Category: Bitties Fae Barrowsgate
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Toots Fae the Past
Barrowsgate comes across an old coaching horn that used to signal the approaching coach bus service at the Kildronan Arms. Note: In 1934, Leslie Hore-Belisha, as Transport Minister, had introduced a 30mph speed limit in built-up areas. The Kildronan Arms was, in real life, the Balcarres Arms Hotel in Echt. Ninety years later, Barrowsgate’s toot-a-roo…
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On wi’ the Dance
Barrowsgate looks back with affection at dances where as many as sixteen tunes were played in each half.
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Fich an’ Feech
[continues] Barrowsgate explains the difference between the meanings of “feech”(an exclamation) and “fich” – the latter being the knob on the bottom of a certain variety of French clay pipe. Note: the end of this article is missing in the original cutting but has been substituted with a scan. An almost identical version appeared two…
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Speed
Miss O B Carefu gives a cautionary talk at the Kildronan Women’s Rural Institute about not rushing into things – before speeding off in her car.
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Rise an’ Fa’ in Pigs
Geordie Tamson tricks the blacksmith into buying a pig that turns out to be smaller than it looked at first sight.
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“Gurr” an’ a Picky Say
Barrowsgate explains the meaning of “picky say” and how it relates to how a farm worker might wear his hat.
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The Immortal Memory
Barrowsgate has a Burns Supper to go to tonight and recalls his friend Mrs Maldyprop, who wanted to raise a toast to his Immoral Memory.
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Habbers o Habby
An ancient scripture tells how Mrs Barrowsgate sent a scrawny old chicken to the chief Rabbi in Edinburgh. Only the Rabbi’s dog would eat it – and he died.
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The Pedestrian Problem
The Town Council recognises that, with more and more traffic on the streets, pedestrians are at risk. Barrowsgate suggests some (sarcastic) solutions. Note: An English language version of this (called “Traffic Problems and Solutions”) was published in the Buchan Observer on 12 January 1937.
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Some Antrin Reflections
Barrowsgate reflects on New Year resolutions and wishes his readers a happy and prosperous 1935.