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... attention quality? TUB FORWARDNESS THE BBABON. The most surprising forwardness continues to the characteristic the season. Ripe blackberries were gathered from the hedgerow brambles a week ago, the stony haws have acquired their full autumnal odour, and catkins ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1896
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 262 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

HARROP, Complete HOUSE FURNISHER (7aw Manebaator). «j. PRESTOS. Maanfactarar aad Doalar all ol Faraitafa, ..

... bay if iu need, PRESERVES. —kl b. Jar Apple and Fig. B*d.; Sh. Jar Bd. dlh. Jar Dam non. 9p1.; Tib. Jar la. lid. 21b. Jnr Blackberry Jelly, S^d. HOME-MADE—2Ib, Jar Raspberry or Strawberry, la Id. 21b. Jar Marmalade, 6Jd. ; lib. MoU.—A reduct 100 taking ...

Published: Monday 15 April 1895
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 225 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TBS CHURCH IN WALES

... road, Preston. BLACKBERRY TIMR. Blackberry hunters are off to the wood. To gather the Denies, so wholesome and good: There is no school to-day, and bright is Uie sun, The meadows are-ringing with laughter and fun. Blackberries, blackberries, all round are ...

Published: Saturday 26 September 1891
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3141 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

MUSICAL BLUNDERS BY NOVELISTS

... way, “La Favorita” was described as being com- I posed by Verdi!—waa prepared for his task the singing master giving him, blackberry syrup in order increase his courage! Teachers o! i singing should note this. Ouida once described lady singing a. “Stabat ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 1896
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 330 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PRESTON

... just matter of knocking a min out of his stride illegitimate un-lhcds, and free kicks for hands and offside were plentiful blackberries in September, but throughout the game there never was a suggestion of vicious play, such lucking, back charging the like ...

Published: Saturday 13 February 1897
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 328 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Ansver: “ One man may lead a horse tojhe water, but twenty cannot make him drink.” is Cupid like overseer?

... Napoleon 111. like retired waiter? lie remembered Ham when . cut it. I Whkti a black man dies, what do his relatives j do? Go black-berrying (blackburying). may man said to be of metal origin When his father jolly old file, and his mother bit of a screw. What ...

Published: Saturday 23 December 1899
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 318 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

TWO YEARS’ SECRET TOIL

... island, ho swam acroits to the mainland at point where the channel is onlv half a mile wide. For f--w days he lived on blackberries. Finally, when hunger and deepair had worn him out, he entered the house of a clergyman on the outskirts of Dorchester ...

Published: Friday 02 December 1898
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 329 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE T.ANCASHmE DAILY POST. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1895

... are laid. Thu following superstitions about tbe danger of goiug blackberrying on October may new to moot of our readers :—Some year* ago a Sussex farmer's wife, who was making blackberry-jam and found herself short fruit, saked the charwoman who was sa*t&ting ...

Published: Tuesday 01 October 1895
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1440 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A FATAL PRIZE FIGHT

... and bitch Baron Sedgemere Blackberiy were accounted the best couple in the show, thus adding to laurels already numerous Blackberry has the honour of winning more prizes than other in London, the rerdict'of Mr. Harding Cox’at the Crystal Palace the other ...

Published: Wednesday 17 November 1897
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 411 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE FRUIT CROPS OF AMERICA

... the huckleberries, are means full crop, being best on Cape Cod and in the berry pastures of New Jersey and Pennayl▼ami. Blackberries are the fullest crop of the small fruits. Even the hardy currant is not generally abundant, while red raspberries, blackcaps ...

Published: Saturday 20 August 1892
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Sparkled by Candle Light,

... Kimberley, with w population of close on 30,000. Diamonds were discovered daily, and proved to be almost as ** plentiful as blackberries.” Diamond mining is the only industry in and about Kimberley. The country around is most unattractive and unproductive ...

Published: Wednesday 15 March 1899
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 483 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

I should think not, ” said John Temple, quietly

... head. 1 too old to eat blackberries,” he said, with a smile ; wish 1 were not.” 44 Not you any harm,” hospitably pressed Hal ; here’s good ’un.” Again John shook his head with a little laugh. When was hoy, he said, adored blackberries and tips,” and he put ...

Published: Monday 17 September 1894
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1415 | Page: 4 | Tags: none