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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1852
Page
3
A mother found both her two young children sick after chewing unknown root portions. The youngest slept beside her before dying, and the elder soon followed. The incident is noted among Western region accident reports with significant fatalities.
Forty nine received the rite of Confirmation on Sunday with twenty two at Trinity Church eight at Zion Church and nineteen at the mission near the Coddingy. Dutch officers report Japan strengthens coastal fortifications ahead of expected arrival of a naval force from the United States.
A mid afternoon sailboat capsized near Palgers Island injuring three youths aged 12 to 15. One boy Nathan Maxfield was rescued, two others William Hewland and Tilson Wood Jr. drowned. Body recovery reported. warning issued to youths to avoid such perilous ventures. Nearby wrecks and accidents noted along with various 1840s incidents and transit reports.
The Bristol and Providence Telegraph Company stockholders plan a meeting in the room adjoining the Post Office on Monday at 8 o clock. A separate item notes a youth of 19 who faced Mrs Russell at a house of Hon D A Simmons in Roxbury weeks ago, and mentions a prior prison term. The Milk Bill in New York City for April stands at 593 dollars.
The Boston Post reports Mr Tarasuen recently freed from imprisonment in Spain returns to the United States with resolve that wrongs will be answered. The Vermont Chronicle notes Green’s Oxygenated Bitters as a valued medicine with certificates from citizens and scientists supporting its curative claims. Reed Hayes Austin Wholesale Druggists advertise the product at $1 per bottle and Bristol agent Levy Briggs.
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