BRISTOL PUBLISHED SATURDAY MORNING AD RATES
Bristol Pmenex publishes every Saturday morning at 40, 7 Bradford Street Bristol RK I by W H Bayley. Subscriptions two dollars annually advance in town with half yearly options. Distant subscribers pay two dollars annually in advance. Single copies four cents. Advertisements one dollar per equate for three weeks plus twenty cents per further insertion. Twelve fine to minion type per square. Advertisements continued but billed above. Yearly advertisement includes paper. limited to 18 lines per week for yearly advertisers to their own business.
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Bristol
Bradford Street
RK. I
W. H
Bayley
Not that love but selfless joy as true affection
In verse by David Wallace the speaker rejects dramatic passions and jealousy. True love is not selfish nor driven by profit but seeks another's happiness and a higher purpose, lifting the heart beyond fleeting desire to a radiant, humane ideal.
Nails Hold Spanish Dollars Found In Revolutionary Era
The North Church in New Haven sent for nails from Boston during late colonial repairs. A nail key yielded Spanish dollars, prompting the deacons to complain of an error. The merchant refused to rectify and the silver was melted into a church service plate that remains in use.
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New Haven Register
North Church
Boston
Death of Joseph Grant in Perry's Neck fall
Joseph Grant of Perry's Neck died after his hat fell from his carriage on Monday afternoon. While attempting to recover the hat he toppled from the vehicle and struck his head, fracturing his cervical spine. Dr Jennings attended but could not save him.
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Suppen
Joseph Grant
Perry
Jennings
New Bedford Standard
A Family’s Rapid Fall From Respectability
A decade ago a respected State family of husband wife and two daughters lived comfortably with friends and fortune. Six years later they moved South, the husband became a drunkard and bankrupt, the wife followed, and the daughters reportedly reside in a Mississippi river city brothel. This stark decline illustrates the danger of ardent spirits.
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Mississippi River
Rum selling defended by none of the state’s friends
The piece notes no one among rumsellers or supporters will publicly defend the trade. It cites Rev. Matthew Hale Smith and Rev. Lovejoy attempting defense but losing positions. The Chronicle’s president editor avoids public advocacy for repeal, highlighting a lack of public advocates for the cause.
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Sometmine Sinoutan
Matthew Hale Smith
Mr. Lovejoy
Smith
Rumsellers
Lovejoy
Cambridgeport
Chronicle
Mass
Life Boat
Friendship and the limits of choice in forming bonds
The article discusses how friendship grows from circumstances beyond control and advises skepticism toward reliance on others. It warns that even kind individuals require a conscience guided by principle and resilience against public opinion and fortune's shifting tides.
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Caracrry
Frignpsmr
Tug Quickest Passage Claims Faster Route to Liverpool
Captain Nye reports that the Pacific steamship Independence, formerly commanded by him, secured a quicker passage than the Sovereign of the Seas. He states the Independence traveled from her anchorage in the Hudson to the pier head at Liverpool in fourteen days and five hours.
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Nye
Pacific Steamship
Sovereign of the Seas
Hudson
Liverpool
Butter preservative recipe and nocturnal flowering tree
A historical note describes a butter curing mixture using common salt sugar and saltpetre for a rich color and texture. It then describes the sorrowful tree near Bombay Goa which flowers only at night emitting a sweet scent before closing at sunrise, blooming year round in darkness.
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Scoren Merson
Goa
Bombay
A Woman’s Fortune and Spending Habits In Marriage
A proverb notes that a woman used to handling money spends wisely while one newly in charge after marriage wastes freely and lavishly with a gust of spending.
Man Overboard and Mutiny Aboard the Jacob Morgan
The Jacob Morgan sails from Brunswick for the East Indies with mutiny brewing under first mate Tom Roland. Captain Wallack and Nat Faulkner uncover a poison plot, execute Roland by throwing him overboard, and save the ship and crew as the mutineers arm for a last escape.
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Jacob Megan
Brunswick
Georgia
East Indies
Florida
Jacob Morgan
Ben Wallack
Mr. Gwynn
Providence
R. J
Blue Atlantic
Wallack
Nat Faulkner
Roland
Tom Roland
Faulkner
Mr. Russell
Gwynn
Atlantic
Rip
Gwyon
Russell
Hal
Russe
Warlack
Imate
Lower Guinea
Cape Verds
St. Mathew’s
Asscension
Own
Ever
Anon
Moon
Bompet
Kean-Aerties
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W. Wallace David
St. Domingo
Mr. Foulkner
Wallace
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