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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 09, 1767
Page
4
A letter laments repeated ministry changes and widespread cynicism about government. Readers express fatigue over failed efforts to curb corruption, fearing the constitution is rotted at its root and prospects are hopeless. The writer urges no faith in future reforms.
A farmer in the London Evening Post letters column defends agricultural practices against Engrossers and Forestallers. He argues that poor harvests reduced wheat yields to three to four facks per acre on poor land and four to ten on better land, stressing seeds and labor needs for families and workers. He urges readers to seek farmers' input to reveal the true crop situation and pleads for understanding rather than blame while asking which farming choice yields more for the market.
A letter to the printer discusses inoculation debates among elderly gentlemen and a witness who argues inoculation may cause fatal disorders. It cites a case of Mr Hewitt near Ewell in Surrey, inoculated near Epsom, who died leaving a wife and ten children. The writer, Fuly, vows to await smallpox naturally.
A letter to the printer provides home remedies for burning feet and offensive feet. Suggestions include mixtures of black and soft soaps applied to socks, washing with white wine vinegar, fresh alder leaves in shoes, and daily rubbing with myrrh or benzoin powder. The correspondence frames these as public tips to readers.
The writer sends a chatty update from London about political changes, bread shortages, a Townsend box causing resentments, Wilkes expected to be recalled, and Jesuits to be expelled from Rome. Foote’s new play at Covent Garden is discussed, with praise for its current reception and anticipated future songs. The note laments Engrossers and Forefallers cheating the public, promising more news next port.
A broad London notice reports political intrigues and noble movements. The Earl of Bristol hosts a large levee. plans to revive the Marquis of Exeter title are hinted. Cadogan and Selwyn host grand entertainments with peers and ladies. Distant travels include Duke of Grafton to Eufton Hall and Ireland’s Attorney General to a German spa. Weather and accidents are noted among city happenings, with fires, ship dealings, and a mass of social chatter.
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