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Newspaper
Bristol Journal
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 19, 1788
Page
4
A historical draft urges half salaries in cash and the rest as a penny bounty on goods sold after material deductions to fund management and poor premiums. It mandates prayers for paupers, church attendance on holy days, and catechism instruction for children, with strict rolls, payments, and reporting to a district committee.
The document outlines rules for the Steward and Matron to reside within the House, restricting hours, reporting absences, and ensuring duties and discipline. It prescribes a bill of fare and daily provision allotments for 318 residents, noting the weekly cost of 1s 6d per person and directing the Steward to oversee provision quality and pricing.
The document details strict governance for inmates and staff, including cleanliness, meals, bedtimes, examinations, and disinfection. It prescribes accounts, inventories, clothing, nursing care, and child instruction, plus penalties for misconduct and procedures for visiting committees, staff discipline, and annual bye laws to be read.
A discussion extols universal knowledge and humane aims led by Mr Howard and Clarkson. It urges prudent, gradual abolition of the slave trade, cautions against exaggeration, and praises reasoned parliamentary approach and diligent pursuit of truth to ensure reform.
A odd tenure ties Yar Mouth's corporate immunity to Mayor's duty to bake a 24-herring pie. The pie must be sent to Mr. A Court of Norwich who delivers it to the king. If the ceremony fails, the privilege ends and the estate reverts to the crown.
A well known merchant at the Royal Exchange died suddenly and left in his bureau an epistle to a correspondent. His ancient clerk, a Paddy, added a postscript stating Since writing the above, I have died. The note underscores the startling end and the clerk's morbid addition.
A spirited suggestion to levy a new tax on hair dressing rather than on hair dressers. The speaker argues hair affects dining, courtship, theater, and worship, and proposes taxing the head’s ornamentation by intrinsic value, noting the impracticality of taxing heads equally.
A satirical note ridicules a proposed head tax, debating methods to tax hair including curls, wigs, and ornamentation. It mocks window tax evasions, contemplates exemptions, and jokes about licensing and stamping for the wealthy and fashionably adorned, closing with a signature from an amused observer.
An early 19th century promotional notice for Fleetwood’s Life of Jesus Christ presented as a cheap weekly volume. It outlines twenty five numbers at six pence each, includes copper plates and a plan of Jerusalem, and notes publication by C Cooke in London with distribution through Bristol and other booksellers. The prospectus emphasizes accessibility for both rich and poor Christian families and offers money-back if not continued.
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