28 Sep 1786
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 28, 1786
Page
1
Reports spread about Cagliostro in a society column style comparing various names and origins. The piece notes speculation on his lineage, ties to Naples and Trebizond, and the elusive nature of his fame amid public discourse.
Fragment from a diary recalling marital strain and a night of flirtation. A wife describes boasting, a planned revenge, and a confrontation with a husband whose suspected plot involved another woman. The narration shifts to self defense and restraint after learning of betrayal.
An amusing excerpt from a London tale recounts a Taylor suing an attorney over a bill packed with odd charges. The attorney allegedly billed for clothes, fittings, and multiple legal steps from Woollen-draper to Grays Inn with a curious cascade of fees totaling £205. The episode ends with both men citing fairness while pursuing this curious case.
A distressed speaker recounts losing status after resisting gender norms. She describes nightly hunger and fear, her husband joining the army, and their three children ending up in the workhouse. The account highlights the social penalties for women who defy conventional roles.
Amid wartime fear and a real estate frenzy, over a thousand houses were declared empty as construction halted. Brick makers profited from breaking fields despite penalties, while investors rushed leases, flooding Tottenham Court Road and Islington with uninhabited façades and worthless plans.
An advertisement extols Antiscorbutic Essen tch as a safe alternative remedy for sorbutic and scrophulous complaints. It claims no mercury, mild alterative action, suitability for delicate persons and children, and notes Dalmahoy’s silence of Peppermint as a related product. It positions the medicine as curing skin eruptions and internal disorders by purging noxious humours and fortifying the stomach.
Auction notice for a freehold estate in Stoke Mandeville near Aylesbury to be sold at George Inn on 4 November 1736 at two o clock. The property includes farm house buildings, 180 acres and 1 rood of arable land, meadow, timber, and outbuildings let to Mr George Thorny with details via Messrs Smith and Cardale or Mr Chapin in Aylesbury.
An 18th century advertisement touts Roe's English Coffee as a gentle alterative aiding blood and juices. It claims benefits for asthma coughs consumption low spirits and nervous complaints with safe palatable formula sold by F Newbery in London and others with stamped counterfeit protection.
A versatile ready mode of marking household items and fabrics is advertised. It claims to clearly identify property, deter forgery, and allow marking for coats of arms or ornaments. Sold at Dealtry’s sword-cutter, Vache perfumer, and Long Acre by Thomas Alexander, with specimens available. Five shillings.
An aged Broadside advertises Friars Drops a cure for scurvy rheum and other complaints. The royal patent to Robert Groek claims safety and speed, with promises of relief after prior medicines failed. It lists sales locations in London and surrounding areas.
An advertisement touts Dr James Analeptic Pills as a universal remedy for stomach complaints rheumatism and headaches. It claims long life benefits from use and notes their preparation and sale at Dr James’s warehouse near St Paul’s London with stamped duties and anti counterfeiting marksFootnote mentions of prices and packaging appear amid misspellings and old style promotional language.
The report notes fires in London and ongoing war preparations. Abdi Pacha is named Commandant of Silutria with control of Shiris for revenue, while artillery is sent to fortify forts along the Danube frontier. A fleet led by the Reda Bey and Damateus supports operations near Giz, with alarms rising among rice traders. A ship N. 5 Sains Mirande de Ebro sank after a lightning strike, with several drowned. Plague spreads from Egypt to Europe, prompting quarantine measures for ships from the Solails. Reports from Berlin mention Prussia's king and shifting fashions among Pratians. Canton trade tensions involve extortion by Chinese authorities. Restrictions on voyages and high chop fees for permits at Bocca Tigra are described, highlighting heavy tolls on merchants and super-cargoes.
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