Bristol Pmenen Reader Classifieds Notice and Rates
An old Bristol weekly notices page shows subscription details and advertising rates. It lists address 0 7 Bradford Street, Bristol B L, by W H S Bayley Faas pyle biliary, and advance payment terms. Single copies cost 4 cents. ads are one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents per insert after. Yearly advertisers pay 40 dollars with paper included, limited to 18 lines per week for their business.
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Bradford Street
Bristol
B. L
W. H. S. Bayley
Faas
Pyle Biliary
Surreal Your Country Parse and Editorial Echoes
A Philadelphia Gazette note urges readers to support country papers and city weeklies alike, arguing editors in towns should not be sacrificed for big-city editions. A Detroit correspondent cites a wealthy farmer’s quest for gold in California, leaving family and home to pursue wealth.
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Neil
Saturday Gazette
Philadelphia
Country
The
Gazette
Detroit
Tecumseh, Mich
California
Lucre
Sacramento
Insect Slavery and Ant Slave Raids In Nature
The article discusses a striking insect behavior where certain ants kidnap workers from other species to serve as slaves. Red and pale ants raid Negro colonies, seize pupae, and force them to perform nest duties after emergence. The piece also includes a collage of historical anecdotes and quotations.
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Newman
Africa
Dorth
Pegro Cuolunny
Regio
Cimlel
Printer names and public virtue in an early American era
A scattered collection of opinions and anecdotes extols printers as foundational figures in literature and public life. It recalls caustic quotes about class, race, and ambition, then shifts to essays on modesty, national character, and the value of writing. It closes with a local alert about man-eating sharks in Lyon Harbor and a fatal shooting of Capt Tyson by a sleeping enslaved man.
The Life of an Editor and the Burden of Newspapers
The article quotes Captain Marryatt on the endless toil of editors. It describes the weekly burden of writing leading articles under all circumstances as a Sisyphean task, with continual correction, printing, and relentless drudgery shaping the editor’s life.
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Marryatt
England
Sisyphus
Abstinence as Cure from Illness and Wealth Parable
The piece argues many illnesses in adults and children can be cured by abstaining from food for a time, preferring fasting over drugs. It recounts a Philadelphia doctor who treats headaches by skipping meals and notes diet changes can cure indigestion. It ends with reflections on wealth as satisfying the heart and a joke about Mrs. Partington mispronouncing Mr. Scattering's name in an election.
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Philadelphia
Arrival of Lucy Brown Sparks Village Gossip in Pond
In Pond village New England, Squire Johnson’s sister in law Lucy Brown arrives to live with the Johnsons. Neighbors chatter about her age looks and social effect as local youths plan to invite her on a sailing excursion.
Rival Suitors Chase Miss Brown Along Pond Road
Miss Lucy Brown arrives in Pond village to teach a district school. Charles Robinson and Stephen Jones compete for her favor, each plotting a bold weekend approach, while Susan Jones watches and public interest grows as the week unfolds.
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Miss Brown
Charles Robinson
Aaid
Jack Bean
Lucy Brown
Gree Moore
Susan Jones
Milas
Prige
Stephen Jones
Charles
Stephen
Squire Johnson
Pond Village
Mit
Masa Brown
Miss Lucy
Mr. Robinson
Mike Lucy
Neiter
Ifsewa
Faye
Charlee
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James Harper
Horace Greeley
N. P. Wilks
Robert Sears
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Charles Lamb
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Congress
Lynn
Lyon Harbor
Breed's Wharf
Monoea
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Mississippi River
Seba Smith
New England
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Farmer Jones
Amart
Farner Jones
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
Susan
Miss Johnson
Mrs. J
Charlea Robinson
McBean's
Patty
Davin
Sally
Sally Davis
Patty Bean
Squire
John Bean
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Mr. Bean
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Lucy
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