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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 09, 1776
Page
2
The piece argues Britain must choose between tolerating colonies or subduing them, warning reconciliation efforts are inadequate. It defends imperial discipline, praises veteran troops, and denounces American obstinacy, ending with a blunt note about a discarded letter and a dismissed inquiry.
A fragmentary historical letter from Jane Butterfield to James N in Surry Street dated March 1657 176. She laments distress and pleads for provision or compassionate aid, describing long service and sacrifice and asking for mercy over alleged past favors and remuneration. The document notes the narration by Mr H of S-n about the delivery and reception of the letter in South Audley Street.
An 18th century suggestion argues that lobsters or crawfish fumes kill burrowing rabbits and Weevils infesting wheat. Mont de Broffes reports using live lobsters to treat weevil infestations, claiming the insects scatter and perish within hours, while fish fumes do not harm the corn.
The author discusses mortification of the toes and feet, noting Peruvian bark often fails to stop this gangrene-like condition. He records variable progress, frequent early toe lesions, and that bark rarely helps, sharing a case where opium treatment alongside baths unexpectedly saved tissues and led to recovery, though he treats bark’s success with caution.
An anonymous narrator recalls a couple who wed after a chilly proposal. The groom, after the ceremony, visits his mother then attends a House of Commons committee meeting, returns to dine at Boodles, and goes home late, prompting reflection on modern husbands.
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