27 Mar 1852
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1852
Page
1
Bristol newspaper notices printed Saturdays by W H Bayley. Terms: two dollars per annum in advance for locals. Distant subscribers pay in advance. Advertisements charged per square at one dollar for three weeks plus twenty cents per insertion. Twelve lines make a square. Yearly advertisers limited to 18 lines per week and their own immediate business.
Poem reflects on the longing for reunion with loved ones in heaven. It contrasts dark earthly sorrow with a hopeful heavenly sphere where souls meet again, and ends with the assurance that the pure in heart shall meet again.
Mr Weeds Europe letter describes the Sardinian king as popular yet feared to slip into despotism. A diplomat warns of Europe’s balance while the Genoese are portrayed as spirited and hopeful for their ruler’s restraint. Also, Alonzo F Thrasher crushed by a blasting accident near Mt Pleasant with severe injuries and possible loss of eye use.
A Parisian letter reveals how police use agents and a secret list to monitor high society. A socialite A Indy sought attendance cards from the Chief of Police then faced a chilling demand for invitations, realizing she had been paid to invite six people, and she withdrew her plans.
Recent Vienna experiments used heated platina to sever flesh with knife like precision. The method promises minimal blood loss as a cutting wire proves effective and accurate in procedures.
An eminent tragedian asks if his Othello performance is in his line. The punster replies that all executions are capital performances and that in his line to execute him, the Moor is left out, a play on words about lines and executions.
Henry Walton longs to skate with friends at Long Pond but is drawn into a group of rough companions. His sister Adaline urges him to stay away, and her influence helps him resist a capricious life of vice. After a pivotal night of counterfeit money and arrest, Henry reforms and vows never to fall again into harmful company.
The 1852 Rhode Island act outlines which pre 1844 digest acts and resolutions remained in force. It lists multiple acts creating or dividing towns and townships in Narragansett country including Westerly Jamestown North Kingstown South Kingstown East Greenwich Coventry Middletown Exeter Richmond Arenton Hopkinton Johnston and Providence portions. It clarifies these provisions were not repealed by the 1844 Digest revision.
A long list of 19th century Rhode Island public acts detailing township divisions, incorporations, and municipal regulations. Items include creating Burrillville from Glocester north part, Foster from Scituate west end, and Pantaret village incorporation, plus acts on police, sidewalks, streets, harbor matters, education funds, and public services in Newport Providence Bristol Warren North Providence Pawtucket and other towns.
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