17 May 1845
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1845
Page
1
Fragmented notice warns of weekly and yearly advertising rates. It mentions 10 per item or square, a 20 ad limit, and paper suspension if balances not paid. Publicity emphasizes advertising restrictions and payment terms.
A Parisian critic details Flwart's fragrance of a Niagara themed score, describing a vast curtain and chorus of nature. The piece progresses from a storm and ark imagery to a deluge of notes, ending with a delicate dove fluttering in a serene finale.
Oddball fragmentary notes describe flowers fading after twenty five bows in wet conditions and a method to make a glue from isinglass. It also relays a New York legislature appeal against liquor sales, a Chinese candle-making note, a Welsh Pilgrim's Progress project, bequests by Catharine Freebody, and a Pittsburgh fire hero who saved powder from burning by placing it on a dray.
A newspaper recounts a 1814 Greenbonh New York desertion case where a soldier left camp to visit his wife and three children. He was executed with a shot to the head as punishment, the coffin borne to the execution site, and the crowd witnessing the grim ritual.
The piece discusses the poor reputation of American naval seamen, calling for reform of wages and discipline. It urges higher authorities to expose abuses, improve officer conduct, and attract skilled, ambitious sailors to defend the flag, with a broader note on temperance and social improvement.
A meditation on faithful friendship rendering life brighter than worldly pleasures. It extols intimate mutual support spiritual companionship and shared sorrows as the highest happiness, contrasting loneliness with enduring trust and virtue. The piece celebrates mutual care and emotional reciprocity as healing through hardship.
Albany Cultivator reports on potato rot causes and remedies. Observations show rot worsens with shallow soil coverings and hot dry weather while deeper mulch protects yield. Letters from farmers discuss sulfur seed treatment, lime, plaster, and varied soil responses across fields and old potato holes.
An 19th century column mixes travel tale and moral musings. A wedding party near Mammoth Cave endures a capsized boat and darkness four miles underground as guide Mathew rescues them after five hours, while scattered notes praise discipline at Malden academy and a humorous aside about New Jersey wine prophecies.
The Rhode Island colony convened a royal commission at the Newport Colony House on January 5 1773 to investigate the June 10 1772 attack and burning of His Majesty’s armed schooner Gaspee. The board, led by Wanton Smythe Oliver and Auchmuty, examined witnesses, read letters between Wanton and Admiral Montagu, and planned further inquiries pending Montagu’s arrival aboard HMS Montagu.
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