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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 19, 1786
Page
3
A damaged OCR passage presents a poem fragment reflecting a scholar’s failed climb from village life to wealth and status. It contrasts youthful zeal and science with crushing fate, weaving themes of ambition, poverty, and social restriction in a rural setting.
A fragmented verse hints at a wedding scene where the groom seeks a lavish gift while the bride’s family reacts with caution. The speaker refuses to cling to possession, signaling tension between desire for gifts and restraint.
A letter lauds Captain Richard Pearson for forty years of royal service, citing three Indian campaigns, wounds, and a notable action aboard the Serapis with the crew of the Alliance. It urges ministers to reward his merit and provides details of his knighthood and town gratitude, contrasting with neglect by the state.
From the London Gazette of Sept 16 1786 notices appoint Francis John Colman as Cornet with Sir Veilian Banham vacant, William S Grane to Ensign, James Clark Satterthwaite to Captain, Francis Okeily to Captain, George Jeffreyson to Ensign in Hull, plus diocesan and civic addresses from various towns and officials listed.
Historic advertises multiple parcels of freehold farms in Myote Tyas Asery and Caterck near Richmond. It promotes restorative balsams and antiscorbutic essences by Dalmahoy and others, claiming cures for weak youth, decay, and various skin and gland diseases, with retail points in Fleet Street and Norwich.
Advertisement warns against numerous counterfeit versions of Hoopers female pills after forty years of use. It notes a genuine stamp on each box bearing the proprietors names and warns that stamping replicas is a capital offense. Pills sold by Thomas Bigay Co at Dr Kiteman’s Warehouse and Francis Newbery in London.
A Dublin dated article describes White Boys raids near Wexford quelled by Lord Loftus and police measures. It cites Protestant and Catholic leaders guiding parishes to restore order, disputes about Dr O Leary’s religious conformity, and hopes Parliament will address grievances with lawful remedies.
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