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Old 18-05-2012, 16:58   #1
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What do you all make of this old print ? Did this happen?

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Old 18-05-2012, 17:00   #2
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Had a quick look, can't read the print.
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Old 18-05-2012, 17:02   #3
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just click on the pic and it will zoom in
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Old 18-05-2012, 17:16   #4
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just click on the pic and it will zoom in
Nope, can't read it, maybe that's why I mentioned it.
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Old 18-05-2012, 17:28   #5
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The text says :-
"There is a burglarious elephant about just now which will put any of Mr Barnum's elephants to blush.
Monday he broke into some stores in Accrington, and stole some jam and onions, which he found highly delectable. Not content with this feat he broke out again yesterday in Chorley another lancashire town selecting groceries for his prey. He devoured a whole cheese, two boxes of biscuits and other goods. When the show reaches St. Helens, which is in the Lacashire circuit the elephant will, no doubt drop into Mr. Beecham's establishment and help himself to a few hundred boxes of pills to counteract the effects of his Chorley and Accrington feasts, which were rather a rich mixture"-- Pall Mall Gazette, October 18, 1889.
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Old 18-05-2012, 17:40   #6
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Obviously an advert of some sort, but Mr Beecham's pills, as far as I can remember weren't for stomach problems, or I could be wrong
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Old 18-05-2012, 17:47   #7
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Obviously an advert of some sort, but Mr Beecham's pills, as far as I can remember weren't for stomach problems, or I could be wrong
I don't think it's an Ad Jaysay it's just a humorous plate in the Illustrated London news following a story in the Gazette.
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Obviously an advert of some sort, but Mr Beecham's pills, as far as I can remember weren't for stomach problems, or I could be wrong
Not just a laxative...

McGonagall Online – Beecham’s Pills
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Old 18-05-2012, 19:44   #9
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My first thought too was that it was an advert. Beecham's Piulls were very big on publcity. I seem to recall a bukl in a shop in Acc, but not an elephant. There is noi memntuion of it in the Accrington Chronology book which is extracts from the Observer.If it is not mentioned in the Blackburn Standard when searching the 19th century newspapers via the county library facility - it's an ad.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:44   #10
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How interesting susie, can remember my mum giving me beechams flu powders when I was young, in fact I can still remember the bitter taste, she used to mix it with milk or water, to take the tang off.
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Old 19-05-2012, 08:56   #11
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Ahh Beechams powders I just emptied the packet onto my tongue loved the taste ahh memories
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Old 19-05-2012, 09:11   #12
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I can do an impression of a white eared Elephant ! does this help ?

It's great at parties.
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It's great at parties.
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Old 19-05-2012, 09:42   #15
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No Jay, Elephant !
sure its not donkey
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