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Newspaper
Bristol Gazette
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1833
Page
4
A fragment from the Bristol Gazette mentions a healing pool and a sermon by a stern parson. It recalls Whitefield’s preaching on Queen Anne’s side and a dramatic moment where two youths obeyed a thunderous command to come down.
An 18th century anecdote from Maryland recalls George Whitefield facing a hostile parish minister in Chester Town. Whitefield stood at the church door and announced he would preach beneath a nearby oak, drawing a large, eager crowd to hear his text.
The article notes dozens of alarming instances where bodies burned from within while alcohol intoxication is blamed for extreme cases. It details cases of women who drank heavily, with one finding bones calcined and skin vanished, and mentions an elderly Madame de Boiseau and other episodes preceding fires. It also reports unrelated items including a fire at Augusta Georgia and a missing bank depositor.
A local advertisement promotes cash purchases of dry goods groceries hardware and varied wares with claims of access to top markets and low prices. Administrators notice calls on debts and demands for the estate of John Bradford in Bristol. The piece also mentions a vote to delay certain masonry corporation acts and to publish the notice in state newspapers.
Harles H Bush announces a shop south of Spooner's Candle Works to manufacture academy factory and ship bells, rudder joints, bolts, sheathing, nails, pump parts, kettles, wash basins, and other brass and copper items. Factory castings offered with prompt service and cash paid for old copper pewter and lead. Sept 21
A long advertisement extols Leader Leders medicines including Galen's Restorative Elixir and Salt Rheum remedies. It lists testimonials from Boston and other Northern States, cites cures for salt rheum and piles, praises Dr. Jackson's Cordial, Patten's Pile Electuary, and various plasters and powders with prices, retailers, and extensive store-seller notes across multiple cities.
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