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AN EPIDEMIC OF MURDER

... arising from a senseless joke. Some young men asked lady Uving in hotel Salinas City to carrya letter on which was written April fool to the room of a gentleman named Downey, who was staying in the hotel. The lady's husband, M\ Dennison, seeing her come ...

Published: Saturday 30 May 1874
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 574 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CREAM OF THE COMIC PAPERS

... and such a big foot, too! How can he do it Clever Husband. Artful young vagabond. It's all put on. March Maxims (by an April Fool in advance.)—Of two hares, choose the coursedest. A leek in the soup is worth two in the saucepan. Kindred ties don't wash ...

Published: Wednesday 31 March 1875
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 990 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPORTING NEWS

... penalties ; second receives soys, and third saves stake. About furlongs, straight. subs. lb st rb Advance 8 12 Tiber (late April Fool) . 7 John Day 8 10 Hoyden 8 The Nun 7 6 Brigg Boy 8 9 Bridget 7 Lady Mostyn 8 9 Bonny Blue Flag Auguste 8 8 Professor ...

Published: Friday 22 October 1875
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1275 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CRIME IN CALIFORNIA

... senseless joke. Some young men asked a lady living in an hotel at Salinas City to carry a letter I on which was written April fool to the room of a gentleman named Downey, who was staying in the hotel. The lady's husband, Mr. Dennison, seeing her come ...

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... Mn 1/11INIUM TRUST, 14,1111143.41 mcb. to br at Sat Pay. to le Cr on, wheats., £lO 130 the Ist of March, tWo, thr let of April. fool Clo oat ...

THE LOVES OF A?ONZO FITZCLARENCE AND ROSANNAH A??EUOS

... days. Sbewojld'bo here tlio 31st Of March. Then name the lst of April ■ do, Rosannah, dear. Mercy, it would mako us April fools, Alonzo! So be the happiest onos that that day's sun looks down upon in the whole broad expanse of tho globe, why need ...

Published: Saturday 09 March 1878
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6163 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

APRIL-FOOLING IN CHESTER

... APRIL-FOOLING IN CHESTER. On the lst of April Chester citizen angled very adroitly for his pou.son d'avril, but did not quite succeed in the silly firh. note was sent the secretary of the Natural Sci ;nce Society, purporting; to one the private secretary ...

Published: Monday 05 April 1875
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 94 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

APRIL FOOLS IN DANBURY

... APRIL FOOLS DANBURY. Owing to the deep depression in business, the anniversary of the Ist of April was not generally observed in Danbury. Two bricks neatly wrapped in paper were picked up from the streets, but not carried off. gentleman picked up a package ...

Published: Friday 21 May 1875
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 315 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

i The clerk in the Postal Telegraph Department who caused a false despatch to be sent to the Press Association

... who caused a false despatch to be sent to the Press Association as to tfte result of the boat race in ' order to make April fools of the newspapers, has ' been suspended by Mr. Scudamore, pending the decision of the Postmaster-General respecting him ...

Published: Wednesday 05 April 1871
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 160 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE TICHBORNE TRIAL

... after he came on board,and he said I might call him what I liked. We afterwards were in the habit of calling the lot April fools. He eventually eaid his name was Rogers. He said he had bean in Brazil, and went on board a vessel of the name of the Bella ...

Published: Wednesday 15 October 1873
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 971 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The sanguinary philosophy of the Spectator found expression on Saturday in a curious note, wherein Lord Derby ..

... reassured, and abandoned their fears just as delicate people abandon their cloaks and wraps in this April weather. Alas for April fools! Summer wea'-her April is usually the prelude to a wintry June; and chilling winds recur with tho .same certainty as railway ...

Published: Monday 27 April 1874
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1284 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE EVENING NEWS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1879 Money can now be remitted to postoffice order, the rate being the same

... , M.P., and Mr. Adam, both expressing a belief that there will be dissolution this year. Two hundred priests wero made April fools on the first of this month. A newspaper published at Brescia, thus describes how clericals dene :— tt Our city was not ...

Published: Wednesday 16 April 1879
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1344 | Page: 2 | Tags: none