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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1790
Page
4
A letter to the editor offers practical dairy guidance for winter butter. It covers cleanliness of dairy, cow access to clean river water, feeding with cabbage carrots turnips and nuts, chilling and skimming techniques, use of vinegar in churns, carrot juice for color, and frequent churnings, advocating shared knowledge among landowners and tenants.
Fragmentary postscript notes heavy artillery movements in Silesia and Pomerania, with 20003 troops in the apity remaining. Provisions and ammunition moved to this province. fears of rupture with Russia grow. Berlin reportedly sent a envoy to the Grand Vizir to deter peace with Russia without Prussia’s consent. Hungarian deputation outcomes stir consternation and a defiant mural condemns fanatisms and抢.
Reports from Madrid describe M. de Florida Blanca presenting a memorial alleging Britain urged Spain to disarm, while England reportedly increases armament. News from Portsmouth, Lisbon, and Liege detail military movements, reactions to potential war, and political upheavals, including Dutch and French concerns, naval shifts, and public disturbances.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention an evening in Covent Garden with The Patel and a rough hood. Names and context are unclear, but suggest theater or performance atmosphere involving Love, Drury Lane, and a group titled The Merky Wives of Windsor.
A chaotic OCR fragment lists ships and origins including the Queen Perkins from Opérton, Nemesis frigate, Pomona grainate, Scout sloop, and various officers such as Drysdale Foster Elliot Hewson Petersburgh. Wind SW at Cravesend. Vague crew movements and port references appear with many garbled names and places.
A garbled OCR fragment lists prices and ex-dividend notes for bank stock, Navy percent, 4 per cent bonds, and various securities. It mentions Exchequer Bills, Tontine, and South Sea stock with scattered figures and partial titles, preserving the chaotic market snapshot.
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