Household Cookery and Receipts Guide from the Era
A revised pocket book offers full instructions for elegant entertainments with from two to ten dishes, bills of fare for all months, wine and spirits making, poultry care, stain removal, furniture cleaning, and arithmetic tables. Compiled by Mary Morris and Sarah Harrison, printed in London by C and R Ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Harrison
Devonshire
Mary Morris
C. and
R. Ware
Bible and Sun
Ludgate-hill
Cusious
Drawing and Working the Five Orders in Asthitecure
This Day is published, HE Workman's Golden Rule for Drawing and Working the Five Orders in Architecture. It explains proportions, columns, entablature, arches, and the Ancients examples for apprentices and journeymen masons and masters needing foundational knowledge of architecture. Includes references to builders tools and related volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Langley
Architec
R. Ware
Ludgate-Hill
Ipse
Seba
le Clerc
Palladio
Ure
Isaac Ware
Price Us
Halfocony
Guilder’s Pocket Companion
Trade and poetry items from an 18th century catalog
An OCR excerpt lists commerce and book notices including Doddridge works on oceanic trades, Basilia or the Book of Ruth translated from an Indian philosopher, and references to prices, publishers, and booksellers in Paternoster Row and the Strand.
New English Dictionary and Grammar Preview for Readers
An early advertisement outlines a new English dictionary and grammar by Bellamy and Gordon. It details pronunciation guides, parts of speech, biographical sketches, religious history, geography, and weights and measures. Subscription terms promise weekly deliveries, sixpence per issue, with fourteen numbers total and money returned if not continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
Amonz
D. Bellamy
Lincoln's Inn
The Childrens Offers For Youth Virtue And Reading
A Victorian advertisement lists children’s books for learning and amusement. Titles include The Child's Delight Part I and II, The Virtuous Novelist, The Christmas Box, Youth's Amusing and Instructive Medley, The Child's Fabulous Instructor, The New Year's Gift, and The Polite Moralist. Prices range from 4d to 6s, with publishers Crowder & Co and G. Kearfly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telemachus
Pretty Little Maflereand
S, Crowder and Co
G. Kearfly
The
Golden Lion
Ludgate-street
By Virtue of the King's Patent Antiarthritick Wine
An 18th century advertisement touts ME BE Antiarthritick Wine as an effective remedy for gout and rheumatism. It claims widespread success among hundreds of fortune and distinguished persons, offering cures under expert guidance. Sold at the Golden-Ball near the New Exchange Buildings for a guinea per bottle, with related tonics at three shillings, urging inquiries to listed gentlemen for public satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New-Exchange
Pott
Carr
Maddox -Street
John Manders
Bekley
George Honour
Montague Close
Tooting
J. Collett
Eaton's Styptic Cordial and Balsam Remedy
Dr Robert Eaton's balsamic cordial styptic touted as safe for internal and external use. Claims stop bleeds, vomiting, nosebleeds, wounds, and hemorrhoids, with directions for physicians and midwives. Sold by John Newbery in London since 1757 with various bottle sizes and licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eaton
Cheyne
Sas
Eaton
Midwiffy
John Newbery
St. Paul’s Church-yard
London
Salisbury-court
Fleet-freet
Newbery
Violet Cordial Patent Notice in London
His Majesty grants Edward Calvert patent rights for a Violet Cordial. The cordial is praised by judges for reviving spirits, aiding digestion, and warming the stomach with a fragrant flavor. Price is a shilling per gallon with dealer discounts, sold at Calvert’s Violet Cordial Warehouse in Norton Falgate, London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Calvert
Norton Falgate
London
PECTORAL BALSAM OF HONEY REMEDY FOR Coughs and Consumptions
A historical ad describing Pectoral Balsam of Honey as a cure for coughs asthma and lung issues. It claims notable efficacy converting water into the nature of ashes and offering relief from hoarseness and chest congestion. Available in sealed bottles at Mr. Baldwin Cooper Jackson or Davis with directions and related remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hrgsney
B Ddwis
Goferrow
Mr. Jackson
St. James's Street
N.B
Med
Grant's Incomparable Chymical Drops Sell Fast in London
Advert explains Grant's Chymical Drops for phthisic wheeze and difficult breathings. It claims instant relief from asthma fits and quick cure of long standing consumptions, with benefits of opening the breast and easing coughing. The copy touts broad effectiveness against various lung ailments and praises rapid relief after taking the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Itc
Drops of Mr Astruck Health Drops in Old Bailey sale
An advertisement notes imports from PARLS and sale by Mrs Tubas at SFAR in Old Bailey for Mr Astruck Health Drops and Powders. It touts cures for stomach pains, rheumatism, gout, ulcers, the king's evil, and scrofula, claiming rapid results and endorsements from ship captains and affidavits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parls
Tubas
Sfar
Baily
Astruck
France
Europe
Aftruck
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Vol. I
Garrawats
Monlay
Sele
Aaron Lara
Meff
Prestage
Hobbs
Campbell
Earl's Court
Brompton
Leafe
Saville-Row
Houshold-Furniture, &c
M. Galliard
Royal Academy
T. Langman
Paternoiter-Row
P. Doddridge
D.D
H. Payne
W. Croptey
J. Fuller
Newgate-Street
Cheapfire
Great-Britain
Ireland
Childr
Gilead
M. Dut
Idseeee Bord
St. Danstan’s Church
Fleet-Street
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