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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 15, 1773
Page
4
Za the Editor of the General Evening Post argues that talk and protest alone fail to curb corruption. He urges industry, frugality, virtuous education, strict family governance, and breeding children for business to prevent decay. Idleness and tradesmen imitating aristocratic extravagance fuel the problem.
Miss Catley completes Covent Garden season then sails to Ireland from Parkgate amid a tempest. She endures seasickness with calm while the ship takes a large sea over the bows. A frightened female passenger asks what is happening, and Naz replies it is only a tender movement as the water parts from the flag.
In ancient history the text notes rulers sought capable tutors over birth, citing Philip of Macedon and Aristotle guiding Alexander. It praises princely education, governance, and the blend of judgment and eloquence, while suggesting individual opinion on how past maxims affect the present.
A Cambridge gentleman prints KHE CAMBRIDGE PHAEDRUS a new edition of the Fables with Latin text translation and parsing index. It claims improved teaching value for beginners and includes original text translated following Lilly’s grammar methods. The Monthly Review endorses its suitability for young learners.
Historic catalog advertises books for schools and private pupils. Rev Dr Stirting endorses the Day, with notices of Tick's Dictionary Entick's spelling book Stackhouse Greek grammar and other works, detailing editions and prices for English Latin French and geography aids.
A public notice promises universal access to a renowned healer, Monsieur Nicole, surgeon in ordinary to the King of Trance. He claims fame across Europe for venereal disease cures and will announce his London residence at month’s end.
Advertisement claims Beaume de Vie cures many ailments daily and strengthens digestion, blood, and overall vigor. It cites cures for rheumatic and nervous disorders, with testimonials about a man with gout and legs ulcers who recovered after six weeks, urging inquiries to Nicoll in London for authenticity.
Postscript notes Ruffian navy pride with 28 ships of the line at Revel, four new 74-gun ships under Sir Charles Knowles, while Russia’s archipelago fleet outwardly rivals in strength. Reports from Constantinople, Belgrade and Paris cover mine explosions, sieges, galley ships, storms in Provence, and discipline at Corsica’s banditti trials as news flows across Europe.
London reports outline government plans to call in gold coin and adjust accepted guineas weight. Bankers sort deficent coins, while petitions seek relief from the coin act’s effects. A Jew buys thousands of guineas at high prices as pawnbrokers widen payment terms. A letter notes a Russian fleet joining Danish forces and heading to the Mediterranean.
The record lists tidal high water at London Pridge with times for tomorrow and the following days. Times include morning and afternoon high waters, detailing intervals after midnight and after specific hours.
A market fragment lists prices for Bark Stock and Inca stock at 14, 24, with South Sea and other dittos around three to four percent. Bank An reduced to 4 percent, 1726 and 1758 notes show ditto 4 and 1 percent. India bonds and Navy bills appear in the list along with various par values and bank announcements.
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