26 Nov 1792
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Newspaper
Evening Mail
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 26, 1792
Page
1
A midwife Mrs Millar advertises temporary retirement and housing options for pregnant women with nursing support. She promises humane treatment, attention, and restorative Pills to aid pregnancy, claiming long experience and service for those not yet pregnant seeking benefits.
The piece praises civil engineer John Smeaton for building the Eddystone Lighthouse after earlier failures and describes his methodical approach. It also outlines a vision of a future American capital with a grand plan featuring diagonals, wide avenues, and a celestial meridian line guiding the layout near a major port and government seat.
The description outlines Washington at the junction of the Potomac and Eastern Branch, its four mile extent, arable and hilly terrain, plentiful springs, and usable streams. It notes water supply from Tiber Creek and Reedy Branch, with elevation about eight feet above tide, and calls the Eastern Branch a safe harbor for the capital’s needs.
Special Jury heard Reverend Richard Burgh and co defendants accused of plotting to free debt prisoners by bringing gunpowder in a wooden box to blow prison walls. Prosecution portrayed a wide conspiracy against authorities, while defense stressed moral character and questioned witness reliability. The six hour trial ended with guilty implications for the defendants.
An 1792 Briffonss Kentip Chronicle notice promotes Spitsaury’s Patent Antitobirth Drops. It claims cure for a servant girl of a scorbutic humor and ulcers after seven weeks in hospital, praising efficacy against blocked perspiration and blood impurities. It invites readers to apply via Canterbury printer.
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