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... Decanters. *The Mistress of the House and Maid, being in a back Kitchen, narrowly escaped, some Part of the Chemney falling upon them, as did a Gentlewoman who was there for her Health, and her Sister, by being in the Parlour, (where they had bolted themselves ...

Published: Tue 15 Aug 1749
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1534 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Anecdote of Cafimir 11. King 0/Poland

... her eyes beat out, and wound in her nead fo violent, that the flcujl was beat into the brain. Mary Sweet, her maid, was found in the back parlour, with her head almoft fevered from her body, her jaw broke, violent blow on her forehead, and her (kull cleaved ...

Published: Monday 22 October 1764
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 519 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

, November 23, 17^7. .* •')' . . ; . ■ Green he had and admired Addifon's works, mofe than

... French tragedy all centers in palace-plot, andcabinCt-conlpiracy, and as all their tpecies ot comedy tails into the path parlour intrigue, their ftage may Hill luppoi t this folly half a century longer. Tlie Englilh being by their nature, Übiquariaps ...

Published: Monday 23 November 1767
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1022 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MONDAY, February 1, 1768

... pit : but that on feeing nothing, and the fellow growing furly, he returned back to the houfe. In going up ftairs, he met a maid fervant drefied out very clean and neat, and all in white; and that, after recovering from a furprife at this unexpeéted meeting ...

Published: Monday 01 February 1768
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1309 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Mifcellaneous Articles

... fixed to be unfeitled by art, as the fequel will fhew. The young lady one evening, at the clofe of lat fummer, went into the parlour, where her parents both were, and addreffing herfelf to her father in words to this effect, faid, ¢ Sir, I have one requeft ...

Published: Monday 23 January 1769
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2335 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... and that was ecither melted, or {o battered, that it is little better than old filver ; every glafs 1 'in the north-eaft parlour below was fhattered into millions of pieces ; the cieling and walls of the north-weft, rooms, below and above, were likewife ...

Published: Monday 13 January 1772
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 583 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ourina i

... before-mentioned) l)ging fet on atable on the parlour, flew off to the diftance of nine feet and broke; a tumbler, with a little rum and water in it, ftanding upon a waiter on a table in the fame parlour, jumped about ten fect, and broke; the table then ...

Published: Monday 27 January 1772
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2291 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

0 tie being prefirntefl the fcntlcmen of the faculty, proved t » f»e that which had of it. Q. What

... llocsmei, laid the maid, Here takethefe away, they are wet in the feet.—Upon which I tool them mylcit, and examining the feci of them, found they were not wet, nor had the Imallsll of having hetn hi Cathetinc Amos the cook-maid faid, Ihe was call, into ...

Published: Monday 16 April 1781
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1009 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, From the Englils Papers, Fune 26

... merchants in Portfoy, and James Paton, merchant, Montrofe. N. B. As mafons, houfe-carpenters, black(miths, labourers, and maid-fervants, are particularly wanted at Halifax and Port Rofeway, may depend upou meetin! with great encouragement. A Feu Tenement ...

Published: Monday 05 July 1784
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3519 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LANDS TO Bt SOLD

... will probably not be unknown. The Inn itfelf, includinga large addition made within thefe few years, contains twengy fix parlours and bedrooms ; a larpe and commadious coffee-room, and an elegant hall and diawing-room fo bal's, affmblies,and pu lie e ...

Published: Monday 08 August 1785
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3897 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

InraNTRY

... family in Nora Scotia, a man frvant that can tend table, atiiit io the family, and underftands fomething of a kitchen garden. A maid firvent for domeftic fervice : both to b “engag= ed for two years; their paflige paid, and g o wa es given. But none need apply ...

Published: Tuesday 20 March 1787
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2718 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Idatitical an~ Wilcellancous L epofitoay. 7 e PRINTER

... thisis Susnay. The next hoafe prefents another and avery diffrent fesne. Ule father, mother and family are 2fembled in the parlour 3 the father is examininzthe wauag fo'ks from their evechifms—and, tha- over, he reads part of the Bible ; crch child 35 obliaed ...

Published: Tuesday 02 October 1787
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1902 | Page: 4 | Tags: none