Absurdities in our politics and electoral practice
A critic reflects on common political maxims and public absurdities in England. He argues that religious intolerance, standing armies, hasty elections, and corrupt voting schemes undermine liberty, urging reform and better representation through historically grounded reasoning.
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Alan
Jnre
House of Commons
England
Press gang brutality near Lincoln's Inn Fields report
Eyewitness account from Great Queen Street describes a group calling themselves a press gang violently forcing Mr Lewis of Lincoln's Inn Fields to march with them. The letter urges readers to secure doors at dusk and prepare arms to defend liberties.
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Middlesex . Journal
Lewis
Queenstreet
Lincoln
Lottery notices advertise wide variety of tickets and prizes
The State Lottery offices in London offer tickets and shares in Halves Quarters Eighths Sixteenths Thirty-seconds and Sixty-fourths with no deduction from shares. Thomas Weeks and Robert 10 8 S promote equity and prompt prize payments. Drawing begins November 10 with no blanks per prize.
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State Lottery
Thomas' Weeks
Qld
State Lottery-Office
Castle- Alley
Royal-E- Charge
A&t
Blanksito
India
Lotte Roy
Robert
Garraway's
Pope
Cornhill
Jonathan
London
Purging Powders advertised by Dr Joan Ailbaud in London
An 18th century sale note promotes purging powders by Dr Joan Ailbaud, physician to the King of France, claiming efficacy for fevers rheumatism smallpox and inflammatory disorders. It lists suppliers in London Manchester Liverpool and states ten doses cost 28 shillings with a single dose at 3s 6d. A gratis treatise and letters patent from France accompany purchases.
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Joan Ailbaud
France
Europe
Pertons
Winning
St. Paul's Church
Bowen
Royal Exchanges
Clarke
Bookfeller
Manchester
Gore
Liverpool
Curious Gamester's Street Scene in Berkeley Square
A fragmentary notice describes a curious gamester from Berkeley Square. The readable text hints at correspondence and gratitude related to a fair or street scene, with references to a street address and local exchange.
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koaPpa
Magisine
Berkeley
Square
Notable Chemist's Early Experiments Show Utility
Fragmentary passage notes Count Gustaf By and John Mil examining chemistry work. It discusses thorough knowledge, acid experiments, and reasoning flowing from earlier trials. Foreign nations praised its improvements, hoping the methods would yield refined reception and broader adoption.
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Gustaf
John
J. Belly Tea