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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1857
Page
1
Enmity to Amity Showdown Ends at Montague Capulet Party
In Boston suburbia Mr. Montague, a respected lawyer, mediates a feud between the Montague and Capulet families sparked by a party snub. After wealth shifts via Uncle Ruel's will, he invites the Capulets to reconcile, leading to a cordial reunion and a renewed social bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Capulet
Eliza
Tom Capulet
Annie
Om Capulet
Montague
Boston
Holly Street
Capulet
Lovers Secretly Tie Knot After Feuding Families
The Montagues and Capulets maintain cordial relations as readers learn Romeo and Juliet were eventually married, avoiding a tragic ending.
Printer's Proverbs Version of Newsroom Etiquette
A playful medieval style verse warns readers about newsroom behavior and printing office rules. It jokes about Asking editors for news, questioning authors, handling type, and respecting proofs while praising subscribing to the Bristo Paenrner in advance for a good outcome.
Last Letter From Kinney Printer
A 1857 suicide note from Kinney of Westheid Chautauque county recounts drinking, buying a pistol, and a plan to end his life. He asks forgiveness, asks George to stay with his mother, and bids Jimmy to visit one last time. He laments life after his wife’s marriage and notes he will die.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Kinney
Westheid Chautauque County
Westrzip
Beomer
Bill
George
Jimmy
P. M. Kinney
Hasnep Meat in Doo Days
Last week three men suffered cholera morbus after eating hashed meat and vegetables at a city eatery. Though feared dead at first, all are now out of danger. The incident warns against indiscriminate dining and urges restaurateurs to discard stale vegetables rather than reuse them in meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Ruel
Annie
Elyza
Uncle Rael
Ruel
Ann
Montague
Congress
Washington
Mr. Capulet
Eliza
Mr. Montague
Om Capulet
Annied
Romeo
Capulet
Juliet
Capulets
Montagues
Enid
Mia. Capulet
Mary
Catahonsia
Saltwater
Californy
Pacific
Boston Journal
Clergyman Ponders Stones and Knees
A clergyman watching a poor man breaking stones with a pickaxe remarks that he wishes to break the stony hearts of his hearers as easily. The man answers that the clergyman may not work on his knees.
Sea-Sickness Cure Proposed by Surgeon on Steamship
Dr W Ps Aa tis, surgeon to a first class American steamship, argues sea-sickness is curable with prompt remedies. He notes vomiting first, then five drops of chloroform in a little water, repeated if needed, plus simple precautions to relieve nausea headache and insomnia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ps Aatis
London Lancest
Portland
Sabbath Devotion and Odd Fragments From a Distant Page
A mosaic of phrases on the Sabbath describing its blessing for workers and scholars, followed by a Russian blaze narrative about a June fire destroying 192 houses and a guard’s rescue, then a brief, clipped dialogue exchange between two people chatting about health and Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bardosh
Pankoy
Honest backwoodsman buys sugar in Columbia store
An unfamiliar man enters a Columbia South Carolina shop and asks for sugar. The shopkeeper replies with a sly ruse telling him Wig hasn’t got anything else. The man orders 150 pounds and later pays and leaves, noting he found coffee and other items at a different store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S.C
Proposal for standardizing ladies names among Friends
The article argues that women should hold a single given name and, upon marriage, keep their maiden name as a middle name. This practice would reveal marital status and family lineage at a glance, offering clarity and social advantages within the Society of Friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of Friends
London Times printing press and national pride
A London Times passage notes the paper’s daily height of fifty feet and a four day column reaching the London Monument. It states three hundred staff in the printing department, including reporters and proof readers, and claims the French nation despises all others except the English, with a certain honor in their hate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
London Monument
Vague Moral Maxim on Attention and Truth
A reflective line warns to focus on present interlocutors not on others imagined. It argues virtue tied to opinion relies on secrecy and cannot endure in isolation or a desert setting.
Ramage question at Mobile and Ohio depot prompts Irish drag teens remark
An Alabama observer visited the Mobile and Ohio Railroad depot and, attempting to quiz nearby Irish drag teens, yelled a prompt about the railroad one inquiry. A quick reply stated that one individual had the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramage
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
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GEO. II, Whitney
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Shevenran
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Su’ 'S Wharf
Wormser, Akmrpideries
Westounsner
Excaangy Street
Dirge
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Whisper
Dan
Annie Montapue
Eliza Montague
Enoug
Sam
New Orleans
Hin
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Ixion
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Ising
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