Notable Deaths and Local Incidents in Early London
Reports from Southwark to Whitechapel detail several deaths after brief illnesses, including Mrs Nathaniel Graham and Mr Stackpole, plus a broker and a Billingsgate stopman. A woman dies crossing Cheapside between carriages due to driver carelessness. A delirious man nearly drowns at Canonbury Canal and escapes. Two oysters in Brown’s Court quarrel lead to a fatal stab. A constable jailed in Southwark for refusing to seize assets, with a month’s sentence for neglect.
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Park
Southwark
Nathaniel Graham
Dhueiley Ee
Scotland-yard
Stackpole
Canonbury House
Newington
Billingsgate
Brown’s Court
St. Giles’s
Surry
Elixir of Bardana for Rheumatism advertised by doctors
An 18th century notice promotes GOAT and RHEUMATISM Elixir of Bardana AX Medicine sold by Baldwin and Jackson. It claims safety efficacy and ease of use, praising Edinburgh physicians and detailing use, dosing, and benefits in reducing gout and rheumatic pain with intervals of treatment and self-reporting cures.
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Hill
Baldwin
Pater-nofter-Row
Jackson
St. James’s Street
Edinburgh
Powloover
Berdou
Dispute over Newfoundland loss mirrors party lines
Postscript from the London Evening Post recounts a debate between two gentlemen on Mr. Pitt and Lord Bute regarding Newfoundland and naval protection. They argue whether the island’s misfortune stems from the administration, the Board of Admiralty, or mere fate, with references to intelligence, squadron deployment, and political responsibility.
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London Evening Post
Mr. Pitt
Lord’Bute
Newfoundland
Board of Admiralty
Pitt
P. L
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