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... The Festival of All Pools’ iy, A day thst comes Christmas yules, When follies review, and say. Who, ’mongit us all, are April fools? Ths spendthrift, wasting hard-earned wealth ; Tbs euoning sharper’s silly tools ; The miser, bonding gold stealth ; Say ...

LAMBERTON RACES

... promote the prosperity .g from a well-known reverend gentleman reaid. the district, and some wag taking near approach of “April fools day, ' ■' letter handsome sum £2O to the secretary m lei purporting to have been b y * b *J'' n ' duril ,g the joke caused ...

Published: Friday 03 April 1868
Newspaper: Illustrated Berwick Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: Article | Words: 1841 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LETTER FROM JAPAN. 20 the Eater

... opening of this iew ports has been very unfortunate. Ledo is to be opened on the Ist of April—l think they mean to make April fools of us over it. 1 must conclude, hoping you will be able to plek • bit out of this for your paper, Aod remain ran respectfully ...

HUMBLES* AND DhSTITVTH DUVS AND UJKLB /.V LOUDON

... weather fiooe ray tat communiotlion may be reported •arptMicgly lovely, and t>e ol winter have been enjoyed climate of which April Fool-day might be proud. Bteeploobaeiog Button Coldfield wore “an odotoue chaplet o? eummer bude,” and pheaaant-ahootiiif oloead ...

Published: Monday 17 February 1868
Newspaper: Morning Advertiser
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1934 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

NOTES ON NEWS

... a very goodnatured peruser, with a powerful microscope, see at all. Some waggish friend ours, evidently wishing to make April fools of us, very appropriately sent us yesterday morning No. 14 of this excruciatingly funny periodical. The following “witticism” ...

Published: Thursday 02 April 1868
Newspaper: The Sportsman
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 1919 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Literary Miscellanea

... More than half the nation ignores Christmas; the celebration of Washington's birthday in February is becoming obsolete ; April Fools-day, once very generally observed, now passes almost unnoticed ; and the First of May is only a local holiday in New York ...

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... ‘Thousan A assembled on “ water by Professor tos No professor Havre,” the ‘ patentee” of some ‘‘ Kamptulicoa to gratify the April fools, The following ee appears in the New York Pompton Paina Church, ihe De Saat Mies Be Henjemin Roome, of cake, &c.” One of ...

Published: Tuesday 07 April 1868
Newspaper: Dundee Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2336 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PROTESTANT ACTIVITY IN HULL

... Professor Do Greaves, from Havre, the patentee of- some Kamaptulicon boots. NoI professor appeared to, gratify the April fools. LsrI['i'_U.NkLWXES. THE PARIS BOUR8E. PARis, April 8th, 3.30 ?? Bourse con- tinues flat. Rentes closed at 69-12, ot-13c ...

Published: Friday 10 April 1868
Newspaper: Hull Packet
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2882 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

(FROM A CORRE3PONDWIT4

... the 26th Regiment, (Cameronians,) the head-quarters a which land to-night and march at once to Senafe. Yesterday, being April fool'i day, a bogus telegram was received stating that Magdala had been taken, but Theodore escaped' with the captives. Of course ...

Published: Monday 27 April 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Albion
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2281 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

(FROM A COMIESPONDENT.)

... the 26th Regiment, (Cameronians,) the head-quarters of which land to-night and march at once to Senafe. Yesterday, being April fool's day, a bogus telegram was received stating that Magdala, had been taken, but Theodore escaped with the captives. Off course ...

Published: Monday 27 April 1868
Newspaper: Liverpool Albion
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2354 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

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... Festival of All Fool** Day, day that comes ’tween Christmas yules, When follies review, and say, Who, ’mongst us all, are April fools ? The spendthrift, wasting hard-earned wealth; The cunning sharper’s silly tools; The miser, hoarding gold by stealth; Say ...

Published: Saturday 04 April 1868
Newspaper: Londonderry Standard
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2629 | Page: 4 | Tags: none