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  2. John Henry Newman - Wikipedia

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    John Henry Newman CO (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet, first as an Anglican priest and later as a Catholic priest and cardinal, who was an important and controversial figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century.

  3. Speculation (banking game) - Wikipedia

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    Speculation is a form of "mild domestic gambling game" that appeared in the late 18th century and was popular during the 19th century, but then disappeared. [1] Rules first appear in the 1800 English edition of Hoyle's Games Improved . [ 2 ]

  4. Wallet - Wikipedia

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    A trifold wallet with pockets for notes and cards, and a window to display an identification card. A wallet is a flat case or pouch, often used to carry small personal items such as physical currency, debit cards, and credit cards; identification documents such as driving licence, identification card, club card; photographs, transit pass, business cards and other paper or laminated cards.

  5. William Sandys (antiquarian) - Wikipedia

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    William Sandys (1792 – 18 February 1874) (pronounced "Sands") was an English solicitor, member of the Percy Society, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and remembered for his publication Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern (London, Richard Beckley, 1833), a collection of seasonal carols that Sandys had gathered and also apparently improvised.

  6. Postage stamps and postal history of the United States

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    Postal service in the United States began with the delivery of stampless letters whose cost was borne by the receiving person, later encompassed pre-paid letters carried by private mail carriers and provisional post offices, and culminated in a system of universal prepayment that required all letters to bear nationally issued adhesive postage stamps.

  7. Old maid (card game) - Wikipedia

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    Old Maid is a 19th-century American card game for two or more players, ... Father Christmas and Mrs Bond, Jack and Jill, Little Boy Blue and Little Bo Peep, ...