Brestou Prexenx. Bristol Saturday Morning Publication Notice
Public notice from Brestou Prexenx edition detailing subscription rates at 40 Trapyard Street Bristol for local and distant readers. Advertisements priced at one dollar per square for three weeks, twenty cents for each additional insertion. Yearly advertisers limited to 18 lines weekly and their own business.
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Brestou Prenex
Trapyord Street
Bristol
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Bayley
The Old Washerwoman In German Verse
A translated poem portrays an elderly washerwoman known for steady toil and thrift. She endures hardship, cares for a sick husband, bears and raises children, saves every penny, and prepares a burial dress with pride, seeking to meet God’s word at life's end.
Caution to Parents on Raisin Dangers to Children
A Boston Traveller correspondent warns parents after witnessing a child die from convulsions tied to eating raisins. The note cites Dr. Dewees on child death from indigestible foods and warns that dried fruit bark cork or wool can cause severe distress and death in small quantities.
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Boston Traveller
Dewees
Fractured Fragments Report Severe Weather and Crime
A late period narrative notes sea ice extending far from a southern island coast, suggesting an unusual lee shore and freezing conditions. Reports include a lunatic attack in Ashe County and a family tragedy, then a medical tip on toothache relief using cotton in collodion.
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Comnech
Chas
Dramatic debut drew crowds as Mrs. Sinclair charms New York
In New York an immense audience packed a theater to see Mrs. Catherine Sinclair, widow of Forrest, perform Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal. Her debut drew protracted applause, with some disturbances promptly controlled. The night showcased a triumphant, faultless performance. Beside theater notes, an old Connecticut pastor’s 98th birthday was celebrated with a large gathering and bountiful provisions at Rev. Dr. Nott’s home. Also mentioned: Napoleon death by own action notes and a Maryland hog attack killing a five month old infant in Thomastown near York turnpike.
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New York
Catherine Sinclair
Forrest
Lady Teazle
School For Scandal
R. Dumfrey
York Turnpike Road
Thomastown
Drunken Couple's Fatal Sleigh Ride in Yates County
A husband and wife drank a gallon of rum in a Yates County village and headed home by sleigh. The wife was found frozen to death in the sleigh next morning after the husband left her alone. In a separate scene an Englishman met a Kaffir chief with ten thousand warriors and the chief asked to borrow sixpence.
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Yates County
N. Y
Nature's Nosteman at the World's Fair Quip
A humorous scene at the World's Fair features a lady in watered silk asking if there are any noblemen in the United States. A stout vendor munching an apple replies he is one of them, in a playful exchange that captures the event's whimsy.
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United States
Jonathan
Yankee Sailor Boy Albert Barry Leaves Home for Sea
In 19th century Boston, Albert Barry, a diligent village lad from a widowed mother, seeks a seafaring life to support his family. After a tough farewell, he travels on foot to Boston, finding shelter with a thrifty farmer and finally securing a cabin-boy post aboard the Scorpion under Captain Nickels. He sends earnings home and begins a voyage to the East Indies, earning trust through honesty, industry, and cheerfulness.
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Boston
Barry
Avden
Albert
George
Mary
Mrs. Barry
Wingy
Saad
Mr. Dennis
New England
State House
Cambridge Bridge
Attrc
East Indies
Searion
Cabin Bay
Fortesque
Scorpion
Nickels
Boal
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Li Union Medicale
Orleans
Napoleon
Gaubin
Hroly
Old Guard
Amadan
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Boston Journal
Albert Barry
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