Bristol Paper Ad Rates and Publication Details
The Bristol publication lists Saturday issues from No. 7 Bradford Street by W. Bayley. Rates show one dollar per square for three insertions and twenty cents for each subsequent insertion. Obituary and political notices incur separate charges. advertisements continue until paid.
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The Fisherman Poem by William Hutcheson
A moonlit coastal scene follows the fishing boat The Fisher as a storm gathers threatening the voyage. The fisherman sings while a storm rises, his wife prays at home for his safe return and the child is comforted by a mother’s whispered blessing.
The Brisk Energetic Boy For Self Reliance
A brisk, energetic boy fairs better than a drawling one who drags through life. The write urges self reliance, prompt action, and continuous self improvement, praising a pupil who does his work promptly and well without repeated instruction.
Copper sulfate and sulfur tested against wire worms
A farm correspondent reports copper sulfate water and sulfur added to corn seed prevented wire worm damage for three years. The method involved soaking seed then planting with sulfur grains adhering to each seed. The worm did not appear and young corn remained unscathed. Other farmers noted similar success in subsequent seasons.
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Gen- Aarmer
Old Man’s Story Drives Community to Sign Temperance Pledge
A dramatic revival tale unfolds in a church where a speech by a stern old man sparks a lay sermon on temperance. The narrator recalls a drunkard father who devastated his family then seeks forgiveness, ending with a pledge that bonds the audience, including the narrator’s father, to abstinence. The tale ends with a tearful reconciliation and a lasting warning against alcohol.
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Charity
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Willie
Orphan Boy Returns as Heir in Stark Alexandria Address
In Alexandria a meeting for the Orphan Asylum heard Hon. A H Stephens recount a tale of a homeless boy sheltered by a rich planter. The boy later became a lawyer and defended a widow’s estate, securing it for her in perpetuity and revealing himself as the benefactor’s former ward.
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Orphan Asylum
A. H. Stephens
Stephene
Mumbled Confusion in a Quizzical Medical Exchange
An elderly woman asks a doctor about why some people are mute or silent, and the doctor explains it as a matter of speech development or physical causes. The dialogue reveals tongue twisters and garbled phrases reflecting a strained, humorous medical scene.
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Lemeki
Kaise
Way dat Tady? Local dialect note on mood and speech
A brief excerpt notes the speaker’s question about a person named Tady and describes a slightly sulky mood. The piece captures a rustic vernacular tone and hints at conversational context without identifying further details.
How to treat feathers with lime water
Instructions describe mixing one pound of lime with a gallon of water to make lime water, soaking feathers in the solution, then rinsing and drying. The process requires several days of soaking, thorough rinsing, and spreading to dry with frequent turning for best results.
Moralizing Advice on Child Independence From a 19th Century Quotation
An old quip urges parents to let children perform tasks themselves to gain lifelong benefit. A traveler in England notes a peasant who works with little apparent effort, replying that he earns six shillings weekly and does not sweat. The remark contrasts labor and sweat with wage income.
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England
Clergyman Interrupts Service With Odd Notice
An afternoon service featured a clergyman trying to read a notice for a Woman's Rights lecture. He paused to deliver the benediction then declared he had forgotten the next item and announced an evening gathering at the school-house in the first district to be held at six thirty where a man would attempt a feat.
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Calhecen
Farcical Theatre Sketches and Pantomime Snippets
A garbled account outlines an Italian farce with a crowded inn room and a mischievous prankster blocking a belligerent guest’s face, plus a pantomime about a distressed cavalryman and a comically absent minded editor. Also mentions a dining scene with a preacher and a mother’s whipping question.
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