| Frequency | Weekly |
| General note | Written and edited by Daniel Isaac Eaton. |
| General note | Title from caption. |
| General note | Issue number below title, followed by price. |
| General note | Imprint at foot of first page. |
| General note | Imprints through no. 16 of [v.1, pt.1] lack dates; imprints in [v.1] pt. 2 include year of publication. |
| General note | Imprint addresses vary slightly. |
| General note | After [pt. 1] no. 10, the publication of the forthcoming issue is announced without giving the month of proposed publication. |
| General note | Political satire and invective, radical politics, poetry, letters; primarily attacking Edmund Burke's conservatism. Eaton was jailed at least once for the political views expressed in this publication. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). |
| References |
NCBEL, II:1310 |
| References |
Crane & Kaye, 319 |
| References |
Goldsmiths' lib. cat., 37640 |
| References |
Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 71 |
| References |
Bodleian newspapers, p. 65 |
| References |
English Short Title Catalog, P2733. |
| Special numbering | Numeration begins with no. 10 which is the first issue with this title. |
| Special numbering | Issues lack chronological designation. |
| Special numbering | Issues after Apr. 1794 lack all dates; last known internal date in v.1 is: 16 Apr. 1794. |
| Special numbering | Series continues from no. 16 with: "pt. 2, no. 1-14 (Feb. to Apr. 1794)" and a new series: "v. 2, no. 1-30 (Apr. 1794-Jan. 1795)". |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Indexes |
Indexed with collected issues. |
| Title history note | Issues in v.1 collected with title: Politics for the people: or a Salmagundy for swine. |
| Preceding title |
Politics for the people; or, Hog's wash |
| Genre/form | Periodicals England 18th century. |
