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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Dec 14, 1797
Page
1
The fragment outlines subscription terms for books in town with charges such as 2s and 6d for folios and quartos and a weekly rate of one shilling. It mentions a board or entity named Or Bin tha ca antey and refers to year-based pricing with upwards of a guinea, indicating an early pricing scheme for lending or purchasing books.
London reports the safe arrival of a royal ship from the East Indies to the Downs. The Intrepid captain Parker is dead, blown overboard in a storm while aboard the Bastward.
A fragmentary notice recalls vessels arriving and departing harbor under Captain Goree and Captain Meares, with the 32 and 36 gun ships Melopomene and Marlborough. A heavy south west gale drove the vessels ashore, breaking the Love and Friendship from mooring near the island and forcing others into Mt Bay.
An old advertisement extols a patent medicine by Dr Rywver’s formula, claiming to ease nervous affections and indigestions. It describes pills dosed on Saturdays and Wednesdays, with a schedule to take noon and six afters, promising relief for indigestion and gout, and urging readers to consult the remedy for various health woes. The piece uses periodical language and lists dosages and addresses in a sales pitch.
Unanimous town meeting resolutions condemn a pending bill as destructive to popular rights and order. They urge transcription and transmission to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and printing in royal papers, while thanking the Lord Mayor for steadfast impartiality and support. A side note advertises the Patent Steam Kitchen and related furniture ware, promoting demonstrations and catalog details.
The readable text is fragmentary and presents no identifiable people places organizations dates or events. It cannot yield a factual headline or summary beyond noting a garbled OCR segment with unclear content.
A fragmentary notice advertises an extensive catalogue of arts and sciences works from Minerva and Leadenhall Street. It lists numerous 18th century titles across history, travel, biography, and philosophy with many volumes and quarto editions. The text mentions OBTO and various author and work names in a dense, OCR-like string.
The Lord Mayor opened a meeting where Mr Hanson moved resolutions opposing the Bill and urged political comments. Alderman Skinner warned of consequences, noting 100,000 workers in danger of unemployment and higher taxes. Resolutions passed with allegiance to the Commons, while tensions rose over potential law effects.
An Irish letter from Clonmel recounts that Colonel FitzGerald and Earl of Kingston engaged in a duel at the Montedthel Arms Kilworth. FitzGerald was wounded as assailants rushed the room with a blinder leaving him injured. The letter also notes a Bath communiqué about Sabrey Eine and the death of the heiress of the late Viscount Ringborough.
Police office at Hays Garden heard the case of a mysterious shooting near Uxbridge. After a full investigation, three individuals were committed to the New Prison for examination. The victim, Mrs Phippy, reportedly altered her dress and wore mourning. details implied a planned attack linked to a uniform and a watch.
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