From Ancient Drug Vendors To Chemists Of Modern World
During the Great Plague of London in 1665 many physicians died and apothecaries rose to treat the sick, sparking disputes and a push to form city dispensaries. The London Pharmacopoeia of 1610 marked a shift to medical and pharmaceutical chemistry, with 17th century herbalists shaping practice and doctrine such as the signatures and herb-based remedies discussed by Parkinson, Cole, Turner, and Reginald Scot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore de Mayerne
London
St. Giles
Oxford
College of Physicians
Britain
Jean Renou
Miss Lothian
Society of Apothecaries
John Parkinson
James I
Tracl
Cole
Adam
Robert Turner
Adder
Petrol Rationing Returns Amid City Country Disparities
Editorial argues mid November restart of petrol rationing will curb chaos from garage to garage shortages. It notes country farmers need fuel for work while urban hoarding worsens supply, and urges fair distribution to prevent motorists being stranded.
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Perth
Early mariners and Lends: origins of modern insurance
The article traces insurance from Yangtze river risk sharing to Babylonian and Venetian roots, detailing bottomry and marine underwriting, 17th century fire offices in London, and the growth of fire brigades in Australia, noting enduring corporate support for firefighting services.
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Mediterranean
Europe
Italy
England
Spain
Edward Lloyd's
London
Nicholas Barbon
Friendly Society
Responsible Fire Insurance Company
Omspaly
City of
Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Australia
Soap theft confession reaches institution matron
A letter from an unknown sender admits taking two bars of yellow soap twenty years ago in Peterborough and asks the matron to replace them in the store. No accomplices or motives are given. The incident is treated as a historical confession without immediate legal action.
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Peterborough
U.K
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Agnes Lothian
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
Menan
Long Acre
William Cole
Eden
Reginald Scot
Clyde, N.S.W
Eric Thake
R.A.A.F
Shell Company
Clyde
N.S.W
Shell
Geelong
Victoria
Hell
The
Shell Company of Australia T.td
Tac Se Great Beitala
Ias UU
Toska Diadyk
Anatolij Mirosemyk
Sydney University
Miss Diadyk
Mirosznyk
Repatriation General Hospital
Concord
Ariatoli Mirosznyk
Eugene Goossens
Sydney
Yangtse
Hearnes
Hearne
National Library of Australia
Nla.gov
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