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Several bunches of ripe white currants were gathered on Thursday from a bush in a garden near Doncaster. On Friday

... James Begg, formerly of Glasgow. In the afternoon he, with two of his schoolfellows, proceeded along the cliffs to gather blackberries. He had not long been engaged in what he thought innocent and safe amusement, when, by some treacherous step, he was hurled ...

Published: Saturday 27 October 1849
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1623 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HEART AND HOME

... Rooms, Deadly Nightshade, which had been pulled up by the roots by some person, and incautiously thrown there. The shining blackberries of this poisonous plant, which are sweet and pleasant to the taste, tempted one of the boys, a grandson of Mr. Ayre, M ...

BLACKBURN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1b36

... vent their ill humours, which otherwise might injure themselves and disturb the body politic. Thus we have reasons p enty blackberries” loi deprecating a catastrophe dire as the extinguishment of the Blackburn luminary. The Factory Bill.—We find the operatives ...

Published: Wednesday 10 February 1836
Newspaper: Blackburn Standard
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1381 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

PAST and PRESENT CONDITION of the AMERICAN INDIANS

... grew in abundance on the low lands, by the borders of brooks mid rivers. The fields were full of delicious strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, whortleberries, hillberries, blueberries, mulberries, cranberries; and, not to mention those vegetable p ...

Published: Monday 09 September 1833
Newspaper: Liverpool Albion
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1530 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PROVINCIAL

... sufferer was found lying on the ground, quite dead. There was no mark of violence on the body, and on examination a few blackberries were found in the stomach. Two medical gentlemen gave it their opinion that death was caused from want of nourishment. ...

Published: Saturday 08 October 1825
Newspaper: Manchester Courier
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1574 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Solons have displayed Who is there that is not struck with astonishment at the easy self-complacency with which ..

... to year. Since the radicals came into power the case has been vastly altered. Licenses have since become as plentiful as blackberries. Your property has, consequently, deteriorated in value, until it has become a complete drug in the market. Will nu allow ...

TRIUMPH OF CONSERVATISM !

... of promises. Situations of every description, according to the representations of these officials, were as plentiful as blackberries, and hundreds of snug berths were accordingly promised to as many individuals. The system of bottling voters was ...

A CHAPTER ON AMERICAN SERVANTS

... allowance sufficient; but, unfortunately, they come to this country under the impression that money is as plentiful as blackberries; and, where many in the old world do not receive ten dollars per annum, here they think ten dollars per month not out of ...

Published: Monday 25 November 1839
Newspaper: Liverpool Albion
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1408 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LINES

... allowance sufficient; but t unfortunately, they conic to this country under the impression, that money is as plentiful as 'blackberries; and, where ninny in the old world do not receive ten dollars per annum, here they think ten dollars per month not out ...

Published: Tuesday 26 November 1839
Newspaper: Liverpool Albion
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1580 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MINISTERIAL EXPERIMENT FOR THE FORMATION OF RAILWAYS IN IRELAND

... land s of their own. 'If a. man had not conacre, said one of ne the witnesses, 'he might wander about to eat hews and E' blackberries half' his time.' Being asked bow the Ia- pr ibhourer usually spends his time when unemployed, Michael fli Phillips said ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1839
Newspaper: Liverpool Mercury
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1775 | Page: 8 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN

... all thio United States citizens are in a furore, anxl. ous to distinguish themselves In fight. Volunteers are plenty as blackberries,' every state contributing Its quota; and, not content with ?? as their antagonist, they seem disposed to chal. lenge, ...

Published: Saturday 20 September 1845
Newspaper: Preston Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1624 | Page: 4 | Tags: News