Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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22 August 2010
09:5066637#1
........................ A FEW INTERESTING ADVERTS...................
"East Indies" Wanted immediately a number of young men who are willing to engage in the services of the Hon. East India Company to serve as soldiers for the term of five years only; as will be certified in their attestation which will be delivered to every man; each Volunteer will have bedding cloathing and every necessary suitable for the voyage to India; and at the expiration of the five years will have a free passage home at the Company's expense; if desirous to return. Each Volunteer for their future encouragement shall receive a Bounty of 1 guinea and a half free of all expense; likewise each man shall receive two shillings per day, by applying at the Little George, High Street, Chatham. Where a proper officer constantly attends who has lately returned from the Company's military service in India where they will be kindly received and genteely accommodated.
Bringers of good recruits shall receive 2-guineas. No man will be engaged when in liquor.
(1796 Jan 29th Kentish Gazette page 1 col.2)
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"To Flax Swinglers:
WANTED IMMEDIATELY Twelve Men to SWINGLE FLAX - constant employ and extraordinary wages will be given.
Apply to Thomas DURBAN, King Street, Sandwich."
(Kentish Gazette 19 Aug 1808 p.1 col.2)
[NB. My dictionary mentions a SWINGLE as a wooden instrument shaped like a large knife, for beating flax or hemp and scraping from it the woody or coarse portions. A SWINGLER is one who cleans flax or hemp by beating and scraping it with a SWINGLE - from the Middle English SWYNGEL, Middle Dutch SWYNGHEL and related in origin to Old English SWINGELL ROD.]
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WET NURSE:
Wanted immediately in that capacity, a young healthful person of good character, with a fresh breast of milk. If from the country, the more desirable. Apply to Mr LEDGER, Albion Library Dover (Kentish Gazette Sept 14 1798 p.1 col.1)
Sue Nicholas said in a previous thread...
"My Gran used to wet nurse .There has been an article in The Dailly Mail this week about allowing someone else to breast feed your baby .My gran had todo this to bring money in"
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Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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22 August 2010
11:4166647#2
Thanks for that Kath. I remember my mum saying "you need a wet nurse" if I wouldn't tidy my room etc but I didn't know what it was or if it was just a saying. You live and learn, even at my age
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
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22 August 2010
11:5866650#3
I think all our mothers used that terminology at times !
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Jan Higgins
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22 August 2010
13:0566658#4
Mine did when I was little if I would not think for myself about something simple, like what to do when I was bored.
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30 January 2011
18:5890769#5
When Biggin Street was to be widened:
from Dover Observer Feb 1896.
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30 January 2011
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31 January 2011
20:0790889#7
From the Dover Observer:
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(where was Kearsney Nest??)
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Guest 702- Registered: 9 Jul 2010
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31 January 2011
22:4390910#8
Could have been a house name. Does not currently appear to be any property of that name in the district.
Brian Dixon
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1 February 2011
06:3790923#9
more likely the pub down ladywell next to the fire station.
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2 February 2011
10:3391124#10
(Dover Observer Feb 15 1896):
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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2 February 2011
10:5191131#11
"Ladies taught to ride" !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Been nice knowing you :)
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
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2 February 2011
11:0191134#12
..........in 3 lessons without a fall!
I always thought ladies falling meant something else!
Terry
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 February 2011
11:0191135#13
10 or 11 quid seems a lot of money for those days.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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2 February 2011
11:1591137#14
I wonder why the ladies had to pay an extra guinea for their bycycle, for you younsters that is the £1. 1s.
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2 February 2011
11:2291139#15
Been nice knowing you :)
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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2 February 2011
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2 February 2011
11:4091143#17
Well cheerio everybody, has been good knowing you all, guess I am now sacked from the Forun for that comment
Been nice knowing you :)
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2 February 2011
18:2191191#18
and here is a most helpful advert (!!)....
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 February 2011
18:4291193#19
i find it hard to visualise a shop in new bridge, were there many in years gone past.
i love that bit about the paraffin being non flammable and odourless, if it wasn't most would have chosen to be a slaphead.
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2 February 2011
18:4791195#20
I like this one too from 1883 I think it is
Been nice knowing you :)
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