11 August 1823: The Hull Packet publishes a selection of cross-column typographical serendipities
Hull Packet. 1823/08/11. Varieties. Hull. Get it:
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Yesterday, a violent thunder storm – was bound over to keep the peace for two years.
Lost, on Saturday, in Hyde Park, a young pointer – he wears his own hair, and speaks French fluently.
The Speaker’s public dinners will commence next week – admittance three shillings, while the animals are feeding.
To the present scarcity of labour to get in the harvest – J.L., corn-cutter and tooth-drawer, offers his services.
Last week, a poor woman was safely delivered of – one sergeant, one corporal, and thirteen rank and file.
To facilitate reading, the spelling and punctuation of elderly excerpts have generally been modernised, and distracting excision scars concealed. My selections, translations, and editions are copyright.
Abbreviations:
- ER: East Riding
- GM: Greater Manchester
- NR: North Riding
- NY: North Yorkshire
- SY: South Yorkshire
- WR: West Riding
- WY: West Yorkshire
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Should I delete this when I find the London publication from which it is surely plagiarised? Or is it sufficient that the Hull Packet thinks its readers sophisticated enough to enjoy the humour? What do you call this genre?
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CRO5S-READINGS FROM NEWSPAPERS.
Yesterday, a violent thunder storm – was bound over to keep the peace for two years.
Lost, on Saturday, in Hyde Park, a young pointer – he wears his own hair, and speaks French fluently.
The Speaker’s public dinners will commence next week – admittance three shillings, while the animals are feeding.
To the present scarcity of labour to get in the harvest – J. L. corn cutter and tooth-drawer, offers his services.
Last week, a poor woman was safely delivered of – one serjeant, one corporal, and thirteen rank and file.
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