100 years ago

An interesting lecture was delivered by Mr Dennis Taylor at the Settlement, the subject being “Telepathy,” or the transference of thought and sensation from one person to another at a distance. There was a large audience present.

Mr Taylor said that the Society of Psychical Research was established in 1882, the founders being Prof Henry Sedgwick, Messrs F Myers, Edmund Gurney, and others who were deeply interested in occult makers.

Some of the first experiments in telepathy were tried with a family of girls of a clergyman named Creery, of Buxton, and with whom a remarkable series of demonstrations were carried out. The lecturer described how the experiments were carried out, the participants sketching their visual impressions when they came out of their trance.

50 years ago

An article on footwear stated that the service which shoes gave, and their appearance after months or years, depended very much on how they were treated.

If shoes were regularly cleaned the right way they would last longer, they would keep their shape and water-resistance better and have that mellow, well-cared-for appearance which was so pleasing. With shoes with uppers of shiny leather, the object was to build and maintain a continuous wax film over the shoe.

To achieve this a good polish or cream had to be applied regularly. If the shoes were only slightly dirty or dusty, cleaning with a cloth or brushing lightly before applying a polish was the correct policy. If the shoes were very dirty or muddy, lumps should be removed with a blunt knife, preferably as soon as the shoes were taken off, then sponged down, using a minimum of water and wiped with a dry rag.

When dry, they should be treated with a good quality shoe polish or shoe cream in accordance with any instructions given by the makers.

25 years ago

An old lady who had given countless hours of pleasure to thousands of holidaymakers was celebrating her 40th birthday this year.

Owners Roy Simpson and Peter Richardson brought out the champagne to celebrate the Yorkshire Belle’s anniversary. At the end of the previous century Bridlington was well-known for having several pleasure boats.

Currently there were only two left – the Flamborian and the Yorkshire Belle. The Yorkshire Belle had been built at the Beverley boat yard of Cook, Welton and Gemmel for Bridlington Trawlers in 1947. Throughout her life, she had plied out of the harbour with sightseers to Flamborough Head and the Bempton Bird Sanctuary.