Bristol Pmenen Advertising Rates and Terms
Bristol PMENEN lists subscription prices and ad rates. Local subscribers pay two dollars yearly in advance, distant subscribers ten dollars yearly, single copies five cents, and advertising costs are one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents per additional insertion. Yearly advertisers limited to 18 lines per week and to their own immediate business.
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Bristol
Bradford Street
RK. I
W. H. Bayley
Melancholy Mortality Strikes Rall and Ball Families
The Rochester Democrat reports a deadly outbreak sweeping the Rall family as Mrs. Rall and Mr. Rall die within days, followed by the eldest son, then Ball and his wife and their three sons Walter Irving and John, all dying in rapid succession. The Ball family, living near Court Street, faced a foul air in a furnace area.
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Daniel R
Mr. Ball
Walter
Irving
John
Court Street
Rochester
Democrat
Drowned Boy at Peckham's Wharf Tragedy Reported
The Newport Advertiser notes the drowning of Dr T W Wood’s young son at the head of Peckham's Wharf on Monday afternoon. The boy had been missing since around 9 am and his hat found nearby suggests the water loss occurred then. The paper extends condolences to the family.
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T. W. Wood
Peckham's Wharf
Newport Advertiser
Peter
Hhe Trank
Bill
Peter Close
No3
Natchez
Distillery Decline Spurs Church Growth in Fayette County Ohio
The Fayette County Bible Society reports at its annual meeting that thirty-five years ago the county had thirty distilleries and no church, while now there are thirty churches and no distillery. Milford saw a liquor seizure last week as E. M. Hilliard a local druggist faced a guilty verdict, fine, and appeal in Milford’s second trial.
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Fayette
Milford
E. M. Hilliard
Gas Works Granted to Salsbury for 20 Years
Town meeting last Friday granted to C. Salsbury of New York the exclusive right to erect gas works and supply gas for 20 years. The contractor must complete within two years and monopoly ends if gas is unused for two years. The venture will require large outlay and benefit many, especially public houses, with expected profits for all involved.
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C. Salsbury
New York
Newport Advertiser
Navy costs exceed global mercantile shipping profits
The passage notes that world mercantile shipping totals about 8,000,000 tons valued at $30 per ton, yielding only about $21,000,000 after costs. It then states Britain's current year navy appropriation is $33,620,000, arguing that annual naval expenses exceed the net profit of all civilized world shipping.
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Civilized World
Migration of sea turtles across 450 miles to Cayman Isles
Observers note sea turtles cross from the Bay of Honduras to the Cayman Isles near Jamaica, a 450 mile voyage. Their navigation surpasses charts, even in hazy weather, as vessels reportedly steer by the sound of the swimming turtles to reach a favorable egg-laying site.
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Bay of Honduras
Cayman Isles
Jamaica
Subduing a Horse by Corded Head Tie in Mexico
A New York Commercial reporter describes a US officer returning from Mexico who used a bedcord sized card tied atop the horse's head to pin the ear and restrain the animal. The horse then followed commands and allowed feet to be lifted, behaving like a trained dog. The method is said to be common in Mexico and South America.
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N. Y. Commercial
United States Service
Mexico
South America
A Charleston Runaway Printer Struggles for Freedom
Peter Close escapes Boston, works in Charleston, New Orleans, and Natchez while pursued by a $20 Boston reward. He endures fever in New Orleans, faces a harsh steamboat captain, and is stranded on a riverbank before taking a keel-boat passage toward Natchez.
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Arthur
Charleston
Boston
South
Moncey
Nin
Ludlow
Mobile
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Mr. Ludlow
Saad
Crescent City
Close
Number Twenty-Five
Peter Clage
Sam
William
Natchex
Masea
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