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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1855
Page
1
Brescor Prenex publishes weekly notices from 7 Bradford Street Bristol Rhode Island. Subscription options include two dollars in town, four cents per line for in town notices, and ten dollars per year for seven lines per week with annual advance.
The Rhode Island General Assembly enacts appointments and pay terms for a state printer, A Crawford Greene, with biannual printing duties and rates. It also amends laws on drinking houses, city enforcement, tax exemptions for educational property, and a Providence Court of Magistrates provision with immediate effect.
An act adds power to the General Treasurer to authorize transfers of hawking and peddling licenses to a single recipient. Transfers occur at the treasurer's office with a two dollar fee paid for the service. The act supersedes prior inconsistent statutes.
An act by the Rhode Island General Assembly establishes penalties for landlords in Providence who lease compact city housing without proper underground sinks or privy vaults. Landlords face daily fines until a compliant sewer or drainage system is provided. The Board of Aldermen may enforce and define terms in the city’s ordinance provisions.
Resolution states the Engrossing Clerk appointed by the House of Representatives is authorized to engross all acts of the Senate before final passage and to prepare and transcribe all public acts required by law. True one, Jounk Rke Bartlett, Secretary.
Fragmentary OCR text references a general assembly and calls for returns or action. It mentions a peace term and a session of the General Assembly, with unclear names and dates.
A Rhode Island act proposes a statewide committee to estimate all ratable property with special rules for farms and out of state property. It details tax rates, bank levies, and public notice to assessors and town clerks, aiming to standardize valuations and revenues.
At Bangor steamboat wharf on Saturday City Marshal Weaver attempted to seize a trunk from a carriage driven by Patrick Landers. Landers refused without a warrant. A crowd gathered and Landers drove off in triumph before being arrested on his own recognizance.
A report states that Bix and a quarter tons of gold bullion were deposited at the San Francisco mint, totaling more than three million dollars in value. The note mentions a period of twenty nine days in January.
An article notes a Boston ladies exhibition of gymnastics calisthenics and dancing. Mayor J W Smith argues for developing children's Abisculae apparatus to build strong bodies and minds. He cites tomboyish girls becoming capable women as better than frail habits.
A Newark Daily Alert warns young men chasing success may drown in life’s sea if not supported at first. The piece condemns the adage every man will find his level and urges caring guidance to help budding workers weather early misfortune.
In memoriam notices recall Madam Wheelwright who died at ninety, linking colonial times to early Republic days. She was daughter of a leading merchant, mother-in-law to Rev John Codman, and mother of William Wheelwright famed for steam navigation. Her family includes clergymen and bishops across Rhode Island Charleston Philadelphia and Boston.
In Dinwiddie Virginia Tucker Jones drew a pistol after an insolent remark from his son Benjamin. The shot shattered a window after the sun rose. Moments later Benjamin killed his father and the son was examined and admitted to bail.
Three men were arrested on suspicion after a Sunday robbery at Congress Hall in Saratoga. Robbed items include bonds valued around 70 000 dollars, 5000 dollars in diamond jewelry, and 500 dollars in cash from the room of Robert Halsey Reg Ithaca.
A reader condemns wealthy fathers who raise daughters to pursue luxury over labor. The piece urges teaching girls to work early, maintain steady employment, and develop intellect and morals over silk and jewelry, arguing true worth lies in character.
The text argues against stinginess in commerce, urging fair pricing and reciprocal benefits. It compares half-hearted penny pinching to a farmer undersowing, promotes liberal, sensible generosity toward customers, and asserts prosperity rests on mutual benefit, not merely profit.
An esteemed New England Doctor of Divinity eying a modest inland New Hampshire tour is delayed by a heavy rain. He camps at a farm, where strangers mistake him for a wandering guest and urge acceptances, while he quietly remains in service elsewhere with a disciplined pen.
A fragment notes a treatment for warts using bark and spireds with a two to three week timeline. The quirky line suggests the method may interest ladies and readers in the community.
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