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[stephensmithuk]

The Sign of Four: In Quest of a Solution

You could find the back issues of most papers just by visiting a local library. Today, the British Newspaper Archive will, for a monthly subscription, allow you to look at a whole slew of vintage papers, including The Illustrated Police News for all your Victorian "true crime" reportage.

As mentioned before, a four-wheeler was a four-wheeled carriage with a driving seat on the top front and a luggage rack on the top; they costed more than the hansoms.

Doyle isn't very good with coming up with convincing Indian names, is he? Singh is the name used by a baptised male Sikh (Kaur is the female equivalent) i.e. a turban-wearing, dagger carrying one. Mahomet is a version of Mohammed.

The gas lights of London weren't hugely bright compared with modern street lights; you'd be able to find your way, but there's probably a decent chance you'd step in horse exhaust if you weren't careful.

The Lyceum Theatre, located on Wellington Street, dates back to 1765, but the current building is from 1834, rebuilt after a fire. It contains a balcony over the dress circle, a unique theatre.

GhostApple on Tumblr pointed out that Bram Stoker was the manager at that theatre at the time SIGN was released. The theatre at the time was run by Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, two of the biggest stars of their days, becoming Sir Henry and Dame Ellen later in life. Stoker based Dracula on Irving, but sadly Irving never actually played the Count on stage.

After a further rebuild, time as a ballroom, a demoliton threat and two closures, the Lyceum reopened in 1996 and is a Grade II* listed building, the second highest grade. Since 1999, it is the London home of The Lion King.

The normal garb of a coachman would be a top hat and a heavy double-breasted overcoat; they would be driving their vehicle in a vast array of weather conditions, sometimes on the same day as anyone who has lived in Britain can tell you.

The coach is going rather fast at this point, possibly dangerously so. The Offences against the Person Act 1861 created an offence of "causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving"; which could mean that if a horse-drawn vehicle hit another vehicle or a person, the driver could get up to two years in prison. The offence remains on the books, being used against horse-drawn carriage drivers (still a thing, particularly in the Traveller community), motorists when not on a road or public land and cyclists, as the Road Traffic Act 1988 is not available in these cases - it is a Crown Court-only offence. In 2017, a cyclist riding at speed in East London with no front brakes hit and killed a woman; the jury found him not guilty of manslaughter, but convicted him of this offence, with the result he got a 18-month sentence.

Tiger attacks were very common in British India; tigers are known to attack humans when feeling threatened (human encroachment on their territory is a big problem)), injuries prevent them from going after other prey or they mistake a human for something else, or if one is riding a bike, their chase instinct may kick in. 33,247 people were killed by tigers between 1876 and 1912. In 2022, the Indian government recorded 112 tiger-caused deaths, up from 59 in 2021. Some tigers have ended up killing over 100 people before being shot dead.

For those having a go at Watson for shooting at a tiger cub, we don't know how old or how big the tiger cub was. A newborn tiger maybe less than 10 pounds and look adorable, but a ten month male could easily be over 100 pounds and looks rather like a full-grown adult. Especially in the dark.

This said, humans are a good deal worse than tigers. The British cleared vast amounts of their habitat for the timber to build their railways. Hunting tigers for "sport" had been a common practice for the Indian nobility and the British ruling classes liked doing it just as much, bringing modern firearms along. Remember Dr. Sterndale from DEVI? There's a chance Watson might have gone hunting himself, sadly.

The tiger hunting got worse post-independence as improved air travel made it easier for game hunters to get to India. The Indian government banned tiger hunting in 1972 and the Bengal tiger population is slowly recovering. The size of reserves have not kept up with the population and so some tigers have gone into human areas for food, usually livestock but sometimes humans. If a tiger starts killing people and attempts to tranquilise it fail, then lethal force will be authorised. In 2022, T-104, a three-year-old dubbed the "man-eater of Champaran", killed nine people before he was shot dead by the police, who conducted their search riding elephants.

The "Surrey side" refers to the southern bank of the river, the other being the "Middlesex side" referring to the now defunct county. Those terms remain in use for the Boat Races; with the Middlesex side being on the right as the crews row upstream. The two "stations" have various advantages and disadvantages; Middlesex helps at the start end, Surrey in the middle.

Vauxhall Bridge was in rather a bad shape by this point and would be replaced in 1906, five years late due to various construction and design issues. The modern bridge is notable for having the very distinctive headquarters of the Secret Intelligence Service next to its southern end.

"Hindoo" was a contemporary spelling of Hindu, today considered derogatory.

"Sahib" is the Indian equivalent of "sir" or "master"; "Mem-Sahib" is the female version. The Indians used it when speaking to white people (or about them, possibly sarcastically) and the British officers would use it with their Indian counterparts. It is less common now, but still widely used in the Indian Army and about people in positions of power.

"Khitmutgar" was a term for a male butler or underservant who would set the table for dinner etc.; during the Bengal Presidency, these would typically as opposed to Hindus.

[nosleeppotions]

Eclipse/GhostApple and FeatherWriter :D

[somersetparanormal]

Another brilliant coincidence on the Ghosthunter Tools App..!!

Photo - © P Wallace/ Somerset Paranormal

[season12cas]

💌 ask meme: painting, black nail polish, and uhhhhhhhhh crossed fingers🤞

thank u buddy!!! 💞

painting: in what ways are you creative?  none unless it’s 3am and i have an epiphany. for real tho i’m not a very creative person, i try to draw inspiration from things i like but i usually just end up pretty much copying stuff

black nail polish: what do you do to pamper yourself?  there’s a german saying that goes “man gönnt sich ja sonst nichts” which you say to justify indulging in anything because and you don’t do it all the time and that’s pretty much my mantra lol. i’ll study for an hour and then treat myself with a two hour break

crossed fingers: using no negative words, describe your hair.  i have very insane hair!!! it’s dark brown and pretty long and a little wavy and really thick and so dense you couldn’t imagine. think hagrid

send me cute asks!

[brandon-the-archivist]

Ghost Apples In Michigan so strange! Swipe right! #ghostapples #michigan #subzerotemperatures #articblast2019 #winter2019 Link here: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/us/michigan-ghost-apples-trnd/index.html https://www.instagram.com/p/BtpQXM1lLTg/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=joemlhqq4ox6

[herbanwytch]

Amazing. I’d never heard of this…I thought that it must be a hoax… it’s not. These are ghost apples from a farm in Michigan …a fantastic and rare phenomenon that happens when freezing rain coats rotting apples creating a shell about 1/2 inch thick… eventually with a warming spell the mushy apple liquifies and drips out, leaving these glorious works of natural art when everything refreezes 🍎❄️👻 #ghost #ghostapples #magic #hearthwitch #notmypic #apples #winter #january #freezingrain #hygge #mystical #magical (at The Herban Inn) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZFecABpMUU/?utm_medium=tumblr

[maxxineminx]

@ghostapple

Absolutely losing my mind over little grandpa

[ghostapple-ari]

Also, had a name change.

Was formerly ringomoon and now it’s ghostapple-ari!

[reallibertymedia]

The Freeker's Ball Podcast: 2019-02-08 - BitCoin #SmartContracts #PantlessMan #FrostQuakes Poxifide

[weaajkal]

برف کے سیب، یہ کس ملک میں اگے ہیں؟

برف کے سیب، یہ کس ملک میں اگے ہیں؟ #Apple #GhostApple #aajkalpk

واشنگٹن: امریکی ریاست مشی گن میں لوگ اس وقت حیران رہ گئے جب انہوں نے درختوں پر برف کے سیب لگے ہوئے دیکھے۔

روئٹرز کے مطابق درخت پر برف کے سیبوں کا نہ تو چھلکا ہے اور نہ ہی اس کے اندر بیج ہیں۔ یہ حیران کن واقعہ سخت سردی میں امریکی ریاست مشی گن میں سیبوں کے ایک باغ میں پیش آیا۔

فوٹو فائل

اس سے پہلے کہ ہم سیب کے وجود میں آنے کا سبب جانیں، ہمارے لیے یہ جان لینا بہت ضروری ہے کہ امریکہ کا وسطی اور مغربی…

[season12cas]

i was tagged by the lovely @bisexualsdean to post my lock screen, home screen and last saved photo!!

i‘m tagging @stcuky @ghostapple @angelwarcrimes @theofficialfob and @thiscastielhasflown :)

[canondestiel]

we finally made it to the next circle of hell ❤ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 @thesquirrelqueer @calmcassiopeia @hhawkeyepierce @skeltonjunction @spadecloud @amazing-captain-castiel @ghostapple @i-am-an-atomic-bomb @justcynicalbelieverthings @angelwarcrimes