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Newspaper
Whisperer
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Oct 12, 1771
Page
4
The fragment notes a dated issue of a newspaper with price indicating two pence halfpenny. The readable text centers on the publication’s cadence and nominal cost rather than substantive news events. The line hints at a weekly or periodic print schedule in 18th century Britain.
A garbled OCR passage discusses a publication about a fire at a place named Pefit, reflecting on public reaction and political intrigue. It mentions the king, impostors, and desire to hear the subject directly from a correspondent, preserving the era's tense tone.
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