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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 20, 1776
Page
4
A fragment from a period piece laments a Lady A's alleged defection from a noble circle. It condemns impropriety and urges restraint, arguing virtue must be proven with undeniable proof before condemning a daughter or wife. The piece reflects 19th century public decency norms and sensationalism.
Postscript reports disrupted communications from Fiellind and Flanders, with earlier dispatches noting deaths and threats tied to local kinship. It mentions a Turkinely killed in a garden, a claimant appealing to government, and royal family petitions for relief. Syria reports a Pasha with thirty tails and Albanian Pathas with troops to target Daher’s family.
The article reports fone dispatches to Lord Germaine from Jamaica via the Northampton and to Lord Cornwallis in North Carolina. It notes General Howe’s arrival at Halifax with 60 transports and ships, his plan to land away from New York, and speculation about a descent toward Philadelphia. Extra letters mention Cadiz and various European headquarters, plus Windsor visits and royal provisioning plans.
A chaotic old news digest reports a major fire at Southmolton damaging a dozen houses, plus numerous robberies in London and surrounding towns. It notes a highwayman terrorizing passengers near Vauxhall, an arrest for theft at Newgate, and various court actions including executions and pardons. It mentions Garrick’s villa visits and social events amid market prices and militia drills.
Tickets are sold and divided into halves quarters eighths and sixteenths by Hazare and Co at their State Lottery Office No 93 under the Royal Exchange. All shares sold at the above office will be stamped with the Crown and found at Hazard's Lottery Office.
The notice promotes Daftys Elixir as a remedy for digestive and urinary issues and various ailments. It claims royal and noble endorsement, describes bottle sizes, and directs orders to Mary Swinton at No 46 Two Golden Bals in Salisbury Court London, inviting correspondence by letter.
Fragmentary OCR shows a bridge schedule with times across morning and evening. Mentions Veritas, locations in the west, with entries for tomorrow and Thursday. Specifics are garbled but indicate morning and evening slots and numeric times.
Prices for corn and various grains listed with quoted figures such as Wheat at 34.9, 393 quar, Malt 261c 29 percent, Barley 16 to sas, Rye 19.0 243, Pease 460 33a, Beans 23.10 26s 6d, Tick 24 to 287, Third Var 245, and Rapeseed noted as per fa ial in Mas' Jane market report.
A dated listing shows stock prices and dividends across banks and markets. Items include percentages for old annuities, new funds, and naval related securities, with entries like 4 percent, 3 percent, and 2G 0 percent, amid one o'clock notes and lottery ticker mentions.
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