Public-spirited tradesmen urged to cut prices by cash sales
A letter from Pro Bono Pugnico in Cavendish Square argues for market price suppression of essentials through regular cash-only sales by butchers bakers fishmongers cheesemongers and other trades in every market. The author contends long credit harms subsistence prices and says advertising cash deals will shift buyers to ready money and reduce costs in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Evening Post
Wigmore Street
Pro Bono
Pugnico
Cavendifo
Quare
Turlington
Fartha Wray
Mary Sopp
Ang
Hilton Wray
John Wray
Martha Wray
King’s Arms
Birchin-lane
London
Robert Turlington
Mary Sepp
Robert Tur‘ington
Wiliam Wray
Mary Wray
Willian Bayley
Cockspur-street
John Price
India House
Leadenhall-sreet
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Churchyard
J Grosvenor
Turnstile
Holborn
A. Rothwell
New Fond Street
Price
The Tonquin remedy and its dubious hydrophobia cure
A 1773 letter from Little Chelsea discusses luxury, sumptuary laws, and the dangers of aristocratic spending in England. It cites a French wedding as evidence of social excess and argues reform should start with the upper classes. It pairs this with a long medical anecdote about using a Tonquin remedy to treat hydrophobia after a mad dog bite, praising its supposed safety and efficacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Chelsea
Chelsea
H. Pe Ua Tovucue
English Nobility urged to skip nuptial celebrations
A commentary argues that it would be prudent but not expedient for British nobles to abstain from attending a royal marriage. It frames abstention as self denial that benefits poorer countrymen reliant on noble patronage and questions the value of pomp over public welfare, Sept Nov 35 1773.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
British Ladies Pocket Book Advertisement From Richmond Gardens
A historical advertisement describes the British Ladies Pocket Book printed for W Harris at St Pauls Church Yard. It includes engravings by Wale and Grignida, a coach fare lift, 52 pages of writing paper and accounting forms, and sections on fashion, dances, cotillions, games, message cards, and chairmen and watermen rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wale
Grignida
Richmond Gardens
Jones
Harris
St. Paul’s Churchyard
Works of the Rev. William Law priced for sale
A publisher advertises William Law works in nine volumes priced from 6d to 21 5s, with editions in 8vo and rame bindings. Items include A Serious Call, A Practical Treatise on Christian Perfection, Three Letters to the Bishop of Bangor, Remarks on The Fable of the Bees, The Case of Reason, An Earnest Answer to Dr. Trapp, An Appeal to Doubters, The Spirit of Prayer and The Spirit of Love, and other doctrinal critiques and dialogues. Printed for G. Robinson, No. 25 Paternoster-row.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Law
Ramo
Bangor
Price
Humanus
Academicus
Rusticus
Theophilus
Warburton
Moses
London
G. Robinson
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Henry
T. Henry
Apothecary
Manchester
J. Johnson
St. Paul’s Church-yard
J. Ridley
St. James’s Street
Fleury
John Cunningham
J. Robertson
Johnson
W. Strahan
J. and
F. Avington
J. Ainton
T. Davies
Hawes
Clarke
Collins
E. Johnston
W. Owen
T. Lowndes
T Carlon
Sy Crowder
T. Longman
B. Law
Becket
de Hondt
E. and
Cy Dilly
J. Dodsley
W. Nicoll
W. Griffin
T. Cadell
Knox
W. Goldsith
Cs Robson
His Majesty’s Navy
N.B
Perons
Dalby
John Fry
Sutton-Benger
Wiltshire
J. Dabey
Welbeck Street
F. Newbery, Junior
M. Bowen
Royal Exchange
W. Bayley
M. Burchell
Long-acre
Jacob Heme
Amelia
Hermes
Italy
Cackpur-freet
Haymarket
J. Price
Leadenhall-firest
India-house
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