News of the Times Short 65  
The Time: 1750  
The Story: A very public suicide  
 | In 1750, reputation was everything. This very public suicide destroyed the reputation of the partner. A rather extreme form of revenge.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

News of the Times Short 53  
The Time: 1840  
The Story: The killer cordial killing a child  
 | Cordial - a type of syrup one adds to water - in Victorian times could contain opium extracts such as laudanum. This is the story of what heppens when given to small children to keep them quiet.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

News of the Times Short 20
The Time: 1919
The Story: Unlivable high cost of living
 | Post war: the Spanish flu running rampant, over 2 million people unemployed in the UK, empty shelves in stores, and incredibly high prices for food. The more things change, the more things stay the same...   
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller yearly episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

The Time:1919 to 1921
Headline stories and events that give a flavour of 1919 to 1921
 
You can find the complete podcast from this time period  in our Series 1 / Episode16. 
Individual stories from this time period can be found in our Series 2.
All of our stories come from historical news archives.
 
Series 1: In depth review of historical times
Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people
Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

THE TIME: 1919 TO 1921
Some of the highlights in this edition covering news items between 1919 to 1921 include:
The impact of the 1918 flu pandemic
The exceedingly high cost of living from the war
The fight against prohibition
Australia’s land offer to British ex-servicemen
Germany’s complaints of British food
And so much more!

Hosted by Robin Coles
Produced by Wendy Scotchmer
Stock Picture kindly provided by LSE-Library, from Unsplash
Stock Music kindly provided by George Pauley, from Pond5

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Fancy a chuckle between corpses? Discover our first lovingly illustrated volume of wildly unreliable memoirs. 

Grab it here: https://ko-fi.com/s/b406f6f11e

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

News of the Times Short 41
The Time: 1880
The Story: A country neighbour ongoing quarrel
 | The troublesome pain in the backside neighbour who makes everyone's life a misery. Quite a fun story where you can hear the exasperation by all involved.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

News of the Times Short 33  
The Time: 1829  
The Story: Murder by Arsenic Poisoning  
 | Murder by arsenic in one form or another seemed to be quite the thing. There are several shorts where arsenic is used as the murder weapon. This one is rather obvious.  
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

News of the Times Short 24  
The Time: 1723  
The Story: Beaten into speech  
 | Despite the rather lurid title, this was meant as a funny story in its day. We chose the story as it gives a flavour of what life was like in 1723 England and what was considered funny back then. 
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

News of the Times Short 39  
The Time: 1800  
The Story: Murder attempt of intimate friend tragedy  
 | A very sad story all stemming from an attack on "his intimate friend",  but which ends up with much tragedy all around.   

 We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  

 Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd

News of the Times Short 18  
The Time: 1911  
The Story: The importance of teaching girls in schools to be gentle and modest  
 | A discussion on the teaching in school required by boys and girls in the national school system.   
 |  We upload short historical news stories daily (Series 2), fuller  episodes and headlines every Tuesday (Series 1 and 3).  
 | All of our stories come from historical newspapers and publications.  
 | 
 | Series 1: In depth review of historical times   
 | Series 2: Short historical news stories of everyday people   
 | Series 3: Headline from history to give a flavour of the times   
 | Hosted by Robin Coles  

 Hear about our ad-free archive on Patreon – 650+ episodes and counting! 🎩 https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

 Support us on Patreon for ad-free early access and exclusive bonus episodes. 

https://www.patreon.com/c/NewsoftheTimesHistoricalCrime

Support the show

Thanks for listening! You can also connect with us on
Our YouTube Channel: | https://www.youtube.com/@newsofthetimes
Our Facebook Page: | https://www.facebook.com/News-of-the-Times-101108282697405
Have a question or comment? Get in touch with us at [email protected]
If you would like to donate, we love coffee! Warmly appreciated :-) | https://www.buymeacoffee.com/newsofthetd