Stories
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The child whose town rejected vaccines
Gloucester, 1896. Ethel Cromwell is taken ill at the height of Britain’s last great smallpox epidemic.
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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Graphic battles in pharmacy
James Morison’s campaign against the medical establishment inspired a wave of caricatures mocking his quack medicine.
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The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
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A compleat alphabetical abridgment of the statutes now in force relating to the stamp duties: whereby at one view may be seen what stamps are required on all sorts of Deeds, Writings and agreements, &c. of what nature or kind soever: And also of those which are Exempt from the Stamp Duties. Together with the several penalties or Forfeitures. And likewise refers to the Statutes.
Great Britain.Date: MDCCXLIX. [1749]- Books
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Sir, I am directed by the Honorable Commissioners of His Majesty's Stamp Duties to acquaint you of the repeal of the duties payable on the entries of christenings, marriages, and burials, after the 1st day of October next, and to request you will immediately after that period make out an account, of all arrears then due, and pay the same at my office, in Rochester or to any subdistributor of stamps, in West Kent, nearest you place of residence, for which purpose I inclose you a form to be filled up as usual. ...
Great Britain. Stamp Office.Date: 1794]- Books
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A compleat alphabetical abridgment of the statutes now in force relating to the stamp duties: Whereby at one view may be seen what stamps are required on all sorts of deeds, writings and agreements, &c. of what nature or kind soever: and also of those which are exempt from the stamp duties. Together with the several penalties or forfeitures. And likewise refers to the statutes.
Great Britain.Date: 1727- Books
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A compleat abridgment of the statutes, relating to the stamp duties; alphabetically digested: whereby, at one view may be seen, what stamps are required on all sorts of agreements, Deeds and Writings, and on Bills of Exchange, Notes of Hand, Policies of Insurance, and Receipts for Legacies. Also those which are exempt from Forfeitures thereby incurred, and every other Regulation therein enacted. To which is added an appendix, containing, In the same Order and Method, all the acts of the last sessions, for laying additional and new stamp duties on all Kinds of Deeds and Writings, Receipts, Registry of Births, Burials, Christnings, and Marriages, Licence for selling Medicines, and other Particulars; with Directions for Correct List of the Holidays observed there.
Great Britain.Date: 1783- Books
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Stamp-duty. Abstract of the last Act of Parliament, respecting the stamp-duty on inland bills of exchange, promissory notes, &c. ...
Great Britain.Date: [1782?]