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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 13, 1771
Page
2
The letter writer confesses envy as a tormenting vice derived from vexation and comparison. He details how envy haunts him in village life, city wealth, theatre success, and public honors, imagining better fates for himself and condemning others’ fortunes. He seeks guidance to overcome this habit.
A scathing polemic targets Brass Crosby over dining costs and price cuts in a conservative, mercantile city. It argues the mayor’s ban on foreign dishes reduces supplies and hurts the poor, while contrasting rival figures and political theatrics. A separate letter from 1756 recounts a Prussian king and Embden Company affairs.
Widows Martha Wray and Mary Sopp announce they carry on the Turlington Balsam of Life at the King’s Arms Birchin Lane near the Royal Exchange. They sell genuine bottles at 38.6d and 1s9d with directions, warning against counterfeit copies. They state the receipt for making the balsam was never disposed of and that only they hold the trade by will.
A historic notice describes Dr James's Powder as a trusted fever cure and warns of imitations. It states genuine directions bear Dr James's signature and identifies Francis Newbery Junior as the sole, distinct seller at No 65 Bible and Sun, opposite St Pauls Church yard, noting his use of Junior to avoid confusion with another Francis Newbery.
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