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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1842
Page
3
The report bundles political debates and colonial dispatches, noting a mixed public stance on immediate justice decisions, plus African coast updates. It includes maritime disasters, trader exploits, and local accidents, with various shipwrecks and a fatal Timber incident, reflecting 19th century press flow.
A fragmented 19th century column blends a dramatic crowd scene at Capel Street with a mother’s desperate cry and a crowd’s reaction. It notes donations from the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Baronet to York Minister restoration, and reports a brutal murder near New Brunswick with a burglar crew, plus temperance and naval news, including ships Constellision and Dale.
A mixed slice of 19th century items discusses temperance laws posting names of intoxicated individuals on church doors, market prices for poultry and beef in Columbis Ohio, and illness reports from Wickford. It references Rhode Island political tensions around Governor Dorr and widespread religious contributions from diverse congregations in Charleston.
A parliamentary vote in New Hampshire on capital punishment is noted alongside a rural murder case in Wayne County. Grimalpy, implicated in a Mississippi murder plot involving a betrothal, confesses after a staged wedding ad inquiry. The item mixes civic news with local curiosities and editorial quips from the era.
Goods and fabrics offered at Briggs store with a new arrangement in progress. Clothing, textiles, and carpets listed at various prices. items include Thibets, Merina, Tickings, and Velvet shawls. Sale emphasizes ready-to-wear and fabric quantities and invites calling before purchase.
A card from A CG Hawes of Providence notes his Bristol operations and praised dental work by Dr Betty. He mentions recently examining an atomic pharic set praised for finish and natural appearance, along with other operations showing thorough knowledge of the art.
A collection of marriage notices from Monday to Wednesday with names of brides and grooms including Mise Maury and George Lewis Cooke, and Laura Pronces and Nathan M. Wheaton, plus a series of obituaries noting deaths such as Mice Rhoda Munro and William H. Dian. Also lists widows and elders like Mra Mery Babcock and Mite Barah Allin with ages and local origins.
A fragmented port log lists ships sailing from Bristol and Providence including Wm. H. Allen and Com Perry from Providence, barque Empress from New Orleans, various sloops and a list of whaling vessels at Fall River and New Bedford with oil aboard. Also notes public sale and a goods advertisement featuring clothing, prints, and textiles with numerous names and scattered dates.
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