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... thing of redaction is supernatural throughout. The wildest frolic an opium-eater's reverie is nothing to the phantas of the sky to-night. Karnacks of ice turned down were resting upon rainbow-coloured pc; great needles, obelisks of pure whiteness, shot . jP ...

Published: Saturday 17 June 1854
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1462 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE QUEEN'S RECENT TRIP TO GERMANY

... Conservatives to bring forward as a candidate Sir Thomas Edward Moss, Bart. 1 THE AUSTRALIAN NIGHT-SET.—A Melbourne I correspondent writes :—The sky at night here is most wonderful. I think that Shakespeare must somehow have had a glimpse of it when he ...

Published: Saturday 20 April 1872
Newspaper: Potteries Examiner
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1184 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

The Staffordshire Sentinel. Tuesday, June 7th, 1881. The rain did not quite spoil the fun yesterday. There were ..

... of feting, feasting, and processioning; while Mr. Pain, whom no weather seems to daunt, flung his defiance to the angry sky at night in the shape of dazzling fireworks, and even coaxed the lowering heavens into something like a smile. A good deal of Potterydom ...

Published: Tuesday 07 June 1881
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 911 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TRADE IN NORTH STAFFORD-

... object the getting of all the commercial vaitle possible out of a ton of teal. Those who have seen the lurid glare to the sky at night, arising from the Company's woks must °Oen have thought that a great and unnecessary waste of material and energy was involved ...

Published: Saturday 15 October 1904
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 816 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

ALLIED NAVAL PATROLS

... one a.m. A VIOLENT BARRAGE. (Press Association War Special.) PARIS, Wednesday. The moon was shining brightly in a clear 'sky last night when the approwh of raiders was reported. A large number of people were still walking about enjoying the coolness of the ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1918
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 944 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TTGUST 23. 1918

... contra One Gentian balloon was shot doan flames. Eight of our machines are misting. On the night of August 21st.P2ril there was bright moonlight and a clear sky. Our night bombing aeroplamt dropped more than 2.54 Itons of howlm on different targets. Cambrai ...

Published: Friday 23 August 1918
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 959 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE METEOR DISPLAY

... be due to the light stratified elotud with win the sky was overcast. Its oonrse seemed to from 60 degrees above horizon downwards a slanting direction to about 30 degrees lib° The position in the sky was just under t star group Cassiopeia tW.), which ...

Published: Tuesday 07 September 1926
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 463 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NANKING

... arrangement hang Kai•shek (the Comthe Southern Forces) and .thang (the Shantung War s which marked the retreat reties lit the sky last night. [be Southern troops entered Northern Army across the as most hurried and dia. 'leering all the available ins troops hastily ...

Published: Thursday 24 March 1927
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 518 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

in balibuntal straw. STOKE-ON-TRENT RADIO CHILDREN'S CORNER. CHILDREN,—What kind of slory'do j. yo really like ..

... most interesting legends are about he Ears. I wonder ti any of you can Gnd t Great Bear, Orion. or Jupiter in the sky .. clundltes night I According to an old !neje story, the Sun, Noon and stars are one Lig fa lily. The sun is the Great (Inief who rules ...

Published: Thursday 02 February 1928
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 474 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Wit and Humour

... drew out his note-book. How do you know that? he asked, red sky at night—shepherd's warning—eh? Dtmno nothin' about that, was the reply. but it were on the wireless last night and in all the papers this morning. ...

Published: Tuesday 26 February 1929
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 203 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

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... the Managing Dirretor, the Provident 110‘11*, Bishopsgate, Loudon, E.C.11 When the Northern Lights are visible in the sky at night, wet and stormy weather follows. Remember your KENDALL Umbrella next morning. 4, Plocalilly, HANLEY. $ 2 . Cruolat. ...

Published: Friday 27 September 1929
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 222 | Page: 2 | Tags: none