Bristol Penny D Asks Readers To Advertise In Paper
Fragmentary notice describes Bristol Penny D as a weekly paper published every Saturday morning at 7 Bradford Street Bristol. It lists advertising rates per square and subsegment with a 1 cent base rate and 20 cents for inserts. Mentions yearly advertisers and business terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradford Street
Bristol
BR. L
Bayley
NASA
Dietant
Yliner
Tamediate Busines
Farewell hymn of parting day in western twilight
In the west the setting sun sinks and weary laborers head home under twilight gray. Forest birds fall silent as evening settles and rest follows over the land, a calm law of nature marking labor's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nauaire
Wanted 175 Young Men for a Church Door Watching Corps
An 1850s notice seeks 175 men of all shapes to form a church door watching corps to stare at entering females and make remarks. Applicants must appear next Sabbath for inspection and registration. no one with ordinary intellect will be enlisted. The item weaves in brief quips and other Reuters-style clippings about ships, a lawyer's anecdote, and a new steamboat, all in the same column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Justice
Mercy
Springfield Republican
Lie
Inverestixo Discorcer Report of Curious Pavement Find
A New York Journal of Commerce correspondent notes boys digging near Pearl Street discover an ancient pavement unrecorded by locals. The find sparks interest and rumors of hidden valuables or lime chloride from 1832 cholera days amid Cincinnati fears. Captain Hamblin of the Glasgow reports that an iceberg near Antwerp damaged his ship, prompting bailing and pumping to keep the vessel afloat. Readers learn Captain Tiwarts is reinstated in command by papers from the American consul at Rio de Janeiro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal of Commerce
Califoria
Pearl Street
Cartman
Carrain Tiwarts
Rio de Janeiro
Falcon
Department
N. Y. Commercial
Facts in Physiology and Natural History Observations
A collection of curious claims across biology and physiology notes body proportions by time of day, brain size ratios, disease counts in the eye, heart rates, and life spans of elephants. it also recounts animal behavior such as sheep defense, Hudson Bay dogs pulling sleds, pig and sheep growth, and insect jumping distances. A later section recounts a mourner's Christian consolation and a tale explaining a maid and magpie thefts with a thrush nesting looting lace and textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richter
Letto
India
Hudson's Bay
A Gentleman Who Treats All With Respect and Dignity
An old column extols true gentlemen as those who respect all people regardless of race or status. It notes civility, honesty, and restraint, condemning profanity and harsh language. The piece also cites oddities such as Moscow’s 168 year old woman and a ship tow insurance note.
The Dressmaker's Apprentice Concluded at Home or Abroad
Edith hides in a warm room to finish work while Lawson frets over his sister and a poised romance. Miss Eldon notes Lawson’s vanity as Edith experiments with boot polishing to please him, drawing closer to Frank Ashton while resisting Lawson’s plans and social pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Lawson
Miss Eldon
Iris
Misa Eldon
Robert
Miss Lawson
Dickey
Mr. Lannon
Mr. Lawson
Miss Lanse
Hannah
Homor
Lanson
Misa Lanson
Mise Lawson
Edu
Frank Ashton
Lansua
Jooks
Ashton
Tars
Hinckley
Misa Hinckley
Mia
Ashwa
Gilmore
Edith Eldun
Mary Arnout
Miss Langon
Miss Hinckley
Miss Lansson
Bank roll spending questioned in instrument purchase note
A fragment notes concern that paying the instrument maker rather than investing in a bank roll would have been more prudent, suggesting financial judgment questions regarding the purchase and its justification.
Heiress Disguised as Dressmaker Sparks Revenge Plot
Edith and Mins Law son plot a walk to escape indoors. Miss Lawson hides a secret life as an heiress Miss Eldon as the dressmaker apprentice. Lanson discovers a wig and Edith's deception. A later inheritance of ten thousand dollars vindicates Miss Eldon’s plan.
Ayer's creditors feast as $8000 returns to them in Lowell
In Lowell last evening about sixty to seventy creditors gathered at Daniel Ayer’s house in School Street. Ayer, with his wife, distributed $8000 in gold to creditors after detailing his 1844 to 1848 earnings and plans, and was honored with a silver pitcher by creditors for his discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Courier
Daniel Ayer
School Street
Ayer
Locks and Canale Company
Daniel 8. Richardson
William A. Richardson
Tappan Wentworth
Daniel Weat
Joshua Stetson
David Paige
Josiah E. Short
J. P. Jewett
John G. M
Mr. Ayer
Lowell
Avery
Unseen Suffering and Hidden Grief Described
A reflective speaker laments daily unseen misery in the city as people endure private pain and self harm. The piece notes how public reports miss the deeper mental anguish behind acts of despair and recalls a colonial-era wedding practice at Chagres where a ceremony lasts four years before dissolution.
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Bpoenurkee
A. A. Mazrard
Wilkes
National Inteligencer
Wellingwa Channel
Europe
Sir John Janklin
H.eaid
Africa
Mehemet“Ali
White Nile
Bari
Patenja
Barnet
Salisbury
Tom
New York
Besi
Cincinnati
Liverpool Mercury
Moscow
Russia
Colchis
Stongngien
Peterson
Caroline Cerne
Mins Lawson
Misa Ladson
Miss Hilton
Bera
Lansoo
Plano
Miss Laneon
Lansson
Eldon
Miss Lanson
Abe
Lansuo
Joanson
Bie
Hoensen
Chagres
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