Spectacular Exhibition Of New Curiosities At Southwark Fair
A surreal lineup promises unprecedented wonders including dexterous hand performances, a musical automaton, and life like bird calls. Also featured are ships in motion, an ancient Venetian invention, and a five year old child prodigy contortionist. The Stall pages advertise prizes for locating a lost gold snuff box and multiple entertainments at Reynolds Half Moon Inn near the Bowling Green with an opera and Harlequin show. Purchases include Palm Wines and Dr Pack’s Solutive Sart medicines, with sale rooms in Costume Street and Lime Street. A large brick house near the Thames is offered for sale with extensive grounds and stables, plus cloths and fabrics at the Amsterdam Coffee-house and Lloyd’s.
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Pinchbetk
Flterstreet
Holland
Pack
Europe
Golden Head
Southampcon-street
Covent Garden
Oxford
London
Lyie
Practical Spelling and Reading Method for Charity Schools
A historical catalog entry for educational works by William Markham and others, listing primers, syllable tables, and practice lessons for children. Also notes on dissertations by Robert N’outy and a critique of a pamphlet about the strength of imagination in pregnancy, with 18th century publishing details and cautions against imitated works. Contains names, places, and publishers from London.
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London
William Markham
W. Meadows Ache Angelin
Primitive Church
Robert N’oouty
Ginger Spiral
Essex
Lace
Wadham-C Ievern Oxford
R.gostine
Mitre and Crown
Fescer-Lane
Fleetstren
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Wees
Booth
St. George’s Church
Southwark
Salley
Haymarket
N. B
Mr. Walters
Bath
Horne
Temple
New Exchange
Cross
Hall
Orchard-street
St. Ann’s Lane
Westminster
Charles Hopton
Mr. Groves
White Horse
Cockerr
Dean-street
Fetter Lane
St. Mary
Hill
Billinesgate
John Amy
Camberwell
Sweeting
Royal Exchange
Surrey
J. Senex
F.R.S. E. Chambers
R. Cushee
Senex
Cushee
St. Dunstan
Richard Cushee
Hickss-Hall
Smithfield-Barrs
Clench
Barnct
James West
Mr. Ryder
Francis Gregg
Edward Bott
Black Moor
Forster-lane
Cheapside
Gilleth
Raveyn Smaltyey
England
Limestreet
Palm
Lirrie Piazza
Searlees
Bef
Lloyd's
Lombard-Street
Great Hermitage Street
Hermitage Stairs
Wapping
William Bedell
Merchant-Taylors Hall
Threadneedle-street
Sam’s
Visualling
Tower-hill
Brightman
Wapping-street
Augustus Burnove L
Peel
Paternofter-Row
H. Whitridge
A. Ward
Little Britain
Tunnzer
Bhunpel
Brotherton
N. B. Annex
Holt
Kell- Savage Hill
Ludgate-Hills
Fleetfreer
Temple Bar
Lyons
Bristol
Piermont
Batavia
Goa
Jamaica
Ramsay
Cyrus
Rasay
S .Enius
Paris
John Pemberton
Fleet-ftree
Perth
Father Krusinski
Ispahan
Royal Academy of Informons
Ozell
Great
Daniel Turner
James Augustus Blondel
College of Physicians
John Brotherton
Corntill
Daily Journal
Ad Instant
Ward
Whitridge
J. Brocherron
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