Bristol Advertises Subscription Rates and Payment Terms
The notice lists subscription costs for a Bristol publication with proprietor Greene offering one year at a dollar, six months at fifty cents, and two dollars for advance payment. It warns of twenty five cent penalties if not paid by year end and notes separate prices for other regions and formats, with no further details.
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Bristol
Greene
Ace Tee
Advange
Teg Greet I. Eaved
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Perish the hand that would destroy Siphe temple
Poem fragment laments traitors and defends freedom and unity. It praises steadfast bulwarks and a divine ax, urging resilience as stars fade and tempests rage, with the eagle and banner symbolizing ongoing resolve.
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Siphe Temple Four
Nearer Home Thematic Poem Excerpt
Poem fragment expresses longing for home on a journey toward immortality. Refrains emphasize “nearer home” with lines about campfires lighting the way and a future welcome by ransomed hosts. Imagery centers on marches, dusk, dawn, and eventual reunion.
All the World to Me in Poems and Prayers
Fragmented verse from the London American features彩 two poems and a memorial tale. The first shows a charitable act turning sacred, with a savior figure revealed in disguise. The second mourns a wife’s loss, linking memory to nature and a final vow of devotion under a cypress tree.
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London
Eath
Laii
Elyse
Cnedith
Most cherished burial spots haunt the living memory
The passage reflects on sacred gravesites and home places as sites of reverence. It notes the mother’s grave as the most intimate anchor of childhood memory, where love and grief mingle, and where people linger to reflect and weep. It emphasizes enduring affection for the earthly resting places of loved ones.
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Fred
Mischievous Judge Drops Furniture Into Missouri River
In a western district, Judge W of the fifth Judicial District of Missouri is observed in a questionable mood after a long meeting at Liberty. A clerk recalls a scene where, amid a river crossing at Owen's landing, a boat discharged freight and furniture was thrown into the stream on orders, with the judge's quick reflexes and a boastful quip about obedience to orders.
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Peraan
Jacya U Ree
Husiness
Liberty
Owen's Landing
Enya
Mings
Anid
Bartander
Fifth Judicial District
Miexouri
Clark
An Eccentric Reader Delivers a Biblical Chapter to Congregation
A curious tale recounts a doctor inviting a congregation to read Nehemiah 10 aloud with him. As he spoke, readers wrestled with unfamiliar names, straining to understand and commit the text to daily life.
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Rand Tower
Ingenious Desert Water Trick by African Travelers
The traveler Livingstone describes Africans using grass tied to a reed to extract water from desert wells. A two foot reed is inserted into a hole, the mouth placed to the end, and water is drawn as breath passes the reed. He notes the method could be used across deserts where water lies below the surface.
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Livingstone
Afrien
Preserving Wood by Salt, J B Simons Notes Method
J B Simons of Brush Valley Indiana reports to the Scientific American on salting timber for preservation. He describes drilling holes in decayed shafts and filling with salt, and treating water wheel shafts by pumping salt mash into an opening. He claims long lasting protection and added resilience to wet conditions.
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J.B. Simons
Brush Valley
Indiana
Scientific American
A Little Girl’s Heaven Question About Jeff Davis
A dinner table remark in Brooklyn notes Jeff Davis joining the Episcopal Church. A bright-eyed child asks if he will go to heaven, then concludes that if he goes George Washington won’t speak to him.
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Brooklyn
Jeff
Mainwa
George Washington
Rarey horse taming method revealed in old lectures
The article describes Rarey’s approach to taming horses using gentle introductory touching with the nose and sensitive handling of gear. It notes his strap method of throwing horses only in severe temper and cites course lectures as key to his success, while warning against forceful manipulation.
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Rarey
Two Friends in Dispute Over Long Settlement
Two members of the Society of Friends from the country and city argue over a business recount and changes. The country dealer disputes city adjustments but settles the matter after payment, with cordial exchanges between Samuel and Robert ending in a pointed question about a mutual brother.
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Samael
Robert
Samuel
Con
Atus
Going to Church First Time
An anecdote about Petar Goa hale a blunt farmer who attends a church service for the first time. He arrives late, greets the audience loudly, and stumbles through polite exchanges, causing a disturbance and revealing the dry, unfriendly reputation of Parson D’s congregation.
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Peter
Too Far Off on Saddleback Mountain Maine Encounter
A traveler describes hiking near Old Saddleback in Maine when he encounters a mountain axe proprietor and a nearby village ten miles away. A curious exchange follows with a New York origin and reflections on remote living and a doctor’s order about flower of sulphur water.
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R Friend
Old Saddleback
Maine
Minister's Pulpit Wit on a Missing Dundee Whaler
An Inch ture minister recalls a Dundee whaler rumor with humor. The missing vessel supposedly returns before service and the minister jokes about the ship coming in on the Lord's Day. Laughter erupts as he quips about a hamper fish and parish chatter.
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Inchture
Dundee
One Happy Heart and Quiet Comfort Essay
A reflective piece celebrates simple acts of kindness that lift weary souls. The author muses that warm sleep and peaceful rest are gifts that soften gloom and bring happiness to those distressed or sorrowful.
Washing-Day Trial in Boston Court over Hysterical Plea
In Boston a man named John Bellizga pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife with a clothes weight during a washing day dispute. The judge sentenced him to three months in the House of Correction after the rambling testimony and comic exchanges. The wife demanded Monday-only confinement to ease her burden, but the court denied further accommodation.
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Boston Ultrato
John Bellizga
Ann
Waalla
P. N
Haing
The Boundary Stone and the Envy of a Neighbor
A Breton tale recounts Claude Perrin who covets his neighbor Ivan’s field. A devil grants a bargain to move the boundary stone and claim the harvest. Courts reveal the truth, Claude loses the alread ywon land, and Ivan’s family suffers as the rich man faces remorse and ruin.
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Tewan
Brittany
Claude Perrin
Tragenest
Christiana
Gad
Perrin
Flea
Tran Thut
Dixeanne
Sivbes
Claude
Tregenest
Einavarier
Tven
Landchen
Ivan
Teron
Men of Justice
Tvan
Tregarext
Tron’s
The Ghostly Reckoning of Oliver Perrin and Claude Perrin
In a storm haunted tale, Oliver Perrin renounces greed serving the poor. A night encounter with a dying man leads to a spectral warning on a boundary stone. The phantom reveals Claude Perrin as the rightful heir to Oliver’s wealth, and Oliver becomes a priest after restitution.
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Claude
Oliver
St. Gien
Trewan Motmmons
Avelila
Coor Aga
Tyan
Claude Perrin
Tregenart
Oliver Perrin
Rhode Island January 1863 Boundary and Turnpike Land Sale
The Rhode Island General Assembly in January 1863 resolves to appoint Commissioners to determine the northern boundary with Massachusetts and authorizes the Providence and Pawtucket Turnpike to sell land in North Providence. The agent must publish sale notices in Providence papers and the Pawtucket Gazette and Chronicle before selling land to the highest bidder with deeds conveying state rights.
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A. D
Mariel Usetts
Massachusetts
Masatchusetts
General Assembly
Prosidence and
Pawtucket Turnpike
Providence and
Providence
Ruid Turnpike
City of
Pawtterxr Gazette and Caronicle
North
Enid
Heraby
Advertising and Sales Expenses Charged to State Treasury
A fragment notes that advertising and sale expenses shall be paid by the Agentiate from the State treasury, with garbled wording indicating a fiscal allocation or reimbursement instruction. The readable portion assigns cost coverage to the state treasury.
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Custrog
Stoves and Tin Ware Notice to Bristol Public
E P Brownell thanks patrons for liberal support and announces his move to the former Lewis Taft premises in Bristol. He invites all in need of stoves tin ware and woodware to call at the new location. Dated April 4 1863.
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Lewis Taft
Woodie' Ware
C. E. P. Brownell
Bristol
Prien
Cosster
Pride of Providence
John Gladding
Gwhatcheef
Elipac
Bethian
Lily Dale
Victor
McGregor
Hmas
George Tilley
Bradford
T-T
Thames
Bormlet Braghes
Stove
Bray Reliance
Élaewheres
P. Brownell
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