Life in the Late Victorian Period as reported in the Liverpool Mercury
As with the thread on Jack the Ripper where I am posting stories on the Whitechapel murders that appeared in the Liverpool Mercury, Howard Brown of JtR Forums is also finding interesting stories in the newspaper on various aspects of life in the late nineteenth century in Liverpool and elsewhere. Here are a few of them.
Howard says about the first story, "Anyone who adulterates beer should be shot... we know this without having to elaborate. However... what do you do to someone who adulterates lard?"
Liverpool Mercury
June 7, 1888
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Liverpool Mercury
October 19, 1888
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Liverpool Mercury
November 9, 1888
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