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Newspaper
General Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 05, 1776
Page
2
A country letter criticizes a young gentleman for gambling two thousand pounds on plays. The writer urges reform, arguing money should aid the poor and needy. He lists charitable uses for last year’s income and warns that gaming corrupts kindness, urging deed over vice.
A letter to the editor promotes carrot marmalade as a seaworthy anti scurvy remedy for sailors. It details a September preparation turning carrots into a marmalade with sugar, water, and brandy, notes keeping tests in heated rooms, and suggests servings with wine or water. The piece cites Lord Sandwich support and historical references to naval health measures and voyages.
An 18th century notice offers the original life time recipe of Turlington Balsam sold from the King’s Arms London address. It warns against counterfeits, lists ingredients and degrees of remedy for stones, gout, coughs, and other ailments, and names successors Martha Wray Nicca and Sutton Wray.
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