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Newspaper
Daily Courant
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 16, 1735
Page
2
An opinion piece condemns rulers driven by whim and public flattery, warning that impostors exploit vanity and conceal virtue. It cites a Kingston upon Thames case of church robbery and includes scattered financial stock data and market notes interwoven with the prose.
London morning report describes two men discovering Mr Ames of Gloucester-street lying in blood by Clay Pond Lambeth Conduit Fields behind Powis House. He had returned from Hampstead after a supposed money pickup when attacked by footpads. His sword was drawn and he suffered multiple severe head wounds. He was recently married to Miss Butler of Dublin. His body lies at the edge of the pond.
Admiralty notice orders Falkland crew to attend ship at Portsmouth and warns absent sailors will be struck from the books. A long advertisement promotes Daffy’s Elixir and Stoughton’s Elixir with prices and delivery across Britain, Ireland, and plantations. Also lists several religious works and publications for sale at the Royal Exchange and Cornhill.
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