A Singular Infitution of the Mitylenian Women
The account details a custom on the island of Mitylene where all estates descend to the eldest daughters, disinheriting males and younger children. It traces origins to ancient Greek revolutions, describes Athens and Lacedaemonian actions against Mitylene, and cites later practices where strangers must marry a local woman upon arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Pausanias
Aphyjon ErSzpig
Artemon
Euthymius
Island
Métylene
Lesbos
Greece
Mitylene
Lacedemonians
Paches
Epiclerus
Athens
Cleon
Methymna
Diodorus
Nos
Egysippus
Atandros
Asia Minor
Antandros
Chio
Byzantium
Rhodes
Primitive marriage custom described in province
The text notes a practice where men of status choose preferences for wives from among courtesans, while travelers of lower rank accept a compliant partner. A priest conducts ceremonies, a postwedding feast follows, and couples spend the night together. A year later the woman may remarry to a stranger, and a former husband has no claim. The custom is said to be ancient and altered only by Christian church forms.
Public critique of Prince Mafferano sparks Genoa links
A letter to the printer denounces Prince Mafferano as Genoese and avaricious. It recalls Falkland's Transit negotiations that reportedly earned rivals 500,000 by stock speculation. The writer names Fiasco of Genoa and notes the Italian Company guards, with Doria Spinola and Grimaldi as key families and Spain’s prime minister. The piece questions ministers' handling of war risks and Bankes’ voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mafferano
Falkland
Fiasco
Genoa
King’s Guards
Doria
Spinola
Grimaldi
Spain
R King's directive on Captain Lieutenants pay in reform era
The letter questions whether Captain Lieutenants who serve as Captains should receive Captain pay or stay on Lieutenant pay, noting their duties and pay disparity on half pay. It cites inflation since fixed army pay, requests augmentation for Subalterns and Captain Lieutenants, and highlights hardship for families, artisans, and farmers amid rising prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eading
Army
Navy
Prayer for Half Pay Subalterns’ Rest in Heaven Port
An aged veteran ends with a fervent wish that half pay subalterns should have peaceful futures. He invokes the Almighty to preserve the king and royal line and to ensure their souls reach heaven after their days on earth are fulfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Short Hand Book for Swift Writing at Cheap Price
Aulay Macaulay advertises a small hand book on shorthand at ten shillings sixpence from Saint Ann's Square Manchester with chocolate tea and teas, urging quick, easy learning without a tutor and noting demand and public approval. News carriers or shopkeepers in Manchester supply it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aulay Macaulay
Tea-Dearer
Saint Ann’s Square
Manchester
ELES
Witale- Wi
London
Essence of LEMONS Salt for Flavor and Cleaning
A London advertisement promotes a true Efsential SALT of LEMONS, a dried Lemon acid product for punch flavor, culinary uses, and stain removal. It claims stability, affordability, and ease, noting detaling of makers Bay ey, Price, Newbery, Grosvenor, and Rothwell with prices at one shilling per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bayey
Cockpar Street
Haymarket
London
J. Price
Leadenhall Street
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s
Church-Yard
J. Grosvenor
Turn-Stite
Holborn
A. Rothwell
New Bond Street
Extraordinary Cure by Velnos Vegetable Syrup Scurvy Letter
W Ward Senior reports a remarkable recovery from a twelve year scurvy with severe throat head and facial symptoms after using Velno's Vegetable Syrup. He approves publication for public utility and notes sale points and official agents for the medicine in London and Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velno
S. Ward
Burrows
Dr. Wickes
Bartholomew- Close
King's Patent Cakes for Shining Liquid Blacking
By the King's Patent, CAKES for making a shining liquid blacking for shoes and boots. The cakes mix with water to yield a glossy, soft, flexible finish that resists cracking and odor. Sold by Bayley, Rothwell, Grasvenor, Newbery, and Price at listed London shops. sixpence per cake makes a pint of liquid blacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bayley
Cockpar Street
Haymarket
A. Rothwell
Civet Cat
New Bond Street
J. Grasvenor
Angel and Crown
Holborn
F. Newbery
St. Paul's Church- Yard
J. Price
India-House
Leadeghall Street
Price
Radical Cure for Stone Provokes Public Endorsements
A claimant touts Mr Adams's Solvent as a radical cure for stone and gravel, claiming relief after years of failed treatments. Witnesses Ann Cameron and John Nelson endorse the medicine, which allegedly discharges stones and gravely improves health. Sold in Bottles at multiple London locations with modest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fordyce
Bristol
St. Thomas’s Hospital
Wil. Jones
Ann Cameron
John Nelson
Bainbing Street
Bloombury
Mackenzie and Smith
Adams
Prince’s Street
Cornhill
Essex Coffee House
Whitechapel
Mr. Shatwell
Adelphi
Strand
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The
Middlesex Journal
Mpaels Pruts
Great Britain
St. Paul’s Church- Yard
Fletcher and Hudson
Cambridge
N.B
Newsery
D. Burrows
J. Fletcher and
Hodson
Rysseeg
Coleman-Street
F. Newnery
St. Paul's Church
Dottor
Little Chapel-Street
Wardour Street
Soho
N. B
Circassia
Bookfeller
St. Paul’s Churchyard
W. Shropshire’s
Medilrs
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