29 Oct 1853
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1853
Page
1
Bristol publication announces weekly issue with pricing for advertisements. Rates include 1 dollar per square for three insertions and 20 cents for each further insertion. Yearly ads cost 10 dollars with limits on weekly frequency and exclusive business.
Governor Francis M Dimond of Rhode Island proclaims Thursday November 24, 1853 as a day of public thanksgiving. He urges gratitude to Providence and prayer for national prosperity, education and civil and religious harmony, urging mercy and philanthropy.
A colored man named Jones testified in Richmond Mayor's court that he sold himself to Mr. Carrington after being emancipated in 1851. The judge found the self sale illegal but postponed final action to Hastings Court for the charge of remaining in the state. Riots hurt business, deterring a would be brick mill in Central Falls due to mob violence.
A regular shopper complains of insufficient length in stockings after causing a clerk to topple a display. The exchange pokes fun at the request for the very longest hose, while a quip about calling the next engine house follows. A unrelated note suggests bringing a friend to tea to lower room temperature.
A sensational flyer proclaims the opening of a shop to sell “Liquid Fire” and familiar spirits, claiming to drag drinkers toward riot, crime, and poverty. It warns of asylum, prisons, and gallows, and asserts the proprietor’s pledge to ruin lives for a few cents, urging readers to meet at the bar.
In early dawn Henry confronts a savage plot as Black John guides a desperate search for Ella. The Four Brothers scheme vengeance while Henry, aided by John, tracks a trail to a riverfront beach hoping to rescue Ella before a dawn sacrifice.
The Indian relaxes his features and Henry, filled with remorse for accusing the savage of recent devastation, seeks forgiveness. An emotional reconciliation follows as the Indian shows sympathy and helps stabilize Henry, who nearly collapses in the clutches of guilt with Black John aiding his regained footing.
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