I want to know more. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 4 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.

An alternative to the current mortgage market? Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 6 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.

There is so much in this, but every time I read it I just keep saying, “half a crown was a lot of money in those days!” to myself. To explain this: when we were younger, we had a Ladybird abridged version of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, which came with an accompanying cassette …

That font of knowledge, Wiktionary, suggests that ‘shumack’ is the obsolete way of spelling ‘sumac’, a shrub or spice. Can anyone verify this? Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 4 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.

Calling all masons! This month’s lodge meeting will be held on Thursday the 9th of January at seven o’clock. Lodge Canongate Kilwinning, still active, boasts quite the history, being the oldest purpose-built masonic room in constant use in the entire world. Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 4 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National …

Tortoise Shell Spectacles! Ramsden’s Telescopes! Thermometers! Mathematical Instruments! And, err, an oil painting of the last interview of LEWIS XVI, with his family? Excerpt taken from: Caledonian Mercury, 4 Jan. 1800. British Library Newspapers, accessed via National Library of Scotland membership.