Tag: Lanark

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Animals

Showers of Frogs

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On 17th August 1865, a freak rainstorm covered about 3 acres of Maxwelltown, Dumfries in froglets. A fortnight before, the tracks at Lanark Railway Station were covered in tadpoles after 5 minutes of rain.

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References

Greenock Advertiser. 22nd Aug 1865. pg.2
The Scotsman. 24th Aug 1865. pg.4

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Food and Drink Rural Life

Poor Lanark

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Before the 19th Century, Lanark was so poor the butcher wouldn’t kill a beast until every cut of meat was bought ahead of time. The town crier of Lanark, known there as the Skellyman would advertise when a beast was up for sale.

Here is one of their advertisements: