10 Jul 1852
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1852
Page
1
Bristol premex advertise every Saturday morning at 40 Bradford Street Bristol. Payment terms in advance with yearly rates and discounts for early insertion. Ad layout details specify square twelve-line minion type and restrictions on continuation and yearly terms limited to eighteen verses.
Fragmentary verse admonishes Death to refrain from disturbing youth and aging. It contrasts childhood, manhood, and senescence, urging mercy, faith, and spiritual release as the fruit of life is gathered. The lines invoke visions, fears, and prayers as death approaches each life stage.
The Rhode Island General Assembly proposes an act permitting auctioneers who failed to file returns with the General Treasurer to submit them before July 1, 1852, with full effect as if filed on time. The session also enacts that cranberries and similar berries be measured by strike or level measure, like flaxseed.
The document outlines suspending the act on Slaughter Houses from 1851 during the 1853 session. It directs the State Treasurer to pay $1000 annually to the Providence Hauling Company for rent of facilities. It also covers appointing a keeper for Providence County Jail and bond requirements for the keeper and warden.
The document outlines additional authority for local justices and town officials to hear complaints and prosecute violations of liquor licensing acts. It specifies appointment and designation of officers to enforce provisions and states the act takes effect the third Monday of July. True copy witnessed by ASA Potter.
A colonial-era column contrasts the domestic ideal of a faithful wife with harsher tales. It warns against women seeking public power while recounting incidents from Epsom racecourse and a Vienna execution scenario. The piece mixes moral instruction with sensational anecdotes about gender roles and fate.
In the torn pages of a romance set near Saratoga, Lucy Gordon and her ally Edward Foster confront a guarded mansion under British watch. Morton's intrigue and Sir Philip's peril unfold as Americans fight for liberty and a fragile future. The siege climaxes with a dramatic clash and perilous choices.
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