This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 16, 1776
Page
2
A letter argues that political quarrels resemble family disputes and should be settled by an umpire. It uses a domestic tale of an old lady and her quarrelsome daughters over tea to illustrate how indulgent misbehavior can strain harmony and threaten health, urging temper and reason.
The author writes from Valencia praising Spain as the garden of the world while criticizing a prior travel account as defective and false. He notes Valencia's climate surpasses any existing description, but describes the city as irregular, dusty streets, old houses, and narrow passages during dry weather and rain.
A letter from a traveler in Spain, dated December 24, 1775, laments poor inns, cold rooms, scarce furniture, and harsh prices for meals and lodging. The writer contrasts Spain’s beauty with the misery of travel accommodations and notes repeatedly frosty mornings and evenings. Despite hardships, the country’s scenery is praised.
A 1776 royal patent advertisement from Thomas Jackson at Fleet Market promotes a British tooth powder said to cleanse gums, heal scurvy damage, freshen breath, preserve teeth, and prevent decay. It notes sales locations in London and cites a benevolence meeting at London Tavern to aid soldiers in America, with a long list of subscribing bankers and gentlemen. The notice invites further donations to support widows and orphans and to aid the military cause.
Public notice explains changes to English tontine annuities increasing interest from four to five percent and reducing each class from five hundred to four hundred. It urges immediate subscriptions for the five ten and fifteen guinea systems and notes that subscribers become bona fide annuitants on solid freehold estates. It invites sending subscriptions via bankers to include names ages and addresses in deeds of conveyance.
A clergyman of character seeks a curacy in any agreeable town in England, preferably near the metropolis. A genteel salary will be offered. Letters post-paid to W. XK. and Mr. Tris, Arundel-street, Strand, will be attended to.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.