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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1853
Page
1
An advertises a remedy called Consumption claiming to cure throat and lung diseases without minerals. It stresses safety for all ages and notes availability at Scovill in Gothic Hall New York and Perry in Boston, with Dr. Riggs handling deliveries.
A formatted begging petition attributes Italy origin to Antonio Patricio OFlaherty, claiming he survived Mount Vesuvius eruption and traveled via Naples to seek his lost family. Signed by Humdrum Hopkins Captain and Julius Casiz Jr. Charge d'affaires at Naples, it portrays a tale of hardship and poverty.
A 68 mile each way kenomotive voyage from Laporte Indiana to Chicago by road and back was completed in 1 hour 40 minutes. The trip yields 116 miles in 100 minutes. The report mentions Robert W P Dodadar who died of apoplexy. Also notes a yacht race in London where the American clipper Truant led and won despite being in the second class. An apothecary joke about three drinks ends the item.
The London report recounts Prince Albert correcting the Prince of Wales with scripture and gentle authority. He seats him, reads Galatians and Proverbs, and insists the heir learn obedience under tutors, a model of Christian education for all citizens.
A garbled report describes a dispute over the price of a kiss between a man and a French girl at a shop. The purse contained florins rather than expected cents and a tribunal faced questions about the value and pricing of affection.
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