Mail robbery near Farnborough ends with manhunt and reward
A mail coach attack at Lock's Bottoms between Farnborough and Brimley left the post boy and guard harmed as two men seized the baggage. A stout young man in a fort sound frock led the robbery, with an offer of a hefty reward for the capture and conviction of the perpetrators. The notice promises 200 pounds plus 40 pounds from Parliament for apprehension. Authorities urge surrender of accomplices for justice and royal approbation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sereliorks -te-London
Farnborough
Brimley
Lock
Sonvick
Ganion
Coumlesid
Generial
General Post-Office
Bec
Lancaster
Worthing Hall
Riverpool
Chorley
H4gzeihy
Francis Freeling
PROBABLE PROFIT BEFORE DRAWING IN ENGLISH TICKETS
A Manchester Edinburgh public notice promotes a high risk lottery scheme. It promises price protection if tickets rise and offers returns of difference if prices fall on drawing day. Grand prizes total 140000, 20000, 3000, and other sums with tickets and shares sold from Cornhill No 4. Cath? Bank notes and orders accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Edinburgh
Rish
Hale
Omnes
Gale Own
Cornhill
Cordial Balm of Gilead Promises Nervous Disease Cure
An old advertisement touts Solomon's Cordial Balm of Gilead as an elegant, effective remedy for nervous disorders fatigue memory weakness and debility. It claims universal restoration and lists bottles priced 10s 6d or 12 for 1 with directions from Mr. Mathews of Strand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Gilead
Ehjoy
Mathews
Soup Establishments Could Ease Bread Scarcity in London
The document advocates expanding soup houses to relieve bread shortages for the poor. It cites two years of operation in Spitalfields Clerkenwell Southwark Westminster delivering 1,232,254 meals at about half price, with projected daily output above 40,000 meals. It urges opulent patrons to fund nourishing soups as a substitute for bread, noting health and moral benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spitalfields
Clerkenwell
Southwark
Westminster
Sost-Fields
Menopolis
Christmas Eve Prank Wounds Man and Burns Child
In Newport Isle of Wight on Christmas Eve a town prank of carol singing at private homes led to gun misfire and serious wounding of a young man named Cooper and another injured. Dennner and Harris jailed until surgeons declare danger over. A child of William Woodford died from clothing catching fire after a mother left them alone. Firefighters and neighbors offered aid, but the blaze proved fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennner
Denner
Harris
Cooper
Deimer
A . Axnoll
Willian Wooddford
Storine Horses uy WrxtER in Canada Winter Shoeing
In Canada where winter lasts fewer than five months, horses are shod with a steel piece on each shoe fore and hind parts turned up to form a lancet shape. This purchase aids going uphill and prevents slipping downhill. Aberdeen magistrates fined a person 40 Scots for buying coped meal from cleaner people selling at advance prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Aberdeen
Directions for preserving meat at sea from the Repacreur
This 18th century note describes a salt-free meat preservation method for sailors. It details selecting lean beef, slicing perpendicularly, drying at 50 Beaumur, and packing in casks with purified animal fat and aromatic herbs. The aim is durable dried meat, moisture-free fat sealing, and increased provisions without salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Domingo
Marine
Navy
Beaumur
A Gentlewoman Robbed and Infant Secretly Born
A gentlewoman in Lower Belgrave Place was stopped in St James Park and robbed of a guinea and a small sum of money. On Thursday night a young Wickham, recently left with Mr Kent at Coom Farm, entered his house with a male servant’s aid. She slept with the daughter, aged about four, and the child woke crying. The intruder claimed a voice like a lamb and, upon approach, was found to be an infant just born. It is suspected the mother hoped Mr Kent would accept it as a Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mx Kent
Clecin
Matex
Fragmentary naval dispatch fragment from Baltic voyage
A damaged OCR fragment describes a large fleet bound for London with transports and troops. It mentions ships detained by contrary winds near Hamburg, ice obstructing navigation, and goods destined for the Continent. Abbreviated place names include Lancashire Nottinghamshire Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humbor
Lancashire
Nottinghamhire
Derbyshire
Yorkshire
The Housemaid’s Duties In A Curious 19th Century List
A fragmentary moral instruction outlines a housemaid’s strict duties for a mistress’s household. It details tasks from lighting fires and tidying rooms to cleaning clothes, waiting at table, caring for linens, and handling stains with specific agents, while emphasizing discretion and order in daily routines.
Antiscorbutic Drops Promoted by Spilsbury Authority
The ad extols Spilsbury’s Antiscorbutic Drops as a cure for scurvy gout rheumatism and nervous affections claiming blood restoration to a healthy state. It warns of counterfeits and directs readers to No 135 Soho Square for bottles and a new edition of Sobury’s Treatise with advice letters available for a fee, except from the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spriseury
Thoir
Spilsbury
Soho Square
Sobury
Letter on Nerves Cure by Nervous Cordial and Bozmical Syrup
An 1799 correspondence from Captain W. Butler and Thomas Brind details rapid relief from a nervous complaint after using a “Nervous Cordial” and “Bozmical Syrup” aboard ship to the West Indies. The writers praise the medicines, promise public endorsement, and list vendors and prices across Albion, London, and Bristol areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodum
Albion-fizet
Blickfriirs
England
West Indies
West
Indies
London
W. Butler
Golden Grove
Indiana
Thomas Brind
Cheng Cwirnc
Crarsatran
Ooberto
Oxford-street
Pidding’s
Boulton
Royal
A.guinea
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Renal
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Garriffs- Blackburn
Preston
Eveins
Steenths
Iseu
Cco
Hoassey and Co
Priz Ad
Bock
Courwry
Lotpry
India
South Sea
Hfn Skarly
Ma Plessat
Cumiuitize
Red Lion
Cambridge
Mostar Tun
Neon Preciety
Alechenane
Prestant
Hildershaym
Camuringe
Gracy
Lencon
Norwich
Carridge
Newmarket
Linton
Mubbuts
Hildeersham
Kewmarket
Crown
Bromiley and Helly
Field-court
Gry's Inn
Bal
Nockolds
Safran Waldon
Newport
Wight
Huel
Dere
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