May 2, 1891 In a time of peace there is spent on the defences of the British Empire the sum of fifty-three and three-quarter millions
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Marriage: Asbury – Roberts.
January 28, 1891 January 28th, at the Church of St John the Devine, John Asbury, jun., second son of John Asbury, of Liverpool and Hawarden,
The Liverpool and North Western Railway and footballers
December 3, 1889 Footballers using the Bootle line of railway on Saturdays, and who wish to travel beyond Tuebrook, will be pleased to learn that
Advertisement: Tennis nets for sale
March 19, 1889 (Liverpool Mercury: March 10, 1889) X William Barclay, lawn tennis nets, Liverpool Certified Industrial School, 33 Everton Terrace, Governor
Sale of the Great Eastern
November 26, 1888 The sale of the Great Eastern is over, and, after a brief interval, all that will remain of the wonder will be
Tragedies in East London – Another woman murdered
Saturday, September 8 – 1888 The Central News says: All London was awakened this morning, to the painful and awful fact that another murder, far
The Great Eastern in the Mersey
August 27, 1888 After an absence of less than twelve months the Great Eastern steamship is again in the Mersey, where, having undergone many vicissitudes
“Mexican Joe” and his troupe in Liverpool
August 12, 1887 Colonel Joe Shelley – or to give him his more familiar title, “Mexican Joe” – with his band of cowboys and Indian
Sketches of Old Liverpool
May 28, 1887 Sketches in “Old Liverpool” at the Royal Liverpool Jubilee Exhibition. 1) Old Speke Hall and Old Exchange. 2) Old Town of Liverpool,
Only a Liverpool newsboy
January 1, 1887 It was the coldest Christmas on record. Everybody said so, as they hurried along blowing their fingers, and trying to infuse some
The Channel Fleet at Christiania
Sunday, October 10 – 1886 FROM A CORRESPONDENT. CHRISTIANIA, Oct. 10. The British fleet has now gone, bearing with it the best wishes and pleasant
Marriage: Cornall – Asbury
Wednesday, October 14 – 1885 October 14th, at St. Domingo’s Chapel, Liverpool. Charles Edwards, only son of the late Mr George Cornall, of Liverpool, to
In the defence of Everton Toffee-shop
Friday, February 27 – 1885 In the Chancery Division, on Friday, the case Bannister v. Woodward came on. It was interesting as disclosing the origin
Garstang poultry and dog show
Saturday, November 22 – 1884 The fifth annual exhibition in connection with the Garstang Poultry and Dog show Association was opened on Saturday and continued
A grumble from Walton Breck
September 10, 1884 To the editor of the Liverpool Echo. Sir, – Some two or three weeks ago I noticed a letter in your paper
A Worsthorner’s experiences in Liverpool
Saturday, August 16 – 1884 One of the knowing ones, who hail’d from the ancient seaport of Worsthorne, was “done brown” the other day in
The Licensed victuallers and their opponents
Thursday, March 4 – 1880 At the monthly meeting of the committee of the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers Association, held yesterday, the chairman, Mr. Raw, congratulated
Letter to the editor: The Saturday half-holiday in Liverpool
Thursday, March 4 – 1880 “Gentlemen – With reference to the remark of “Progress” on the above subject in your issue of Monday, he evidently
Letter to the editor: The Saturday half-holiday in Liverpool
Monday, March 1 – 1880 “Gentleman –Will you allow me, though the medium of your valuable paper, to call the attention of employers in Liverpool
Next stop Liverpool for William Barclay
Friday, February 13 – 1880 We understand that Mr. William Barclay (W.E. Barclay), superintendent of Oakbank Industrial School, Aberdeen, and Mrs. Barclay, matron, have been
John Houlding – the workingmen’s candidate
Tuesday, January 20 – 1880 We understand that it is the intention of a section of the Constitutional Association to bring out Mr. John Houlding,
Prize fight at Everton
Tuesday, January 6 – 1880 Two men resident in Liverpool, who have earned for themselves the questionable distinction of being regarded as “characters,” faced each
Mr. Edison and the electric light
Tuesday, December 23 – 1879 Mr. Thomas Edison has perfected an electric lamp of extraordinary simplicity, costing only 25c., with which he propose a general
Conservative meeting in Everton
December 22, 1879 A meeting of the Conservative party was held last evening, in the schoolroom attached to St. Peter’s Church, Sackville Street, Everton, for
The annual dinner for the Everton Quoit club
December 2, 1879 Everton Quoit Club. The members of this club celebrated the ninth anniversary of their existence by an annual dinner “at home,” in
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