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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 03, 1769
Page
2
Translation of a poem praising the foundation of a chapel. It invokes Guardian, Religion, Virtue, Honour, Benevolence, Truth, and Modesty to bless the rising dome. It warns against profane hands and calls for reverence, blessing, and lasting fame for the patron.
A Middlesex Journal notice presents a tributes poem praising Witxers and patriotism, urging virtue over bribes, and courting patronage for the author’s cause. It references public virtue, the Abbey, and the poet’s funding, ending with a signoff to J.G. Winckteman in Cornwalls.
Fup published by William Domville bookseller under the Royal Exchange offers a 4a complete set of Literary Cards in four packs to teach reading spelling and counting. Pack I uses one syllable words and Pack II uses two syllables with nineteen games directions. Price sixpence. The new editions promise easier learning and quicker play of the games, with two packs currently in preparation.
An old remedy by Dr Boerhaave, prepared from a rare herb, promoted for long standing indigestion, low spirits, head heaviness, mouth dryness, chest and stomach discomfort, poor appetite, tooth ache, and general ill health. Sold by William Domville at the Royal Exchange, in a vial of thirty six pills. allowance for more at the same rate.
A fragment describes a lottery starting November 13 with prizes paid cash from twenty pounds to twenty thousand and schemes offered gratis. It then includes a testimonial letter from Ames Bourke praising Norton’s drops as a cure for leprosy and other ailments, with delivery details and multiple addresses for sale in London.
In London on August 4 it is reported that the Duke of Cumberland plans to honor York with his regiment. The report notes the duke’s intentions and references his command in the area.
A long OCR fragment lists various items from political rumor to local misdeeds. It notes an annuity granted in honor of a great personage, reports on reported drownings and health of Dr Smollett, and transmits letters from Rome, Algiers, Lisbon, and Warsaw. It records Worcester and Bodmin election disputes, robberies around London, and social notices of marriages and deaths.
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