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Newspaper

General Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Jul 23, 1774

Page

4

Fortune and Folly Debate Power in Human Life

Read like a mock epic dialogue where Fortune and Folly claim rule over mankind. The statesman, poet, merchant, soldier, and poor are cited as subjects under their sway, with Fortune boasting lasting wealth and fame while Folly tempts with schemes and pleasures. The piece ends in a uneasy alliance as they resolve to promote each other’s causes.

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Rebels suffer heavy losses with prisoners executed

Postscript from Leenorx reports Corsican forces near Paris and Pont affected by French surround. Some rebels attacked, about a hundred killed or wounded, forty taken, fourteen hanged to terrify others. Matra and other chiefs return to their country. Rome and Paris items note harvest prospects and Choiseul's brief visit to court.

Flanders Leenorx Corsica Rome Spain Paris Duke de Choiseul

Rebel Wars End Soon Amid Court Peace Talks

Letters from Warsaw and Rome report decisive defeats of rebel forces and captains' capture, with speculation that peace may follow. Paris-bound Archduke Maximilian to stay in Broffels until his brother arrives. Pope in Rome gravely ill and plague feared on the Barbary coast. Local notices include court appointments in Rochester and disputes over postal charges, plus market prices and river works in London.

Zernifthen Mitchelson Uffa Warsaw Aga Janissaries Robult Broffels Maximilian Paris Rome Italy Barbary Rocheser Joseph Brook Stephen Cafar Lemaitre East-Indies William Spice Otaheite Hertford Solander Banks Bagnio Westarater-hall Putney Bridge Richmond Gardens

Prices of Corn and Grains in Mond Mark Market

Historical price list for corn, wheat, barley, rye, oats, and flour with multiple entries and notes. Includes figures such as corn 450 555, barley 239 285, rye 210 265, oats 215, flour 448 per sack, and various other commodity prices and bank terms.

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Velnos's Original Vegetable Syrup advertises cure all

An old advertisement for Velnos’s Original Vegetable Syrup by Saffory and Co promotes a mercury free remedy claimed to treat scurvy scorbutic and various disorders, including digestive and female weaknesses. It asserts safety from mineral ingredients, affiliation with Mr De Velnes, and nationwide delivery from London to Ireland with stated addresses and delivery terms.

Amelia Mr. Hemet W. Bailey Cockpurdtreet Haymarket J. Price Leadenhall-freet London Purdie Batti Laffery Yid H.saffry Sttjames Maxi Gaprpronstreet Sohoggndof Lane Neat Aldgate Great-Britain Ireland Carrie Jersey Saffory Pines Ieenfon Bose Mer

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