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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Apr 07, 1772
Page
2
A lengthy excerpt shows a defender of public finances arguing against steep taxes and debt expansion. The writer critiques proposed reductions in interest, fears further burdens on the public, and questions ministers’ ability to manage the nation’s finances, while debating the effects of peace, taxation, and debt repayment.
The critics praise the work as a true representation of human nature and a genuine history rather than a romance. It blends well known characters with plausible composites and aims for burlesque humor through an ode ridiculing condolence and royal succession.
Fragmentary elegiac lines praise a deceased king with archaic phrasing and scattered place names. The text weaves mythic imagery with possible references to Isis and distant locales, producing a somber tone lacking clear narrative details or identifiable figures.
A fragmented notice advertises wholesale and retail items from Japan including varnish and gilding supplies. It also seeks a young woman skilled in millinery and mantua making to serve as a lady’s maid, offering a respectable character reference from a previous position.
This Day was published price 2s dedicated to the Royal College of Physicians of London. A disquisition on the stone and gravel and other defects of the bladder kidneys. It explains occult causes, nucleus formation, and accumulation. Includes diagnostics distinguishing from calculi and urethral issues with cure methods supported by instances by William Adams surgeon.
An archaic advertisement promotes a cosmetic tooth treatment claiming to whiten teeth, strengthen enamel, cure gum disease, and sweeten breath. It lists sellers in Hemet Cockspur Street London near Hay Market, J Price in Leadenhall Street, Miss Pedig in Bath, and Le Brun in Paris, with a price of 2s 6d per piece.
An 18th century sale notice promotes a cake that makes a shiny liquid blacking for shoes and boots. It claims to produce a fine gloss without cracking, keeps leather soft and durable, and is odorless. Sold wholesale and retail by W Bayleys, with various retailers named in London locations. The cake allegedly yields a full pint of liquid blacking for sixpence.
An 18th century trade item advertises a lemon salt product described as the pure acid fart of the lemon. It claims cleansing powers for moulds ink spots stains on lace linen and fabric and also mentions whitening effects. Sold wholesale and retail in London by multiple perfumers and booksellers with price one shilling per box.
A testimonial from 1772 recounts dramatic recovery from severe scurvy after using balsamic tincture. Richard Restarick describes bloodied, swollen fingers, weakness, and hospital failure, then swift relief and restoration of health after several months’ use. Supplier details and endorser Grantham accompany the letter.
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