German landlady in Long-Acre hosts 24th child at 51
Sunday and Tuesday posts describe a German public-house keeper who arrived with Queen and turned 51 last Christmas Day. She bore her 24th child six months earlier, from her first husband, with two more by a second. Thames iced, booths and shows set up, watermen break ice, bridges taxed, to force pay for crossing. One booth touts liquor without licence, another gingerbread seller posts no shop tax or window duty. Adventurers vie for reader attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long-Acre
Thames
Oxford City Respects Pitt and MPs in Parliament
Country news from Oxford Glocester Lewes Salisbury and Portsmouth recount unanimous thanks to William Pitt and patriotic MPs for upholding rights of the two Houses. Reports describe a seal captured near East-Bourn, weather hardships weather-related deaths and a Hampshire fraud case involving Justice Midas and Mrs Gainsborough. Birmingham prepares a town meeting to praise Pitt and the county MPs for their stance on the regency rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country News
Oxford
William Pitt
House of Commons
Glocester
J. Webb
Lewes
Salisbury
Warminster
Brockenhurst
Wilts
John Williams
Fonthill
Ealt Knoyle
Portsmouth
Westminster Hall
Bearcroft
Hampshire
J. Godwin
John Carter
William Carter
Harding
Pitt
House _,Commons
Belisarius and the fall of a famed general in history
This excerpt reviews the decline and death of Belisarius as described by Gibbon, noting a palace conspiracy, his imprisonment, eventual vindication, and restoration of honor. It contrasts the later myths of his fate with the historical account and adds commentary on the comets and astronomical lore tied to Justinian's era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergius
Houshold
Belisarius
Tie
Belifarius
Justinian
Bayle
Milton
Flamslead
Caffini
Bernouilli
Newton
Halley
Siberian
American
Fox Hunt and Wedding Advert extends New Year amusements
From Cumberland Packet December 31 1788 an extraordinary ad announces a bag fox hunt on January 1 1789 at Barkbeth Baflenthwaite a horse race a foot race for men and a foot race for boys twelve and under a sale of Thomas Crosthwaite goods and a wedding of a daughter all at the same event with prizes cash and entertainment inviting neighbors to attend and celebrate the new year with sports and merriment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Packet
Fox Hunt
Thomas Cros Thwaite
Barkbeth
Baflenthwaite
Thomas Crosthwaite
Humorous Debt Settlement in St James Street Tale
A dawn encounter in St James Street features Mr C F ETURNING waking, arranging roulleaus and notes, and facing a creditor. He refuses to pay yet, citing other debts of honor that take precedence. The creditor burns the bond. Mr F immediately counts out money to discharge the debt.
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C. F
St. James's Street
Remarkable Frosts Through British History Recapped
A brief historical note lists notable frost episodes across centuries. It cites Britain’s rivers and seas freezing for extended periods, including the Thames and Danube, with several seasons measured in weeks and months and even booths built on frozen rivers.
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T. U
Britain
Thames
Scotland
Euxine Sea
Danube
Constantinople
Great Frosts Through English History and Thames Ice
A chronology of severe frosts from early centuries to the present, noting years when the Thames and other rivers froze, bridges failed, and ice travelled from Denmark to Lubec. It describes frosts lasting from weeks to months, with events such as ice on the Thames, travel by ice, and related European frost conditions.
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Otober
England
Thames
Norway
Scagernit
Baltic
Pomerania
Denmark
Lubec
Wismar
Rostock
Stralsund
Gravesend
Kent
Essex
London
Europe
Brentford
Putney
Execution Dock
Custom-house
Aladin or the Wonderful Lamp at Covent Garden
The Covent Garden pantomime Aladin or the Wonderful Lamp plays to great applause. An African necromancer seeks the lamp on a frozen island then Egypt, guiding Aladin to Kaliel the enchantress. Harlequin Aladin wins the lamp after escapes and tricks, with lavish scenery and a moral against avarice. Songs by Mrs Martyr and Mr Darley feature light humor and festive London references.
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Covent Garden
Aladin
Egypt
Kaliel
Colombine
O‘keeffe
Air—Kaliel
Mrs. Martyr
City Meeting at London Tavern over Pitt Regency Address
A crowded London Merchants gathering at the London Tavern debated an Address to Mr. Pitt on his Regency policy. Disorder marked the proceedings as chairs changed hands, a division vote ensued, and Beachcroft fled the chair amid protests, leaving Stock to conduct the tally. The result showed over five to one against the Address, with censure of Beachcroft and praise for the town’s independent stance. Manchester’s prior disapproval is noted as confirmed by this report from the First City in the World.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beachcroft
Stock
James Saunderson
Steel
Wilson
Newnham
Sawbridge
Alderman Skinner
Alderman Pickett
Alderman Curtis
J. N. Mitchell
London
Manchester
Friends of
F.N. Mitchel
London London Tavern Meeting Adopts Thanks to Pitt
A January 7 1789 London Merchants Bankers and Traders meeting chaired by Samuel Breachcroft votes to send thanks to William Pitt for defending the sacred Constitution. After a heated debate Alderman Pickett is thanked for his impartial chairing as the division proceeds.
Pills and Medicines from J Rudhall and Brown
Advertises medicinal products at Quay Street corner and Office Small-freet, offering Pectoral Effences of Coltsfoot for coughs and lung complaints. Benefits include easing breathing, soothing tickling coughs, dissolving phlegm, healing chest soreness, and aiding sleep in aged or infirm patients. Cites long practice and safety before lung ulcers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Rudhall & Co
H. Brown
Quay-street
Bristo
Dropsies Cure Etherial Anodyne Spirit Remedy
Prepared by W Tickell apothecary Bath this medicine claims great efficacy for stomach diseases and cramps. It strengthens digestion, promotes appetite, expels flatulence and quiets pain. It is touted as a powerful remedy for gout in the stomach and dropsy of the breast and belly with strong diuretic effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Tickell
Chymiff
Bath
Dr James's Powder for puerperal fevers and child bed
The medicine is celebrated for fevers rheumatism smallpox measles pleurisy erysipelas and inflammatory disorders. Used at first sign of puerperal fever it requires five or six grains and every six hours, increasing to ten if needed. It has saved women in delirium and last stages, and is best for colds in lying in and milk fever.
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James
Oriental Vegetable CORDIAL claims broad cures across ailments
The product markets a cordially claimed twenty years of East experience and five years in Britain, promising swift relief from stomach and bowel disorders, indigestion, and cholicky pains from fruit and vegetables. It cites rheumatic benefits and gout relief within twelve hours, and advertises a sixpence Treatise with cases from the London Gazette and faculty remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Great Britain
London Gazette
Maredant's Drops Advertised By Hayman Trial
A late 18th century testimonial claims rapid knee and body health restoration after using Marchant's Drops. The letter, dated June 5 1787, mentions November 1785 illness, wide swelling, vituperative pains, and cites the remedy’s speedy benefit after eight bottles, with witnesses Willis Fuller and Joseph Poore listed as booksellers and vendors at Newbury.
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Hayman
Great Marlbro-street
London
Sra
Newbury
Berks
Marchant
Tam
Willis & Fuller
Joseph Poore
Cephalic Snuff Patented Remedy for Head Ailments
The Cephalic Snuff is promoted as a highly effective remedy for headaches and related conditions. It claims to relieve drowsiness giddiness and vapours improve vision and hearing and aid hysteric and paralytic complaints. It also serves to restore mercury levels from head disorders and act as a preventive in hot climates.
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Watford
Air—Xakel
Song—Potter
Darley
Jack
Covent-Garden
Jupps
Ashley
Cupa
China
London Tavern
City Meeting
Samuel Breachcroft
William Waddington
AALS
Olugicib
Jacob Wilkinson
Atorr- Man CurTis
Teller
William Pickett
Havinng
Bristol Key
Coltsfoot
Vv. Hayman
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