1,484 | B1C1R5 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_3 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | text | 4 | KING DEATH OF GREECE
_Thursday, September 18, 1862_
The death of King Otho of Greece, which took place on the 26th ult., has caused a profound sensation throughout Europe. The deceased monarch was the son of King Ludwig I. of Bavaria, and was born at Munich on the 9th of June, 1829. He ascended the throne of Greece i... | 1 | 1,303 | 213 | 1,516 | B1C1R4 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_3 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | text | 6 | 'There is one Kingdom in Europe, however, that is not only ridiculous but pernicious. It is ten times as bad as the most depraved of German principles. It boasts a historical name, which only serves as a foil to heighten the effect of its now degraded condition. It has a King who was chosen after the throne had been sc... | 1 | 1,303 | 372 | 1,675 | B1C2R6 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_3 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | text | 7 | The recent cruel murders have turned the attention of Englishmen to this unhappy land. It is difficult to suggest a remedy. Greece is hopelessly in the hands of brigands and thieves. The very parliament is composed of ex-bravos and those who sympathise with the robbers. The executive is as weak as water. The King is a ... | 1 | 1,303 | 324 | 1,627 | B1C2R7 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_3 |
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1st MAN-ABOUT-TOWN (smiling) and Dirrto. Halloo, who would have thought of seeing you here?
1st MAN-ABOUT-TOWN (smiling) and Dirrto. Halloo, who would have thought of seeing you here?
1st MAN-ABOUT-TOWN (smiling) and Dirrto. Halloo, who would have thought of seeing you here?
1st MAN-ABOUT-TOWN (s... | 1 | 3,685 | 969 | 4,654 | B0C0R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | text | 2 | go further, and will admit freely that perhaps in the home circle he is a lively wag, a mirth-moving punster full of quips, cranks and quiddities, but he is not quite the man we require as ruler of a troublesome state. He would make a very good King of England, or King of Denmark, but he is not quite "up" to governing ... | 1 | 1,627 | 504 | 2,131 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | text | 3 | Yes, King Death! This miserable paltry land of Greece, a land that could be conquered by a regiment of British militia, is fatal to our best and bravest! The Government of Greece, always a joke, has become a nuisance, as a nuisance it must be changed, radically and immediately. We can bow down to the absurd tinsel of t... | 1 | 1,303 | 150 | 1,453 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | text | 5 | "THE performances at the King's Cross Theatre are, &c.! &c.! ! ! !—(Vide the London Newspapers.)
SCENE—A tiny theatre, reminding one strongly of a shabbily decorated bandbox. ORCHESTRA weak, lightning waker. AUDIENCE composed chiefly of a few—a very few, blust MEN-ABOUT-TOWN, several CITY CLERKS, a sprinkling of SHOPB... | 1 | 1,303 | 316 | 1,619 | B0C1R5 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | title | 4 | THE REAL TRUTH.
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TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | text | 6 | 2ND MAN-ABOUT-TOWN (asthmatically).—You don't say so! 1ST MAN-ABOUT-TOWN.—I do, I assure you. I heard all about it from Dangle. It's sure to be stopped.
(The weak BAND play a mild tune. The AUDIENCE in their characters of rattling toberties are desirous. At the end of the music, performance of a sort of fucular melo-d... | 1 | 1,627 | 633 | 2,260 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | text | 7 | 2ND MAN-ABOUT-TOWN.—As we are here, we may as well wait for the Can-can.
1ST MAN-ABOUT-TOWN (with resignation).—All right.
PRURIENT SHOPBOY.—Like er kicking up er leg. That was rather spicy: but as for the rest, it ain't worth twopence.
'ARRY.—Well, I see nothing in er kicking up er leg. She want dressed 'all spicil... | 1 | 1,303 | 356 | 1,659 | B0C2R7 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | text | 9 | THE WEST END.—Satin trains are worn very long. Victorias with a pair of horses are much used in the Park. The dinner hour is rather later than last season.
THE EAST END.—Last year's fustians are still worn. Victoria Park is again the fashionable lounge between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The dinner hour is, as a r... | 1 | 1,303 | 91 | 1,394 | B0C2R9 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | title | 8 | SEASONABLE MEMS.
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A few lines of poetry, or a short story, will be acceptable to many of our readers, and we shall be glad to receive contributions of this kind. | 1 | 1,303 | 41 | 1,344 | B0C2R8 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_4 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | text | 2 | Ter table of precedence, as it at present stands, should be revised. The advance of time has brought to England and to our English court, many new titles and distinctions which were never dreamed of in the philosophy of our grandfathers and no wonder that sometimes Jenkins is at fault. However, when he is at a loss for... | 1 | 1,375 | 421 | 1,796 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_5 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | text | 4 | THE Pall Mall Gazette has been doing its best to please its supporters. Having, in the first instance, reduced its price from twopence to a penny, at the beginning of this year it appeared as a twopenny morning paper of unwieldy dimensions, to which an evening edition was attached. "The preference of the public, howeve... | 1 | 1,303 | 226 | 1,529 | B0C1R4 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_5 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | title | 1 | INVIDIOUS DISTINCTIONS.
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TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | title | 3 | PENNY WISE AND TWOPENCE FOOLISH. | 1 | 1,303 | 14 | 1,317 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_5 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | text | 6 | A REPORT regarding the pictures purchased for the National Gallery from the end of 1865 to the present time, with a statement of the working expenses of the institution, has been deemed sufficiently interesting to be noticed in the newspapers. The facts are simple enough. Thirty thousand pounds, short only of a few shi... | 1 | 1,303 | 294 | 1,597 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_5 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | text | 8 | THE story of Mr. Sothern and the 17th Lancers is too good not to be true. It is stated by the Edinburgh Courant that the other day, while at Edinburgh, Mr. Sothern was asked to the mess of that regiment. Before the wine was cleared off the table, the officers—let us hope, at all events, that there is a slight inaccurac... | 1 | 1,303 | 366 | 1,669 | B0C2R8 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_5 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | title | 5 | EXPENSIVE BEADLEDOM.
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TTW-1870-05-14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | title | 7 | PLAY WITH A MORAL TO IT. — | 1 | 1,303 | 11 | 1,314 | B0C2R7 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_5 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | text | 1 | It is not often that the “Official Court Circular” tells tales; but last week, on the occasion of the Princess Helena’s accouchement, the Court Newsman took care to let it appear that Prince Christian was amusing himself at Newmarket at the time, and had to be telegraph’d for to come home. Fie, fie, Prince Christian. T... | 1 | 1,303 | 161 | 1,464 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_6 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | text | 3 | Why should it be that, when H.R.H. the Prince of Wales holds a _levée_ at St. James's Palace on behalf of the Queen, all persons living North of Pall Mall and Piccadilly, bound for the Victoria Station or Belgravia Pimlico, should be condemned to miss their trains or appointments, as the case may be? It is certainly no... | 1 | 1,303 | 393 | 1,696 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_6 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | title | 2 | THE BLOCK(HEAD) SYSTEM. | 1 | 1,303 | 8 | 1,311 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_6 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | text | 5 | We have no objection to the Marquis of Kildare being raised to the Peerage under the title of Lord Kildare, or, indeed, under any title he may have a preference for, for the noble Marquis is the eldest son of the Duke of Leinster, and must in due course succeed to his father's honours; when any distinctions he may have... | 1 | 1,303 | 323 | 1,626 | B0C2R5 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_6 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | text | 7 | WE offer the following extract from a recent “Paris correspondent’s letter” to the consideration of those Englishmen who still insist that there is no real liberty of the pen or tongue in France. The subject being the approaching “Plébiscite,” we are told that:—
At the Palais, recently, the proceedings bore a local st... | 1 | 1,303 | 429 | 1,732 | B0C2R7 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_6 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | title | 4 | NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
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TTW-1870-05-14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | title | 6 | THE GENTLEMEN OF THE FUTURE! — | 1 | 1,303 | 13 | 1,316 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_6 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image appears to be a black-and-white illustration from a 19th-century English newspaper. It depicts a dramatic scene involving a man who seems to be in a state of distress or danger. The man is dressed in period clothing, which includes a long coat and a hat. He is positioned near a window, with smoke or steam bil... | 1 | 2,233 | 144 | 2,377 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_8 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image appears to be a black and white illustration or photograph from a 19th-century English newspaper. The content is not clearly discernible due to the low resolution and noise in the image. However, it seems to depict a scene with several figures, possibly in a historical or dramatic context. The figures are dre... | 1 | 3,543 | 95 | 3,638 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_9 |
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[CONTINUED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
Lucworth, May 9, 1870.
You may suppose after the disagreeable experience I have had at this place, I have been in a great anxiety that the last few days, at least, should pass off in a pleasant manner. I fear, however, I am destined to be disappointed. No one seems able to g... | 1 | 3,621 | 2,000 | 5,621 | B0C0R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | text | 3 | [CONTINUED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
LUGWORTH, May 9, 1870.
You may suppose, after the disagreeable events that have marked my stay at this place, I have been very anxious that the last few days, at least, should pass off in a pleasant manner. I fear, however, I am destined to be disappointed. No one seems able ... | 1 | 1,483 | 539 | 2,022 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | text | 5 | On second thoughts I wouldn't tell your aunt anything about it; nothing like a pleasant surprise. You'll hear the Turks drumming and blowing a mile off, and then you can pretend to wonder what it is! Capital fun.
P.S.—Opened this to say you had better order in plenty to eat, have no end of sheets aired, and get the ad... | 1 | 1,483 | 447 | 1,930 | B0C1R5 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | title | 2 | THE ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES.
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TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | title | 4 | - Youra ever.
1. | 1 | 1,303 | 7 | 1,310 | B0C1R4 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | text | 6 | Tippeter, the Marquis of Bracon, Sir Joseph Huggy, Lady Bige, the Recorder, the Dowager Duchess of Tottleton, and a great many other members of the Upper Ten. The Chief having, for some inexplicable reason, come in a dressing gown, a cocked hat, and epaulettes, I have introduced him vaguely to everyone as “the Admiral.... | 1 | 1,303 | 260 | 1,563 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | text | 8 | If Mr. Robertson's most ardent admirers and truest friends feel that he has been badly advised in the matter of a recent letter, that has appeared by his sanction and authority in the columns of a penny weekly contemporary, all those—and they are not few—who feel that the whole subject of dramatic criticism requires a ... | 1 | 1,303 | 437 | 1,740 | B0C2R8 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | text | 9 | With the special merits of the notice, which, last week, roused Mr. Robertson into a threat of legal proceedings, we do not profess to deal. If the case comes into court, other "matters" as we have hinted above, will in all probability be laid bare, or, on the other hand, "fearless integrity" vindicated. However, whate... | 1 | 1,303 | 255 | 1,558 | B0C2R9 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | title | 7 | MR. ROBERTSON AND HIS CRITICS. _______ | 1 | 1,303 | 15 | 1,318 | B0C2R7 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_10 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | text | 1 | Probably, were he to labour in harmony with a constructive and critical _confrere_, he would produce a very much higher class of work altogether. That his last venture has some excellent points, and that a good deal of it is highly amusing we gladly chronicle. It is pleasant to see a hard worker succeed, and, as we sta... | 1 | 1,303 | 294 | 1,597 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_11 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | text | 3 | We cannot congratulate the proprietors of Cassell's Magazine on their last venture. Mr. Wilkie Collins has, as yet in his new story of "Man and Wife," fallen far below his usual standard, for he is not even interesting, while his materials appear to be extremely coarse. We do not precisely know to what public Cassell's... | 1 | 1,303 | 331 | 1,634 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_11 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | title | 2 | THE FICTION OF THE PERIOD.
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[Illustration] | 1 | 1,303 | 15 | 1,318 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_11 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | text | 5 | It is a pity that the dull time of the year is in August, when the weather is hot and sultry, and monster gooseberries thrive, or a report which has just been received from Russia, that black snow had fallen in the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg would have been invaluable to the editors. As it is, it might be made a n... | 1 | 1,303 | 169 | 1,472 | B0C2R5 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_11 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | text | 6 | DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
IF This to That were freely given, How much might time decrease, Crime and the sequent misery That mars a nation's peace !
1. Ambassador to Royalty, And Reader to a King, Two acts performed by thee we know, And not another thing.
2. Enough of this we all may have, Sans reason, and sans rhyme, In nur... | 1 | 1,807 | 277 | 2,084 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_11 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | text | 7 | WEAL OR WOE.—The piece of ground at the corner of the Poultry and Queen Victoria street has been recently purchased by Messrs. Wheeler and Co., at the enormous rental of £2,400 per annum. As soon as the new building can be got ready, Messrs. Wheeler and Co. will remove thither. This must evidently be the place where th... | 1 | 1,303 | 141 | 1,444 | B0C2R7 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_11 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | title | 4 | A DARK HINT.
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TTW-1870-05-14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is an advertisement from a 19th-century English newspaper promoting "The London" and "Pimm's Luncheon Rooms." The advertisement features several illustrations of the interior and exterior of the establishment. Key details include:
1. **Frederick Sawyer** as the sole proprietor. 2. **The London** offers a "Fa... | 1 | 3,799 | 344 | 4,143 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_12 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is a black and white advertisement from a 19th-century English newspaper. It promotes a new series of "Britannia: A Popular Magazine," edited by Arthur A'Beckett. The cover of the magazine is illustrated by W. H. Mote Morgan. The advertisement highlights that the February number is now available with a new co... | 1 | 3,988 | 123 | 4,111 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_13 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image depicts a page from a 19th-century English newspaper, specifically "The Tomahawk," dated May 14, 1870. The page is filled with various advertisements and announcements. Notable sections include:
1. **Announcements**: - "Miss Bouvrie" (A.R.S. Francis Drake) will appear as "Ranlet and Katherine" at St. George'... | 1 | 2,493 | 416 | 2,909 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_14 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | figure | 2 | ### SLACK'S SILVER ELECTRO-PLATE
**A STRONG COATING OF PURE SILVER OVER NICKEL, EQUAL FOR WEAR TO STERLING SILVER.**
**Manufactured solely by RICHARD and JOHN SLACK.**
Every Article for the Table as in Silver—Old Goods Replaced equal to New.
**SLACK'S CATALOGUE, with 250 Drawings and Prices, gratis, or post free.**... | 1 | 2,298 | 1,642 | 3,940 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_14 |
TTW-1870-05-14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is a scanned page from a 19th-century English newspaper, featuring various advertisements and articles. Here is a detailed summary of the content:
1. **Department Store Listings**: - The top section lists different departments and their respective prices for boys' clothing, including items like "Zouave Suits... | 1 | 3,607 | 537 | 4,144 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-05-14_page_15 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is a black-and-white graphic taken from a 19th-century English newspaper. It features an intricate illustration of a wreath composed of various items, including tools, weapons, and other objects. The wreath is surrounded by text, which appears to be advertisements and announcements related to various products... | 1 | 4,053 | 153 | 4,206 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_1 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | text | 2 | SARL'S ARGENTINE SILVER PLATE IS THE BEST SUBSTITUTE FOR SOLID SILVER. In consequence of Disturbances of Partnership, no per cent. reduction in price for a short time. SARL & SON, 45 CORNHILL. (Panopticon Glass.) | 1 | 4,203 | 66 | 4,269 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_1 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 2 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is a black and white advertisement from a 19th-century English newspaper. The advertisement is for "Glenfield Starch Refrigerators" and emphasizes that it is "The Only Kind Used in Great Houses." The ad highlights that the product does not require ice, promoting it as "The Indian Refrigerator." The text is ar... | 1 | 348 | 114 | 462 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_2 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 2 | 0 | 1 | figure | 2 | The image is a black-and-white scan of a page from a 19th-century English newspaper, featuring various advertisements and illustrations. Here is a detailed summary of the content:
1. **Ice Safes for Block or Rough Ice**: - Advertisement for ice safes designed for block or rough ice. - Includes a table comparing ordina... | 1 | 2,967 | 426 | 3,393 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_2 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 2 | 0 | 1 | figure | 3 | The image is a black-and-white advertisement from a 19th-century English newspaper. It prominently features the name "SLACK'S" in large, bold letters, suggesting it is the main product or brand being advertised.
The advertisement details "Slack's Silver Electro-Plate," described as having a strong coating of pure silv... | 1 | 2,103 | 211 | 2,314 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_2 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 3 | 0 | 0 | figure | 1 | The image is a header from a 19th-century English newspaper titled "The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal of Satire." The header is edited by Arthur à Beckett. Below the title, there is a Latin phrase "Invitat Culpam Qui Peccatum Præterit," which translates to "He invites blame who passes over sin." Additionally, there is a... | 1 | 1,139 | 96 | 1,235 | B0C0R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_3 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 3 | 0 | 1 | text | 3 | The nineteenth century is a dreadfully bad century. Its sins are enormous, and can be counted by the thousand. It is full of hypocrisy, malice, and all uncharitableness. But of all the blots with which it is stained—the worst, the most disgusting, the most diabolical, is the prevalence of Baby-Farming.
A woman who has... | 1 | 1,905 | 499 | 2,404 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_3 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 3 | 0 | 1 | text | 4 | The customers of the Farmers are no poor struggling wives, no starving mothers, but brazen, silk-wearing, fan-tossing— ladies ! The daughters of noble houses, the children of wealthy merchants, the offspring of fat vicars and opulent parsons. These are they who, having broken the Seventh Commandment, assist the Farmers... | 1 | 1,449 | 86 | 1,535 | B0C1R4 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_3 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 3 | 0 | 1 | text | 2 | BABY-FARMING.
A REPULSIVE TRADE.
The following is an extract from a letter written by a lady to the Editor of the "Times," and published in that journal on Saturday :—
"Sir,—I am writing to ask you to give publicity to the following facts, which I have ascertained from the most reliable sources. A few days ago I was... | 1 | 1,449 | 2,000 | 3,449 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_3 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 3 | 0 | 2 | text | 5 | they who, in spite of their names and dresses, are fit only to herd with wantons; to hang with assassins! They are unknown as yet; cannot their crimes be brought home to them? Is there no detective who would follow up the thread, and discover the shameless murderess in her peaceful home? What has become of that most ad... | 1 | 2,095 | 542 | 2,637 | B0C2R5 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_3 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 3 | 0 | 2 | text | 6 | And still a question remains unanswered—what is the best way of stopping the horrible crimes proceeding out of BabyFarming? Let us suppose all the convicted murderers and murderesses comfortably hanged—still, a great deal remains to | 1 | 1,449 | 51 | 1,500 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_3 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 4 | 0 | 0 | table | 1 |
Department Included Reason for Exclusion
Treasury No Having resisted the introduction of a measure while other Departments have shown a cheerful willingness to adopt it.
India Office No Colonial Office, War Office, and India Office have all in their way protested, schemed, and increased themselves "to postpone the evi... | 1 | 3,301 | 228 | 3,529 | B0C0R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_4 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 4 | 0 | 1 | text | 2 | First, then, let it be illegal to insert quick advertisements, and the advertisements of Baby-Farmers. Let a heavy penalty attach to the inadvertence of the "Head of the Advertisement Department." Let the penalty be awarded to the man who successfully prosecutes newspaper proprietors for the illegal insertion of an ann... | 1 | 1,227 | 337 | 1,564 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_4 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 4 | 0 | 1 | text | 4 | NOTWITHSTANDING the startling announcement of some of our contemporaries, as pronounced in the "contents bills" displayed on the curbstones of the metropolis to the effect that the DEATH WARRANT OF PATRONAGE had been signed it may appear that circumstances in question, if it can be called so, deserve attention at all, ... | 1 | 1,035 | 382 | 1,417 | B0C1R4 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_4 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 4 | 0 | 1 | title | 3 | A CIVIL INCONSISTENCY.
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TTW-1870-07-02 | 4 | 0 | 2 | text | 6 | WHO can now say that our military discipline is lax, and that our soldiers are pampered and spoilt for the proper performance of their duty by an excess of “coddling”? Such has been (or, to be more accurate, has been fully and conclusively answered at the Court Martial held at the Tower of London, which occurred last w... | 1 | 1,355 | 549 | 1,904 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_4 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 4 | 0 | 2 | title | 5 | A DEAD HAITIAN.
--- A DEAD HAITIAN, INDEED. | 1 | 1,035 | 22 | 1,057 | B0C2R5 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_4 |
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"THE ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES." "[CONTINUED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]"
"OXFORD, June 28th, 1870." "THE CHIEF'S PROSPECTS."
"Before I enter upon the abhorrent stormy subject, let me first narrate, for the benefit of your sporting readers, what became of our boat in the Bumping races. I have little enough, ... | 1 | 3,685 | 734 | 4,419 | B0C0R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_5 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 5 | 0 | 1 | text | 2 | THE ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES.
[CONTINUED BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]
OXFORD, June 28th, 1870.
THE CHIEF'S PROSPECTS.
BEFORE I enter upon the above stormy subject, let me first narrate, for the benefit of your sporting readers, what became of our boat in the Bumping races. I have little enough, however, to say of a sat... | 1 | 1,782 | 569 | 2,351 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_5 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 5 | 0 | 1 | text | 3 | But we revert to the Latter's prospects. Long as I have put off attention to the gloomy subject, I feel, of course, that sooner or later we must really move in the matter. Something we must do. The Chief is financially and socially becoming my ruin, and quit of him somehow I am determined to be. Spagmore has told me to... | 1 | 1,375 | 343 | 1,718 | B0C1R3 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_5 |
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1 A youth to be a comfort to them in their declining years and add a charm of life and gaiety to their too cheerless home, can hear of something to their immediate advantage by applying to Messrs. Gritch and Fletcher, 212 Chancery lane.
2 A CHIEF FOR SALE.—Immediate possession. Bargain. Apply to Messrs.... | 1 | 1,850 | 383 | 2,233 | B0C2R4 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_5 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 5 | 0 | 2 | text | 6 | "As a compiler Mr. Bourdin has done his work thoroughly and well, and although he cannot claim to have produced an amusing book, his volume is instructive *and* interesting. We all know what instruction without interest entails, so we thank Mr. Bourdin for having made so much of a very dry subject. Medicine we know is ... | 1 | 1,375 | 106 | 1,481 | B0C2R6 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_5 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 5 | 0 | 2 | text | 5 | OUR BOOKMARKER.
An Exposition of the Land Tax: its Assessment and Collection, with a Statement of the Rights Conferred by the Redemption Rights. By MARK A. BOURDIN. London: Stevens and Sons, Chancery Lane.
If a law book can ever be readable this work is certainly so. In the first place, it deals with a subject of dir... | 1 | 1,375 | 247 | 1,622 | B0C2R5 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_5 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 6 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is a scanned page from a 19th-century English newspaper, specifically "The Tomahawk," dated July 2, 1870. The page is divided into several sections with various articles and announcements. The top section advertises two publications: "The Tomahawk" and "Britannia," both edited by Arthur A'Beckett and illustra... | 1 | 3,735 | 226 | 3,961 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_6 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 7 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image depicts a dramatic scene inside a room. A man, presumably an older individual, is seated in a chair, appearing to be in a state of distress or contemplation. His head is bowed, and his hands are clasped together, suggesting deep thought or emotional turmoil.
In the foreground, there is a woman lying on the ... | 1 | 3,863 | 175 | 4,038 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_7 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 8 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is a black-and-white illustration from a 19th-century English newspaper, titled "The Tomahawk" dated July 4, 1870. The illustration depicts a dramatic scene inside a dimly lit room.
In the foreground, a man is seated at a table, his face illuminated by a candle. He appears to be in a state of distress, with... | 1 | 3,799 | 243 | 4,042 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_8 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 8 | 0 | 1 | text | 2 | THE DEVIL'S TRADE! (DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORTERS OF BABY-FARMERS) | 1 | 4,203 | 25 | 4,228 | B0C1R2 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_8 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 9 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image depicts a page from a 19th-century English newspaper, featuring various advertisements and articles. The layout is divided into several sections, each containing different types of content.
At the top, there is a prominent heading for "The Tomahawk," which appears to be the name of the newspaper. Below this... | 1 | 3,799 | 326 | 4,125 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_9 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 10 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is an advertisement from a 19th-century English newspaper. It prominently features a cover of "Britannia: A Popular Magazine," edited by Arthur A'Beckett. The cover is ornately designed with a central illustration of a profile portrait of a woman, likely Britannia, surrounded by decorative elements. The text ... | 1 | 3,863 | 197 | 4,060 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_10 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 11 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image depicts a page from a 19th-century English newspaper, featuring various advertisements and announcements. The page is divided into several sections, each promoting different products and services.
1. **Boys' Department - Price List**: The top left section lists prices for various classes of boys' clothing, i... | 1 | 3,735 | 521 | 4,256 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_11 |
TTW-1870-07-02 | 12 | 0 | 1 | figure | 1 | The image is a black and white advertisement from a 19th-century English newspaper. It promotes a publication titled "Tomahawk's Supplements for the Seaside," which is described as "Grand Seaside Number of The Tomahawk." The advertisement features an illustration of a pirate standing on a ship, holding a sword, with a ... | 1 | 3,991 | 177 | 4,168 | B0C1R1 | TTW-1870-07-02_page_12 |
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