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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1845
Page
2
In a comic tale, Quiddy schemes to feign illness for care from Doctor MeSquills. The doctor, firm and cunning, administers harsh remedies and moral suasion, turning the tables as Quiddy is kept in bed then exposed and confronted, ending with the thwarted ruse and a cautious recovery.
After being captured by Moors near Ghent the crew of a vessel under Captain Northwood Townd faced ransom talks with Captain Wilson. The Moors seized the ransom goods and wounded chief mate William Penny and carpenter George Me as they arrived with supplies.
In the absence of the full two weeks the paper is issued by younger members of the fraternity. Subscribes are asked to pardon errors from that period and it is hoped the editor will resume his seat next week.
The Supreme Court met in town and issued rulings on several cases. Bosworth and Heath received six months in jail and a $500 fine for contravening state office laws. The piece then surveys QO Brownson’s career from Universalist to Unitarian editor and public figure, noting his shifting beliefs and outspoken writings. Other items report the steamer King Philip, a Warwick dwelling fire, Vermont crop values, Providence building boom, a gas lamp stove invention, Bath woolen factory plans, a Norfolk resident, Pittsburgh destitution, South Carolina garden damage, and contracts for ninety Pittsburgh buildings.
A reader recounts a February 1843 comet sighting near the Sun's limb observed by many in a village, noting its brightness and path. The note questions perihelion timing and visibility after late February while detailing other local news and telegraphic items from the era.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a meeting where officers took an oath, the Grand Committee acted, and then adjourned. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
The Rhode Island legislature opens with oath taking for Governor and officers followed by routine session actions. Election counts declare Cranston and Arnold elected in the Easter and Western districts. A general amnesty bill is ordered printed amid committee announcements and notices. Nighttime city fire company excursions are noted for vandalism and assaults near German Town.
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