1802: John Turner, wine, brandy and hop merchant at the Cross, Worcester, having imported a considerable stock of Port Wines from a connection he has with one of the principal Houses in Oporto, Portugal, assures the public he can offer them superior Old Port which has been four years in the cask and also Sherry which is 12 years old. Those who favour foreign spirits may also depend on having Genuine Old Cognac, Jamaica Rum and Holland's Geneva Brandy. His situation in Worcester enables John Turner to offer foreign wines to local Innkeepers etc., on equal if not better terms than any importer in London or Bristol.

The Governors of Worcester Infirmary return thanks to the Executors of Mr John Paine, late of Ronkswood, for a legacy of fifty pounds which has been paid into the hands of the treasurers.

1902: The Worcester Operatic Society gave a grand Christmastime concert in the renovated Theatre Royal on Wednesday evening. Twenty-two selected items made an attractive whole.

Food not digested is worse than wasted, and causes wind, headaches and biliousness. Dr Williams' Pink Pills not only enable you to digest food but also to get benefit from it through enrichment of the blood.

On Tuesday, a very successful entertainment was given to a large audience of parents and friends by pupils of Battenhall College. The first half consisted of songs, pianoforte and violin solos, and drill performed by the Kindergarten Class, while for the second half, the older pupils presented the operetta Cinderella.

There are at present three Trows discharging timber from Cardiff at Diglis Dock - the Excelsior, Higre, and Aurora.

1952: Six children from Dr Barnardo's Home at Hallow Park will enjoy themselves in games and dancing with members of the Barnardo Young Helpers League at the annual party in Worcester Guildhall on January 3.

Higher prices for electricity will come into operation on New Year's Day, the Midlands Electricity Board has announced. The new charges, which will add 10 shillings to the average bill for householders, are estimated to produce a total of £1.5 million in 1953.

Three popular High Street stores which have long since disappeared from the Worcester scene, placed large display advertisements in the Journal for their New Year sales: "There are hundreds of bargains at your favourite sale at Bobbys of Worcester" (now Debenhams). "For the first time in five years, a sale at Isobel, designers and producers of original clothes, at 93 and 94 High Street. Marie et Cie, the fashion house of distinctive clothes, is holding an annual end of season stocktaking sale at 9 High Street, starting on January 2."