This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1849
Page
1
Public notice style ad dense with trade terms and rates. Advert details explain weekly publication timing at 80 Bradford Street Waristol and subscription terms. Pricing mentions per square inch rates and annual advertising charges for extended layouts.
The Whig faction in the Western District backs Narvas F. Dines, son of the late Nathan Fr. Dixon, for Congress. Dixon is described as educated, talented, and well known in Westerly, with ten years in the Legislature. Voters are urged to unite to ensure his election and to uphold Whig unity nationwide.
The National Intelligencer highlights Washington's high morality and public virtue from General Orders. It notes his enduring example for future generations, urging emulation and patriotism amid distress. The piece mentions naval signals, steamship lighting, and a long obituary from St Andrews Standard detailing Elizabeth Dodd's century-long life and wartime experiences.
A passenger recalls the disaster with scenes of wild despair and heroic rescue. Captain Forbes leapt overboard to help others while a veteran sailor mourns losses and reflects on the tragedy’s toll on families and children.
Two men arrived at Ballimore from Philadelphia claiming to be two crew members of the schooner Perdlinand which sailed from Baltimore February 24 for San Francisco. They said the vessel wrecked with thirty nine aboard near Rio after leaking, and that two crewmen Lawless and Bennett escaped in a boat. They later reached Philadelphia on the Lydia Jane. No such vessel is listed at this port from Rio, casting doubt on their tale.
A Father Taylor anecdote recalls a church heated by slave labor in old times. Young men push for stoves warming the house, provoking horror until the stoves prove unused and the plan collapses. The tale shifts to Mrs Brown’s family, then to a village physician’s marriage, and social climbing ends in mockery of pretensions.
A fragmentary humorous anecdote recalls Carlyle on courtesy across classes and a hopeful bar candidate who outwits a judge. The tale ends with the judge admitting him after a sharp retort about consulting his books.
In England they grow grass on the lines to prevent dust as trains pass. A London Journal reports day-making was in full operation on the line between Bixeter and Crediton.
The Rochester News presents humorous verse and a London mock auction excerpt. The verse recalls a beans scene with Kate and a peacock pride motif, while the auction piece mocks Lock buying and bids with playful lines about keeping a wife in check.
An anxious elderly woman asks a Deacon about forerunners while a cat in a dark corner is claimed to be one. A child muses on marriage talk, and a duck remarks on railroad danger as townsfolk discuss courage and right action.
From Wentley's Miscellany a tale titled The Two Brothers recounts a boy's memory of family tragedy. A letter reveals the death of the narrator's father's cousin and only son, prompting the father's rise to Earl of Wallingford and the mother's collapse, shaping the narrator's youth with sorrow and evidence of loss.
A young heir narrates a brutal family tragedy and exile after his father’s death and his mother’s ruin. He recalls the inquest at the lodge, a brother named Harry, and his own vow to seek honor at sea while his rightful title remains unresolved. He finds aid from Captain Melton and an admiralty lord, rises through naval peril to command a brig, and returns toward home to meet his mother and brother again.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.