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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
May 20, 1786
Page
3
A long financial record from Fort William details insure and company credit, bonds, interest, and payments. It covers arrears, exchange rates, and terms for extending credit, with references to securities, dividends, and revenue disbursements to officers and Zemindars.
Government orders set certificates with eight percent interest for civil and commercial department debts due by January 31 1786. Pensions and covenanted servants earning over 300 rupees monthly to receive certificates. arrears to be settled by February 15 with interest from due dates. Collections officers barred from sending remittances in bills without penalties. special provisions for Zemindas and military staff. The plan aims to prevent future paper losses and streamline payments across provinces.
The text discusses artistic merit and the challenges of judging works, noting portraits as representations of natural objects and the painter's attempt to express inner aspects beyond conventional painting. It reflects on imagination guiding evaluation and the difficulty of criteria.
An 17th century broadside promotes UNTERs RESTORATIVE BALSAM of LIP and TEETH claiming to restore nerves and cure impotence. It targets nobility and gentry, cites mercury damage, and offers pamphlet and box prices with army supply ties.
A Victorian style guide detailing propagation, cultivation, and varieties of plants trees flowers and fruits. Includes botanic Latin and English names, divisions by plant type, prices, and practical directions for gardeners nurserymen and farmers.
The readable text fragment shows a chaotic mix of names, places, and phrases. It mentions elections, votes, and references to various individuals and locations, but the transcription is garbled. The overall piece feels like a crowded public notices or community bulletin page with scattered personal references.
A damaged 1777 broadside proclaims Friars Drops a universal cure for venereal disease scurvy rheumatism croup and other ailments. It extols a long history usage praises the remedy as safe speedy and free of mercurial toxicity claiming royal privilege and a London warehouse listing no specific dosages beyond “a tay” and locations in Oxford Street and the Keous’s Ay area.
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