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Top 10 BEST Gifts for Glasgow History Buffs

August 10, 2020 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

Finding a gift for someone that loves Glasgow history can be a bit of a challenge with so many websites listing irrelevant gifts. Glasgow is steeped in history and it isn’t surprising that history gifts and activities are becoming more and more popular. I thought I would put together an evergrowing list of Glasgow history […]

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Tramp Claims Drunk on Fumes

July 24, 2020 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

When reading through the National Guardian, I am always very amused when I read some of the ways that people lie to try and get out of trouble. In this article from January 1890, John Johnston was convicted of being drunk and incapable. Johnston then tells them that he hasn’t drank a single drop, but […]

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Beer in the Middle Ages

July 24, 2020 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

This is quite a short extract from the National Guardian in January of 1890, but I found it quite interesting and amusing! The short text tells us that beer and ale were sold in churches in the middle ages and were in competition with the small breweries of the time. In the middle ages beer […]

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New Year’s Day on Argyle Street in 1890

June 29, 2020 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

With the majority of pubs closing on New Year’s Day in 1890, one of the pubs on Argyle Street decided to ignore the ‘advice’ and stayed open. Much to the publican’s delight, it was mobbed! The snippet reads: One of our subscribers in Argyle Street, Glasgow, informs us that on New Year’s Day his premises […]

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Would you try Bovril Wine?

June 29, 2020 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

In the National Guardian in January of 1890, we see a small article that mentions Bovril wine. Bovril was heavily advertised in the National Guardian and other publications at the time, but I wasn’t aware that they created a wine. Here is the article: The organ of the Permissive Bill Association, The Reformer , “has […]

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What is “Grogging”?

June 25, 2020 by John Gorevan Leave a Comment

I have come across the term ‘Grogging’ a few times and thought I would note down an article from the National Guardian in 1890, that tells us what grogging is and why Inland Revenue wanted it to stop. In connection with the case above referred to by “A Victim” it has been stated that this […]

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