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Sketch of the History of Aeronautic Expeditions in Scotland, with Observations on the recent Ascension of Mr. ..

... barometer had only fallen was going horizontally to the northeast, and saw a boat rowing towards Musselburgh} threw down a piece of cake, about half a pound weight, but do not know whether fell into the boat. Fifty minutes after one, the wind was due west ...

Published: Friday 01 December 1815
Newspaper: The Scots Magazine
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2224 | Page: 21 | Tags: none

THE PHILOSOPHER MARKET

... the young lady, our cards and a piece of cake. should consider others, you know, Adam. Yes, dear, said Crotch, «of course we should but what benefit will anybody derive from our sending them mouthful of plum-cake? What is it to* Cat? There would ...

Published: Thursday 30 October 1845
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3104 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

EDINBrROIT

... des lair of ever regaining your liberty. You are not to consider the citing of your rote, as if you were giving away a piece of cake or a glass of wine. The electi•e franchise is a sacred trust committed In your bands, and the man who do., not soh misty ...

VARIETIES

... where no bride cake is sent, *ill set up in small type, and poktd into some outlandish corner paper. Where handsome piece of cake is sent, it will put conspicuously in large letters; when gloves other bride favours are added, a piece of illustrative ...

THE CALEDONIAN BALL

... nice | cakes this morning, pulling out of his pockets two cakes wrapped in a clean piece of calico. broke a piece of one. and put it into his mouth, asking her if she would have a bit. She took a piece of the other, and then gave a* ...

Published: Thursday 17 June 1852
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening Courant
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 9615 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE BRECHIN ADVERTISER, AND ANGUS AND MEARNS INTELLIGENCER

... the centre ; each person pufs a hit oat calf* a shepherd's bonnet ; they all sit down and draw blindfold piece o' cake from the Itounet. One piece has been previously blackened, and whoever gets lhal p has to jump throni:li tin* tire in the centre ot tlie ...

Published: Tuesday 29 March 1853
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 8731 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... the centre; each person puts a bit of oat cake into • shepherd's bonnet; they all sit down and draw blindfold a piece of cake from the bonnet. One piece has been previously blackened, anti whoever gets that piece his to jump through the tire ...

DINNER AND PRESENTATION TO ROBERT WALKER, Esq., LEUCHARS

... tliein cup of tea out of it. His daughter would be rejoiced to hand them a glass wine off that elegant server, a nice piece of cake out. of that handsome basket, ...

Published: Friday 24 February 1854
Newspaper: Elgin Courier
County: Moray, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 6925 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Potato Oats

... ready to suck anything that comes in Its way, the dairymaid should put a piece of cake Into its mouth, and it very soon learns the way to the trough, where a few pieces of cake and slices of Swedish turnip, mit abeut half-an-inch square by one or two ...

LATEST NEWS

... huge ships of the SI su iline ? It almiost stands to reason that the granite, an( however sold, would be shatteredl to pieces. To cake tin a fair example, let us sullpose that lhalf-a-dozen three- jby Ideckers, including the Duke 01 Wellington, had bean ...

Published: Thursday 31 August 1854
Newspaper: Caledonian Mercury
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 13414 | Page: 3 | Tags: News 

LITERATURE

... exceedingly anxious to secure a piece the cake, from its reputed efficacy in suggesting love dream*. course, the driest and cleanest spot before the house was chosen for the exhibition of this interesting observance. The cake is now brought in and distributed ...

Published: Thursday 12 July 1855
Newspaper: Inverness Courier
County: Inverness-shire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 3306 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE VAGRANT VIOLET GIRL

... been placed so near the door, as to enable any passer-by to see what covered it, and now the cakes, being added, they could be seen too; and such tempting cakes, so crisp, go hot, so full, and thick, and dark with plums, as to make some six or seven baby ...

Published: Saturday 14 July 1860
Newspaper: Dunfermline Saturday Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 4870 | Page: 4 | Tags: none