Fragmented letters and debates in a London paper page
A long collage of letters and notices critiques legal reform, clerical conduct, and public morals. It includes warnings against dubious writs and fortune telling, praise for Edinburgh medical study, condemnation of capital punishment cases, and social commentary on the rich and poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adletter
Regulus
Junius
Timothy Blanzip
Ojervator
Europe
America
World
Royal College of Physicians
Edinburgh
Cullen
Gregory
England
Monro
London
Captain
Merans
Lis
Eilton
Staffordshire
Extracts from Constantinople to Corfe Castle Recorder
Extrait of a Letter from Constantinople reports cessation of arms with Russia for up to 100 days and a 25 000 piasters gift to Vienna and Berlin. Other letters note Cairo defeats, Dutch ships captured near Coracoa, and peace between Denmark and state, plus a Danish queen’s birthday and an earthquake near Paris and Leghorn. John Bond elected Recorder for Corfe Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Porte
Vienna
Berlin
Cairo
Aly-Bey
Mehemeet - Aboudaab
Saidi
al- Bey
New-York
Doobs
Wynkoop
Coracoa
Guarda Costas
Naples
Copenhagen
Algiers
Denmark
Hanover
Ernest of
Mecklenburg - Strelitz
Paris
Leghorn
John Bond
Grange
Corfe-Castle
Poa
James. West
Bull Elected Alderman of Queenhithe Ward in Guildhall Vote
The Aldermen court at Guildhall finished scrutiny for Queenhithe Ward. Mr. Bull led with 53 votes to Mr. Rawlinson 47, a six vote majority. Bull pledged to defend laws and liberties, despite health limits, and praised the Lord Mayor’s impartial conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guildhall
Queenhithe
Sheriff Bull
Rawlinson
Winchester School
Thomas Wharton
Charles Bragge
William Lee
Fletcher Norton
House of Commons
Crown
Wilts
Edward Popham
Joseph Abbott
Joseph Symons
Bicester
Oxfordshire
Joseph Abbot
Sal
Joseph Symonds
de Grey
Temple
Morning Chronicle
Burland
Bolton
Davy
House of Messrs, William Alexander and Sons
Edinburgh
Bank of England
Leper Cure Promoted by Norton Drops in London
A letter from Nathaniel Lane of Woolen Draper Great Russell Street praises Norton Drops as a cure for leprosy scurvy ulcers and inflammations. The note claims remarkable results after two years and lists multiple London shops selling the remedy at six shillings. The advertisement warns buyers to seek the author’s autograph and cautions against counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel Lane
Norton
Golden
Quare
Piccadilly
Lenin
John Norton
N. B
Prietor
Marécant
Maredant
Piddington
Snow Hill
West Smithfield
Kearfly
Lidsgate Street
Roberson
Crosby Square
Bitopfeate Fireec
Evers
Paradise Fireer
Rotherhithe
Mr. Keen’s
Feet Fleet
P. Shatwell’s
Adelphi
Strand
Balsamic Tincture Claims Cure for the Scurvy in 1772
A letter from March 25 1772 extols Balsamic Tincture as a perfect cure for the scurvy after six or seven boils. The author offers to prove their cure publicly at No 64 Colemaria Street and lists wholesale and retail outlets in Soho and St Paul’s Church-Yard with price at 3s 6d per bottle. A gratis summary of symptoms is offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colemaria Street
Yani
F. New Bery
St. Paul's Church
Little Chapel-Street
Wardour-Street
Soho
Kam
Wyckflred
S. Ward
Burrows
J. Fletcher and
Hodson
Hypo Drops Promised Cure for Melancholy and Hysteria
Historic advert claims Hypo Drops cure hypochondriacal melancholy in men and hysterical disorders in women. It cites a physician praising rapid relief, recounts case of a Milbourne Port woman with long hysteric illness, and a Bark gentleman's testimonial. Sold by multiple London and provincial shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milbourn Port
Sumerse
S. Goodby
Royal Exchange
J. Towers
Ac Norrs
By the King's Patent Cakes for Shining Liquid Blacking
An advertisement promotes cakes that dissolve in water to produce a superior liquid blacking for shoes and boots. The product delivers a glossy, flexible finish, resists cracking, and prevents odor. Sold wholesale and retail by Bayley in Cockspur Street and by several retailers in New Bond Street Holborn St Paul’s Leadenhall, with price sixpence per cake yielding a pint of liquid blacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bayley
Cockspur Street
Haymarket
A. Rothwell
Civet Cat
New Bond Street
J. Grosvenor
Angel and Crown
Holborn
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Church-Yard
9. Price
Irdian House
Leadenhall Street
Price
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Thomas
Thomas John
Public Advertiser
the Public Ledger
le Hardy
Jersey
the Morning Chronicle
Fis
Lloyd’s Evening Post
Fxfitia
Rochester
Marines
London Packet
Britain
Mr. Talbot
Mr. Norton
Golden Square
Dr. Burrows
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