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AK WPEHIMENT IN HAIU-UUTTING

... wrought up. He was famed for making rush-besoms, bee-skeys, baskets, and den spoons. made h.ldl and could play . them; gr uuml razors and shears ; and, to crown all. was famed lor cutting hair, this section of his art always performed gratis, often has head ...

Published: Saturday 20 January 1883
Newspaper: Fifeshire Advertiser
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 763 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Odd Bits

... For preserving the complexion—temperance. preserve the breath sweet—abstinence from tobacco. For whitening the hand— honesty razor. To remove stains—repentance. Easy shaving soap—ready money. For improving the sight—observation. beautiful ring—the family ...

Published: Thursday 28 July 1853
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 984 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Odd Pits

... belles have stuffed backs to their seats. Comic—To see a fussy man get himself ready for the steam-boat. When he finds his razor, his lather-brush is gone, while his latherbrush is no sooner found stowed away in one of his Sunday boots than he goes ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1852
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1402 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A TRIP TO NORTHERS ITALY

... Naples. One lung street, perhaps a mile and a-half in length, called after Victor Emmanuel, runt from the sea inland in a straight line ; another similar street crosses this one about midway at right augle*. These two streets thus divide the city into ...

Published: Saturday 06 September 1879
Newspaper: Fifeshire Advertiser
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1246 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SNAKES AND SNAKE BITES. An act of resolution very similar to one which recently occurred at Inglewood is ..

... of hay, felt a sting on his leg, and at once ran home declaring that a snake had bitten him. He cut tl.e piece out with a razor, and got his son to suck the wound for a full hour ; but feeling none the worse, the part excised was carefully examined, and ...

Published: Friday 24 March 1876
Newspaper: East of Fife Record
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1482 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CHRISTMAS WITH HUGH MILLER AT RANKEILLOUR

... had the look of tents. I had nearly finished dressing, when Mr Miller entered my room, saying that he had forgotten to bring razor, and asking the use of mine. I have, he added, been tempted take down the cavalry-sword which hangs over the mantel-piece ...

Published: Thursday 23 November 1871
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2032 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SHAKSPERE v. JOHN WESLEY

... There was another occupant of the parlour, byname Simon Palmer, an old man with white silvery hair, which was often smoothed straight over his forehead, by aid of his huge horny hand. The dress of this individual was that of a respectable country tradesman ...

Published: Thursday 30 June 1859
Newspaper: Dunfermline Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1415 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TELEGRAPHY AND NEWSPAPER WORK

... more than two years ago. A slender, middlesized man, without an ounce of spare flesh upon him, with a face of such intense razor-like keenness, that I made sure be was a Yankee till he opened his mouth, when I knew him in an instant for a Scot. He seemed ...

Published: Thursday 23 January 1873
Newspaper: Fifeshire Journal
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2274 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SAUNDERS DINWUDDIE

... and bsnes, whitenin', and yellow sand—but the cantle is gams. Your tine accomplishment., sir, are, like the knavish Jew' s razors—made f.r sale, f-r +Flavin'. Our 1 sees are no like the stooky irroges that one lank-haired yellow-fac- d Italian loin ka ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1883
Newspaper: Fife News
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 3070 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Zurrari as octinutic

... could not be cleared till morning, the information did not much annoy us, though to make our toilet without brushes, combs, razors, or clean linen was not pleasant to anticipate. After a single glass of brandy and hot water, we called for bed-room candles--my ...

Published: Thursday 19 February 1852
Newspaper: Fifeshire Journal
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3408 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Saturday

... parish of Monans. Tainmaa Wilson, a worthy farm servant who can turn his hand at a pinch to anything from the drawing of straight furrow to the heckling of Asquith, vv.»B so interested in a 14$ lb. Swedish turnip grown by his master in that parish that ...

Published: Saturday 02 November 1895
Newspaper: St. Andrews Citizen
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3274 | Page: 3 | Tags: none