Bristol notices and rates from weekly publication
Weekly Bristol newspaper ad notices entry lists subscription prices and schedule notes. Rates include advance annual and quarterly options with per square charges for advertisements. It notes that religious, obituary, and political notices are charged as advertisements and that readers may obtain forms at the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brestou Pwmenen
Bradford Street
Bristol
K.J
W. Il. S. Bayley
Abscriers
Otlee
Nearer My God to Thee Song Fragment
A damaged OCR fragment presents the hymn Nearer My God to Thee with repeated lines about drawing closer to God, crossing through darkness and seeking guidance, including phrases like wanderer and heaven. Strong entities are absent. the text focuses on lyric lines and musical invocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bullati
Proclamation for public Thanksgiving day in Rhode Island
A gubernatorial proclamation designates the thirtieth of November as a day of public thanksgiving and praise. It cites gratitude for national prosperity, the cessation of pestilence, and moral improvements, urging all citizens to suspend labor and join in adoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Dence
Wintrake W. Hoppin
Providence
Thorsdays
Rhode Island Acts Raise Treasurer Salary and Shell Fisheries Powers
Rhode Island General Assembly enacts a raise in the General Treasurer salary from 500 to 750 dollars payable quarterly. The session also expands oversight for oyster and shellfish preservation, authorizing watchmen appointed by the Shell Fisheries Commissioners for the Providence River Great Bed area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
A.D
William R, Watson
Supreme Court
A. D
Comion Pleas
Attess
William R. Watson
Providence River
Great Bed
Providence Oyster Fishery Tax and Watchmen Provisions
A Rhode Island document outlines provisions for commissioners to appoint constables and watchmen for the Providence oyster fishery, detailing powers, boat provisions, and funding via tax on each lot. It also covers penalties for nonpayment and potential reallocation of unoccupied lands, with resolutions on wartime veterans benefits and pension parity across conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Sime
R. Watson
Debated Naval Depot Plan and Vital Civil Registry
Historic fragments discuss a possible Narragansett Bay naval depot and concurrent state authority to acquire land for dockyards. Also included is an act mandating annual registration of births, marriages, and deaths with local clerks reporting to the Secretary of State.
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Narragansett Bay
United States
Navy Department
Navy Yard
General Assembly
Unite States
Congress
William R, Watson
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Ordi
Hee, F
William W. Hoppin
W. R. Watson
York Co
Olshis
Prays Eunes
Mrs. Owen
Lemue
London
England
Qwen
Mary Parker
Mary
Bright
Edward Owen
Burward
Edward
Yin
Norbright
Woodlands
Colonel Parker
Scott Russell
Australia
Galway
Halifax
Russell
Henry Ward Beecher
Crixton
Loxpon
Lovell
Leeds
Laws OF
WM. R. Watson
Sec
Congress of the
William K, Watson
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