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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Nov 23, 1773
Page
3
Fragmented OCR passage shows a Senate after speech by Med Pirgibton Y, with distressed tone and remarks on Britain, taxes, and trade. It mentions parliamentary motions, the Committee of Accounts, and a plan to adjourn with attendance orders and prohibition on circular letters to counties.
In a public funeral the Blue-coat children drew many spectators from city districts. The crowd debated the event, with cries of where are the children and the funeral not worth seeing. An arch wag quipped the man who left him his story tank would have been buried in a hog trough.
A swept collection of late 18th century items covers riots in Palermo and public unrest, naval and merchant movements, arrests, legal notices, and social commentary on foreign servants. It notes a Palermo mob attack, court letters, maritime arrivals, crime trials, and a long moral essay on English reliance on foreign help and servants.
An 18th century advertisement touts Beal CAKES for making a durable liquid blacking. It claims superior shine without cracking, pleasant scent, and ease of wear. Sold wholesale and retail by W Bayley Cockspur Street and several perfumers in London at 6d per cake.
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