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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 06, 1776
Page
4
Poem depicts winter storms and cold hardships as wealth and comfort persist while the poor suffer. Imagery shows travelers, poverty, a mother with child, and blessings sought at doors. The fragmentary verses echo a social contrast and call for pity.
An 18th century advertisement extols a lemon salt product to remove iron moulds ink stains and wine from fabrics and to whiten linen. It claims reliability on faces and textiles, notes punch and jelly use, and lists multiple London sellers. A testimonial letter to Dalby’s Carminative praises its success for infant bowels on a Grenada voyage, with price and dealer details.
A reader argues about foreign influence and potential uprisings as forces head to America. He warns of French and Spaniard mockery, Catholic and Jacobite unrest, and the danger of invaders exploiting the nation’s distress while ships and troops are abroad. He signs as NO HIRBLING.
London printer exposes a notice allegedly from a Protestant in 1775 Canada urging Catholics to recite De Profundis and Fidelium Deus for the soul of Philip Cook, with offerings and a Mass. The missive demands attendance on Sunday the 8th and to bring a ticket for admission.
The American Congress orders coastal inhabitants to move valuables to the camp before Boston to safeguard them as English ships prepare to land. Details outline Hessians and Brunswickers totaling about 33,000 troops, with volunteers joining the effort. Press warrants target American seamen. guards in Plymouth are ordered to strengthen crews amid wartime vigilance. Lieutenant Page, wounded at Charlestown, survives as one of Howe’s aides. French frigates reportedly passed Newfene en route to the westward.
From Copenhagen Benen reports the king names a commission to assess militia readiness and arming the town. Eight men from each of six companies of infantry to parade unarmed for pay. Aimed at defense, with a shilling and a pint of porter as “King’s money.” Interest centers on royal intent to force defense measures.
A public notice proclaims a medical miracle from a Virginia voyage, detailing Captain Millar of the Mary who, after five years of failed relief, found cure through Mrs. Taylor's café remedy using Spixs Drops. The account claims several bottles sufficed to heal the leg ailment, urging readers to consider this treatment.
Warren of Mary-le-Bonne Street Galden Janes ware London perfumer proclaims volatile essence of lavender a superior smelling bottle for head ache throat and obstructions and uses for handkerchiefs and drawers with pricing. Milk of roses for cleansing and preserving skin and royal liquid of violets and jessamine for nourishing and preserving hair offered by royal patent and favored by leading families.
Fragmentary weather note appears to state high water timing and stage near London Bridge with references to morning hours and post meridiem estimates. Readable elements suggest a tide alarm around five in the morning with fluctuating measurements.
Prices for corn and various grains listed with ranges in dollars and shillings, including rye oats and flour quality. Bank and stock figures show old and new annuities, with percentages and bond quotes. Trading terms and months appear in the scattered financial notes at the Card-Exchange.
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