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KINGSBRIDGE

... resisted all attempts of the officers of the County Court and constables to exchange civilities with him, was on Thursday last (April fool day) suddenly surprised, and made prisoner of, while engaged in untying a band of reed from one of his gooseberry bushes ...

Published: Saturday 10 April 1852
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

BIDEFORD

... furnished by the first of April. We hope Mr. Feehan will be punctual as to time, for some fancy that the Corps will look like April fools on the day fixed. Suspicion of Poisoning.—There has been no little excitement occasioned in the parish of Alvington by ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1860
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 445 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS

... discverer of photography. A letter in his writing is said to bo the documentary evidence. The army of tho Potomac was April fooled by a re- port that the Confederates were making a night attack. 'The troops had been got under arms before hoax was discovered ...

Published: Friday 24 April 1863
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 723 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

NOTICES OF NEW PUBLICATIONS

... subject, the “ Duration of our Coal Fields,” is handled by that master of the subject, Henry D. Ro; ler wont be made an April Fool L.L.D., F.R.S. The of that consults the pages of Good Words. Mr. Gosse’s explorations are along the shores of Torbay. Chambers’ ...

Published: Tuesday 05 April 1864
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1917 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MISCELLANEOUS

... come this year upon two popular festivals popularly up to Ash- Wednesday comes upon Valentino's- Day, and Easter Day upon April Fools' Day. The chroniclers asserts-that nob young merchant last week was married to a young girl whom had encountered a few years ...

Published: Friday 16 February 1866
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1516 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES

... not at all afraid of him- Court then decided to bind the defendant over tho peace for sis months—himself and in .£5OO. April Fools' Day.—At the Mansion House, on ThfljJ. day, Mrs. Marks, of Hounsditch, was summoned »j issuing fraudulent admission tickets ...

Published: Tuesday 10 April 1866
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1072 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS ON SUNDAYS

... blacksmith, were placed inside officer Kelly, that pen he has the care of as a night charge. These were the only April Fools the police had to produce, though was understood tho-e was a considerable number abroad not fortunate enough to be taken ...

Published: Friday 05 April 1867
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 4786 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DISTRICT NEWS

... might be content with individual jibe 3 ; but to play off their monkey tricks on respectable farmers, treating them in that April fool style, will hardly pay even for them. The writer of letter 3 more than suspected, and it is no more than b9 expected from ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1868
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 7553 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

PERIODICALS FOR APRIL

... and artists, completing what we described at the outset very good number of this popular work. Bcbjravia tellsall about April Fools, which family, it is supposed, this year has seen a considerable addition. The writer tries about for the the nonsensical ...

Published: Tuesday 02 April 1872
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 2350 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The Western times WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1872. The Tory papers are in high spirits at the boisterous welcome which Mr

... grand march past, and then a march home in good time, and all alter the strike of noon, proves unmistakeably that the April Fools that day were not to be found Brighton Downs. It would be useless to indulge the belief that the whole the hundred and fifty ...

Published: Wednesday 03 April 1872
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1377 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

WRECK OF THE ATLANTIC

... report being current that a steamer had been Wrecked on the coast, an.l several lives lost, was first regarded as a cruel April Fool hoax, but this evening the Cuuard agents have received news that it was all true, and that only a little of the truth had ...

Published: Monday 14 April 1873
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1262 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE LOSS OF THE ATLANTIC

... afternoon report being current that steamer had been wrecked on the coast, and several lives lost, was first regarded cruel April Fool hoax, but this evening the Cuuard agents have received news that it was all true, and that only little of the truth had ...

Published: Tuesday 15 April 1873
Newspaper: Western Times
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1304 | Page: 7 | Tags: none