Bristol Advertisements and Rates From Bradford Street Office
Local notices advertise weekly listings at No 7 Bradford Street Bristol with W A Bayley as publisher. Rates include two dollars monthly or yearly in advance for town subscribers and two dollars per annum for non residents, with additional charges for ads and insertions. Advertising and notices, including obituary and political notices, treated as advertisements.
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Srestor
Bradford Street
Bristol
W. A. &. Bayley
Bingle
Alvertivementa
Lines On The Death Of Sarah In Heavenbound Verse
The poem laments Sarah’s death praising her purity and beauty. A grieving mother is urged to endure as Sarah’s spirit travels to heaven. It envisions her watching from heaven, offering comfort, while the living cope with loss and recall her gentle worth.
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Sarah
Earth Five
Deaih
How Steam Explosions May Occur
An 18 year old Irish apprentice in a city factory rose from boiler helper to gale conductor after four days of instruction. He worked about six months as engineer, having no prior factory experience. The steam power ran machinery employing thirty to forty men. Hartford Courant.
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Ireland
Hartford Courant
Cat Attack and Suspected Hydrophobia Fatality in North Durham
A London paper reports a North Durham incident in November last year where a boy named Hunter caught a wild cat in his father's garden. The cat latched onto his hand, requiring the father to choke it off. The wound healed, but two months later the boy fell ill and died after two days of illness, physicians alleging hydrophobia.
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London
Durham
Hunter
Washington Clergyman Notes Plunge in Church Revenue
A Washington clergyman said the church’s revenue dipped by about half after the issue of three cent pieces, noting a deficiency in collections observed on a Sunday or two earlier.
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Washington
Doctor Fleeing Wife Sparks Town Outrage
The Marysville Herald reports Dr. Smith of Placerville, once living with a California wife, was surprised by a visit from a wife and child he left years ago in the Atlantic states. Placerville residents mobilized in anger, the doctor fled with his heart’s treasure and has not been heard from since.
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Marysville Herald
Boston Post
Adulteration of Oil Raises Alarm in Boson Journal
A Boson Journal writer warns that high sperm oil prices have spurred adulteration by mixing whale oil with sperm oil. Whale oil, a drying oil, stiffens as it oxidizes and even small amounts ruin lubrication, threatening product quality and supply.
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Boson Journal
Local Names Reflect Quirky Family Line
A facetious man named New from the East named his first child Something New and his second child Nothing New, hinting at playful wordplay in a historic surname tale.
Editor Writes Editorial On Stolen Chalk On Boots
An Exchange note describes a quirky scene where a editor drafts a piece using chalk stolen from the scales on his boots. He goes barefoot as assistants arrange the manuscript in a humorous newsroom moment.
Epitaph on Higley family in Belturbet churchyard
An inscription in Belturbet Church Yard reads Here lies John Higley whose father and others were drowned crossing from America If they had lived they would have been buried here The verse reflects colonial era maritime losses and Irish burial customs.
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Belturbet
John Higley
America
Printer Turned Physician Says Printing Flaws Eye to Eye
A printer humorously explains his career shift to medicine. He notes that in printing faults are visible to the eye, while in medicine faults are hidden in the patient and one escapes blame more readily.
Unwillingness to Do a Favor in a Village Tale
Mrs. Crosswell and her husband quarrel over helping neighbors while a letter from Aunt Sally Bray reveals her intent to leave three thousand dollars to Sally Bray. Jane Crosswell returns to find Aunt Sally dead and Sally poised to inherit, changing family fortunes and sparking romance with Frank White.
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Mrs. Crosswell
Sally Bray
Mr. Crosswell
Peggy Fisk
Brother John
Sally
Jane
Mr. Foster
Mrs. Bray
Bray
Mr. White
Mrs. White
Estess
Jane Crosswell
Miss Bray
Sam
Frank
Sally Bry
Crosswell Hirom
Frank White
Boston
Mr. Cresswell
White & Berresford
William Berresford
Francia White
Mr. Willand
Ellen
Francis White
Crosawell
Woman's Rights Vindicated in Stamford Row
Mrs Sarah A Jones denounces Edward H Jones for advertising her as a runaway wife and debtor. She claims he lives off her family, misuses funds, and fabricates lies to avoid debts. She asserts she has supported him and that he leaves town amid dissipation.
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Edward H. Jones
Sarah A
Stamford
Africa
Birmingham
Connecticut
S. A. Jones
Sarab
Two Westbound acquaintances dodge trouble by luck
A wag recalls two men moving west where newcomers suffer early dangers. One is too lazy to shake, the other won’t shake unless paid, so neither of them will be afflicted.
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Ugue
Passage of dialogue about Manhattan money exchange
A brief quoted exchange questions why Manhattan money is not accepted. One character claims it’s good, the other confirms they cannot obtain it and thus cannot take it. The fragment hints at a monetary or currency issue without full context.
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Manhattan
Dublin Wit Spars Over Wordplay On Street
Curran and a companion walk Dublin streets when a bystander calls a man a genius. Curran’s friend retorts that the wit has merely knocked an ¢ out, reflecting a sharp exchange of humor in public.
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Curran
Dublin
Deep ploughing proves worth in Michigan field
A Michigan farmer story shows shallow ploughing yielding poor corn while a newly sown four acre plot ploughed eleven inches deep produced healthier plants and higher yields. The comparison, from Country Gentleman, urges deeper soil cultivation over shallow methods.
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Michigan
Jealousy Ends Romance With Sea Captain’s Breakup
A jealous woman discarded her sea captain lover after he described hugging during a voyage picking. The incident ended the romance and led to a troubled separation.
Dust of Gold and Brandy Glasses Remain Divisive
An exchange remarks that no dust affects the eyes as much as gold dust, and adds that no glasses affect the eyes more unfavorably than brandy glasses. The comment pivots on the eye irritation associated with certain grains and spirits.
Edie’s Largest Church at St Petersburg Remains Unfinished
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a grand Edie church in St Petersburg begun long ago with walls unfinished after twenty years. It is marble and pillar lined, a weather box shelter covers parts, while a conversational vignette about a wife’s beauty and a gentleman’s gentle rebuke appears among stray lines.
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Edie
St. Petersburg
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