13 Jan 1844
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1844
Page
1
The page presents mixed content including an old advertisement rate card for a periodical, a letter from a subscriber discussing newspaper payments, and scattered local notices. It also recounts a railroad accident report, shipyard anecdotes, weathering town humor, and moral essays with brief quotes on religion and etiquette. The text blends commerce, community notices, and cultural excerpts.
A summer 1832 tale follows a straw berry seller who courts a rich merchant’s daughter Charlotte. Fire ruin and market collapse strip the family of fortune, but the strawberry boy returns as Mr Manly and buys the cottage, marrying Charlotte. Jessie the dog becomes a symbol of their bond as the merchant regains happiness.
The 1843 Rhode Island act limits new structures in Providence to under eighteen feet tall unless built with brick or stone walls and specific roof and wall conditions. It requires firewalls between adjoining properties and sets boundary-defined districts where such building rules apply.
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