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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 01, 1776
Page
4
The piece argues that property viewed for distinction and honor stirs envy and greed, while virtue and civic duty thrive when corruption is curbed. It contrasts Spartan magistracy with other systems, noting integrity kept the state steady and predicting collapse if virtue fades, citing Ephors and senate practices.
From London a dated letter to America dated August 13 notes rising rebel discontent as deserters report strict imposition by rebels forcing four men to leave work and families. An example from Long Island describes a man hanged for praising the king. A Staten Island officer cites Congress appointing commissioners to try the mayor of New York and three women accused of carrying on a dangerous affair.
An Arty discovery in medicine claims fumigation cured late venereal stages, with four hundred certificates prompting rewards. Horse racing at Newmarket features Mambrino versus Pumpkin for 1000 guineas, Pumpkin prevailing. Weepstakes won by Vernon’s colt. Local market notes include hops and hay prices. A burglary near Westminster and a boy’s arrest in Rotherhithe are reported, plus election antics in the Corporation. Richard Saunders sworn mayor of Abingdon for the coming year.
The Tickets are sold and divided into halves quarters eighths and sixteenths by Hazard and Co stock brokers at their State Lottery Office under the Royal Exchange. All shares sold at the above office will be stamped with the Crown and found in Hazard's Lottery Office.
Lottery notes advertise chances at four shillings fourteen shillings sixpence and share in proportion entitling to twenty thousand pound prizes and other prizes drawn in the first fourteen days. Tickets offered at multiple London locations including Holborn Fleet Street Cheap Side Hitchin Lane and Cornhill with prizes up to 20,000 pounds. The full scheme with particulars is delivered free.
Nicholson and Co advertise the 1776 State Lottery with a wide variety of tickets and share options sold at Bank buildings Cornhill. They promise forward delivery of prizes and guaranteed favorable terms, with tickets registered and orders from the country promptly executed. Begin drawing the 13th of next month.
An 18th century product notice touts Warren's Milk of Roses as a safe cleanser for infants from six hours old and a purifying skin treatment for adults. Sold by Richard Warren at the Golden-Fleece, Marybone, with a shop at No 41 Wood Street for city families.
An eighteenth century notice advertises Fuller's Purifier for white and stone colored cloths sold at a shop in Cheapside with full directions and a glass bottle price listed.
Theatrical intelligence notes a crowded Covent Garden performance of the translated tragedy Distress’d Mother by Phillips from Andromache. Aickin as Pyrrhus, Mrs Hartley as Andromache, and Mrs Barry as Hermione praised for delivery, grace, and emotional depth. Barry showing renewed voice and youth.
The clipping reports varied stock prices and financials with notes on stocks and bonds, including bank annuities and government issues. It mentions percentage figures, price quotes, and time markers like One o'clock, reflecting a chaotic yet detail rich financial page.
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