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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 07, 1766
Page
4
A critic contends that wood sale abuses inflate prices and shorten measures, enabling agents to skim profits and deprive the poor. He argues forest buyers and hucksters push fraud through all stages from valuation to sale, driving families to theft to keep warm and teaching children to pilfer.
The Printer of the London Evening Post complains of frequent robberies near Tower Hill and calls for better passenger safety regulations. He argues criminals commit crimes weekly and warns further murders may occur if action is not taken.
The readable fragment shows a rhymed caution to a printer about printing a verse from Brisid Fans in 1766. It mentions teaching scholars how to measure and level, with a playful warning about striking the moon and punishing pupils if they err, reflecting old print culture.
A London noon court and drawing room discussed the Prince of Brunswick and imminent speech. Reports note militia topics for Scotland, Madagascar settlements by the French East India Company, and naval plans including Pensacola and Hudson’s Bay expeditions. Port Windsor letters mention a rise in sea coal price, while Hyde Park skaters suffer ice mishaps. A Bath fragment recollects cheese sales and distorts broker abuse, urging fair pricing and market reform for bread and cheap provisions. News also covers theatre schedules, stock quotes, and various maritime and trading updates.
An 18th century advertisement touts The White Drops as a cure for scurvy and blood purification. It promotes internal and external use, praises anti-scorbutic effects, and claims relief for worming, skin eruptions, and menstrual disorders, with dosing instructions and sea service safety notes.
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