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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 07, 1786
Page
3
A garbled London Evening Post fragment critiques national pride and foreign influence, warning against vice and the allure of fashion. It laments hypocritical virtue, praises plain living, and condemns counterfeit appearances shaping public life.
The article recalls Mr. Digges's rise in Dublin and Edinburgh society, his marriage disputes with Mrs. Bellary, and his later fame in London. It notes his strong stage presence, a rough countenance, and his celebrated tours and engagements, while detailing a volatile marriage and public incidents.
The obituary recalls the career of Mr. Digges, once linked to Mrs. Bellemy and later at the Haymarket Theatre. Though aged and afflicted by illness, he delivered sorrowful Lear scenes and dignified Hamlet moments, survived a paralytic stroke and a later assault, and died shortly after a Cork farewell while serving as deputy-manager to Mr. Daly.
Advertisement for Cakes to make a shining liquid blacking for shoes and boots by adding water. Claims a durable, flexible finish that resists cracking. Sold wholesale and retail by Bayley and Low, perfumers, Cockspur Street, London, with a caution label against counterfeits.
A historical advertisement describes Salt of Lemon as a versatile cleaner for iron moulds ink stains and lace fabrics claiming it leaves linen undamaged and enhances jellies and punch. It lists sellers including Bailey and Lowe Cockspar-street London. Thomas Golding Corntell Ey Newbery. Grosvenor near Tarpihi Holborn. A Rothwell New Bond Street. Box price is one shilling.
The article touts DalmahoYs Chemist selling Antiscorbutic Essence to Monetiy Luchate Lady Dondon at a price per bottle. It claims the medicine cures sorbate and serephula 6 complaints with no violent side effects and mild taste safe for children.
The Apollo of Kirkaldy, 280 tons, with commander eph Wilson, left Memel for Leith and ran aground south of Cellitown on Friday night after heavy gales. Crew of ten were saved along with a Danish clergyman bound for Dublin. Most of the cargo may be saved though the hull is breaking.
Last week the Rev Samuel Nanjulia formerly of Trinity College died of fever caught in a damp Cornwall inn. He was to be married within days to a young lady, and news notes his burial in Canelford this week. Catharine Inch widow dies aged 192 leaving eighty offspring at funeral attended by many. Her husband, a cordwainer, died two years ago.
The King proclaims Parliament prorogued to January 23 and orders attendance at Westminster. A Paris dispatch comments on national credit, economy, and royal finances, outlining ministers' aims and political tensions.
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