Wayland Wordsmith

Citizen of Exeter

Wayland Wordsmith

Citizen of Exeter

Monday, 1 December 2025

GETTING GLORIOUSLY DRUNK, EXETER, 1845.

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  "Incredible as the followig circumstance may appear, it is nevertheless strictly true. - On Sunday, a person living in Sherman's ...
Sunday, 23 November 2025

EASY LESSONS, EXETER, 1845.

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Under this title The Western Times  of 25th January 1845 published a correspondent's curious attempt at humour in the matter of the perc...
Saturday, 15 November 2025

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY, EXETER, 2025.

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 A lot of people  went to a lot of effort to make Remembrance Sunday 2025 a relative success.    The service was well conducted and  more d...
Monday, 10 November 2025

A SMART, ACTIVE, INTELLIGENT SOLDIER, EXETER, 1845.

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 According to  The Western Times of 18th January 1845, the young Puseyite clergymen of Exeter were in the business of  slandering those ci...
Monday, 3 November 2025

A DECEASED PIG, EXETER, 1845.

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  "The carcase of a deceased pig was detected on Saturday, in the market, by Ellicombe , the warden of the shambles , who combines the ...
Friday, 31 October 2025

THE SON OF A CLERGYMAN, EXETER, 1845.

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  " Mr. JOHN ADNEY was charged witha assaulting a girl of the town, named Anne Woodbury.  The defendant answered the summons, and said...
Monday, 20 October 2025

COMELY, ENGAGING AND GAY, EXETER, 1844.

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  J. SOLOMON and Co.,  City Tailoring and Oufitting Establishment at at 193, High Street Exeter , were responsible for these truly pathetic ...
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