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Newspaper
Weekly Chronicle
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Mar 12, 1837
Page
7
A debtor appears before a court facing insolvency and related debts with allegations of debtors’ misconduct. Witnesses recount false accusations, misused funds, and impropriety at a house of entertainment. The court adjourns for further inquiries and then sentences the defendant to six months hard labor with a 20 pound fine and possible commutation for health reasons.
John Jacobs charged with keeping a disorderly house on Commercial Road. Mary Ann Shields, 16, testified that she was lured from a factory to No 9 New Norfolk Street a house of ill fame run by Jacobs and his wife. Other young girls aged 13 to 18 were kept there and sent out along Commercial Road.
In Kingsgate Street a young woman sues a linen-draper over a two to three tailed boa sold as a three tailed bargain for 2 and a 5 shilling deposit. The jury awards the plaintiff after witnesses mock the value as 12s 6d. A second case sees a mother seek support for her child. judge dismisses jurisdiction but urges parish authorities to act.
A London liqueur dealer invites the public to his superior punch essence, similar to the Wellington dinner provision. Available at 191 Regent Street and 0 Jermyn Street St James’s, quoted at four pounds per dozen quarts, one bottle yielding three quarts.
T Emmett of Holhorn-Hill advertises improved Needles with inlaid eyes polished by a new process and patented pins with fast heads. Also offers an improved Needle Shreader to aid ladies with sight in threading needles. Located at No 27 Holhorn-Hall.
J Cheek of the Golden Perch announces wholesale prices on a large stock of rods and tackle including 4 joint Hickory fly rods 21s each and 24 per dozen Trent flies, plus town made lines, winches, and more. Also patent roofing and sheathing material praised for economy and coverage. Spectacles by Chamberlain advertised with trial period and exchanges within a month. Established 1622.
Tarling's Metallic Ink claims to flow freely from steel pens and quills alike with a deep black, indelible finish. Advert overlooks blue fluids, notes strong endorsements from Court Journal and News, and lists inks for drafting and marking used in linen work.
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