Bulstoum Phenex Advertising Rates and Schedule
Published weekly from Bradford Street Bristol this notice outlines subscription prices two dollars annually payable in advance for town residents two dollars for new residents and four cents for single insertions. Ad rates set at one dollar per square for three weeks twenty cents for each additional insertion with twelve lines per square. Obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
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Bulstoum Phenex
Bradford Street
Bristol
W. i
Bayley
Hazel Dell Nellys Sleep Song Fragment
Fragment from a sentimental poem recalling Hazel Dell and the grave of Nelly. A narrator laments the loss of a beloved companion, describes moonlit walks and a lonely vigil, and vows to keep a watch over Nelly’s grave as tears moisten the remembered image.
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Nelly
Hazel Dell
Azar
Bakers Impounded Bread Weighed by City Officials
High Constable Battershall and Officer Kipp raided baker carts catching underweight loaves. One hundred ten loaves confiscated and handed to the Overseer of the City Poor for distribution. The short weight ranged from one to four and a half ounces set against a rising bread cost.
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Battershall
Kipp
Troy
Tragic Fishing Trip Near Mattapoisett Claims Three Lives
On a Thursday morning Rufus Hammond Josep Dexter and a ten year old boy, son of George A Bradley, set out from Mattapoisett for a fishing excursion. They reached Sippican in the afternoon and on returning their boat capsized. The bodies have not yet been recovered. Hammond aged about 52 leaves a wife. Dexter was a young man newly married and also leaves a wife.
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Dexter
B. Standard
Reward Offered for Arsonist in Somerset Fire
Capt. James M. Hood of Somerset offers a $1000 reward for the incendiary who destroyed his property during the district fire. Citizens contribute $1150 and the town adds $200, totaling $2350 for the search.
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Lacos
Orrenso
James M. Hood
Somerset
Know-Nothings sweep San Francisco mayoral race
In San Francisco the Know-Nothings carried the city, electing S. P. Webb formerly Mayor of Salem Massachusetts by over 500. They won a broad majority on a 27 name ticket selecting 20 Whig and Anti-Broderick nominees and 7 Know-Nothing only. The council will have twelve Whigs and four Democrats.
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San Francisco
S. P. Webb
Salem
Mass
New Common Council
Nativist party nominations in Philadelphia amid lodge counts
The Know Nothings met in Philadelphia to nominate candidates. The state reportedly has 638 lodges with 110000 members, 80000 in good standing. Whig James Pollock won 32000 majority over Native American candidate Stratford, securing the Know-Nothing nominee.
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Philadelphia
James Pollock
Stradford
Fragmented 19th Century Dialogue on Diet and Conscience
A cameo of dialogue cites a household servant recounting a supper of beef steak and onions clam pie cold chicken salad and cucumbers. The speaker contrasts material wealth with inner peace noting nothing precious can compare to quiet conscience.
Reading and spelling, the rudiments of education
The Cleveland Herald urges thorough instruction in reading and spelling as the foundation of schooling. It condemns neglect of these basics, notes cheerful discipline, and warns against Know Nothing misinformation while recounting a dubious Curwensville lodge tale.
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Cleveland Herald
Board of Education
Quick Wit in Face of Cholera Death Doubtful Comfort
An inveterate drinker told cholera was incurable and he would soon go to a world of spirits. He replied with humor that it is hard to obtain spirits in this world, showing his persistent liquor view despite illness.
Massachusetts man seeks dog license for next of kin
A fragment notes a Massachusetts man required to license a pet dog. He asks the clerk if the owner must apply in person and is told no, as next of kin may file papers. The item reads as a small legal or civic notice with unclear names.
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Massachusetts
Pri
Fashionable Lady Angles with Reverend over Husband
A reverend questions a well dressed wife about her husband and his goodness. The lady replies she regards him as good though the minister notes the Bible suggests a man should clothe his wife. Punch offers a comic schoolgirl quip about birthdays and a girl resisting a kiss.
Lydia's Wages and a Summer with Caleb Purdy
Lydia leaves Mrs. Purdy's house to return to city life after a summer of work and companionship. Caleb insists on escorting her to New York and back, promising to marry her, while Anna's absence and the family dynamics shape a hopeful yet uncertain future.
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Mr Pa
Caleb
Purdy
Lydia
Elijah Purdy
Inquiries About Merchant Prompt A Rail Director Repute
A person asking about a merchant’s standing was told he was likely respectable since he had never served as a railroad director. The remark reflects a regional view linking respectability to railroad ties and governance.
Tomato Fies Recipe Preserves From Pomological Society
A Boston Pomological Society note presents Mrs. Eliza Marsh’s tomato preserves. It instructs scalding tomatoes, weighing, sugaring equal to tomatoes, repeating syrup baths for three cycles, then sun drying if weather permits and packing with sugar between layers. A note adds apples boiled in syrup yield a sauce.
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Pomological Society
Boston
Eliza Marsh
Rolling Stones and the Value of a Moving Life
A country editor recalls the proverb A Rolling Stone gathers no moss and argues that a life in constant motion yields character. The piece contrasts stones worn smooth by waters with jagged, polished crystals and suggests enduring effort shapes a stronger, enduring form.
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Nmun
Bedlam
Order of
Know Nothings
Rultsuian
Curwensville
Derrick
Punch
Kavioatte
Godey
Alice
Neal
Anna
Elnathan
Nate
John Williams
Liddy
Susan
Susan Williams
Caleb Purdy
Mrs. Purdy
Mess Williams
York
Westchester News
Mr. Purdy
Mrs. P
Ms. Purdy
Billy
New York
Sam
Augustin
Lord Walsingham
England
Kiddlestick
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