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Newspaper
Middlesex Middlesex Journal
Location
Middlesex, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Sep 18, 1770
Page
3
Apparent arrangement places Bohemia inherited duchy assets under the Elector’s control subject to conditions. The Duchess receives the late Duke’s jewels, valuables, gold and silver plate, gardens and palaces outside Neuhausen gate, plus annual garden maintenance funds. Attendants’ appointments and ratifications are payable to them during their wives.
Ireland Diblin Sept 11 The Right Hon Thomas Conolly employed carmen to carry meal from Derry to Ballyshannon sold for 6d a peck under market price to tenants who could buy and contributed freely to others unable to buy without aid If not for his bounty many inhabitants would have perished for want of life’s necessities
Canterbury reports a remarkable harvest with hops promising an exceptional crop. Local hops show heavy yields as the county enjoys a bountiful season. News also notes Lieut. Dare of Tenderland who died near Sandwich, a veteran of the Hermione prize capture. Worcestershire hop sales depict strong demand with prices around 51.6s to 61.6s per hundred. A Chatham letter indicates Admiralty orders to assign many shipwrights, caulkers, blacksmiths, and carpenters for Portsmouth yard work as naval preparations continue.
An August 1770 letter from Gibraltar cites reinforced Danish ships before Algiers and a renewed bombardment effort with forts breached and guns dismounted. Other dispatches describe French armament actions before Algiers, Genoa and San Remo terms, and Russian–English mediation in the Dover dispute. News items cover press gangs, naval enrollments, public notices, and local incidents including a brutal discovery of emaciated children, court sentences, and notable deaths.
Reported port movements on Sept 5 to Sept 18 list ships sailing from London Fowey Emsworth and Leghorn to Antigua Jamaica and Virginia. Vessels include the Triumph Rogers Pearce and several transports and cruisers such as the Queen Charlotte Rose and Glory with pilots and crews transitioning to various destinations.
A historical notice claims a salutary tincture cures a family of boils blotches and leprosy like symptoms. It cites witnesses, lists physicians and addresses, and advertises the tincture at various shops with prices per bottle.
An 19th century advertises a medicine that allegedly cures the lifelong illness and various conditions. The notice claims readers can verify authenticity by contacting the proprietor in London or a named sales location. The copy promises cures for leprosy, fistulas, piles, and long contactions, with a price of 6 shillings and sixpence per bottle.
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