More from Old Newspapers
This section of The Quack Doctor is for newspaper ads and pictures I stumble on while researching the main blog. They are the bits and bobs that don’t fit the medical theme, but are interesting anyway!
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Engaging Fairies
Illustrated Police News, 5 November 1898: A Police News representative, accompanied by our artist, presented themselves at the office of Mr. B—, the well-known theatrical agent, and were cordially received by that gentleman. “We have come to interview the fairies,” said our reporter, “and my friend wishes to transfer some of them to his sketch-book.” “You are welcome,” said Mr. B—, “but I think the artist had better make his sketches unobserved.” Our artist took the hint, and some startling little sketches were soon depicted, one of which appears on our front page picture. Altogether our representative spent a very merry time at the agent's, and came away firmly convinced that the forthcoming pantomimes will be visions of feminine loveliness.
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This is a fascinating site, Caroline. There is one small danger here, I could spend hours if I don’t watch it. Excellent, well done but don’t forget my offer. Incidentally I am on the writing bug, have been for some time and doing a WB course. I returned to it in 2002, having left United Nations Association, the situation in the middle East and the UN secretary General who had hoped to go back for a second visit, had been prevented by the Americans. Why he could not have turned around and told them to mind their own business, I shall never know except I think he was caught by the short and curlies for the fact that the main UN building is on US soil. Frankly it should go back to Geneva where it originally started, having taken over the League of Nations