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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 21, 1769
Page
2
A verse epilogue spoken by Mrs Forbes at Birmingham praises Shakespeare and Garrick, recalling the Sun of verse and Stratford performances. The hymn-like piece laments borrow’d light as the starry audience reflects on gravities of fame and poetic glory.
Mr Goff offers private, genteel lodging for pregnant women near Buckingham Gate or Hyde Park Corner. The service promises care and safety with nearby stage routes within sixty yards of the house. Applicants may contact Mr Goff in Pall Mall or at his late Marlborough House residence in Whitelands Lane near the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
An 18th century advertisement touts a mercury free cure for venereal disease. It claims blood cleansing after treatment, urges the reader to obtain the Specific Qrops from multiple London outlets and the doctor at Johnson’s Court Charing Cross, promising secrecy and ease with no mercury.
An advertisement from Mrs Plunkett of Curzon Street Mayfair proclaims a nonpainful cancer cure method. It cites testimonials from Mr John Beale and numerous Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, and Kent residents stating past operations failed but she offers hope. All letters payable to Mrs Plunkett at Curzon Street.
A Bristol letter notes the Gloucestershire petition lies at the Fountain Tavern for Freeholders to sign from 10 am to 6 pm. Wells assembly at the Swan Inn favors a petition calling for dissolution of Parliament over grievances including election rights and the Middlesex case. A Town Hall signing followed, with leaders Coxe Smith Allen Seymour Creed and Weynouse among those present. prominent county figures pledged support and printed thanks to the Sheriff for impartial conduct.
A garbled dispatch from Constantinople reports a Greek vessel and various campaigns near Gallipoli, with deposed Grand Vizir exiled and Barbary raiders active in the Mediterranean. Notices include marriages, births, and local court proceedings, with multiple obituaries and civic announcements amid noisy garble.
The fragment discusses ideas of expelling its own members and questions the proper legal effect. It mentions tainted reputations and authorities but provides no clear dates or names. The text remains incomplete and offers limited context about the political maneuvering referenced.
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