Bristol Prenen Public Notices and Rates
Advertisement notice from Bristol Prenen weekly edition outlines publication schedule every Saturday morning at 40 7 Bradford Street Bristol BR showing rates for advertisements. Terms include advance payment four cents per copy and one dollar per square for three lines with twelve lines per square. yearly rates limited to 18 lines per advertiser.
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Bristol
Bradford Street
BR. I
W. H. & Bayley
Ana
Northcompania
Bless God for Rain Poem Exalts Rain and Peace
The poem frames gratitude for rain as a blessing from God and a sign of peace. It envisions abundant showers renewing land and life, contrasts sorrow of war with celestial imagery, and ends urging rain to wash away war's stain and let love prevail.
Rye on poor Rhode Island soil yields record crops
Moses Baker of Tiverton Rhode Island shows a sunken loam with hard pan gravel can support rye and corn on poor ground. He harvested 46 to 50 bushels per acre, then topped with compost and manure, producing seven foot sheaves and a total value of 42 dollars from four and a half acres. The method relies on heavy fertilization and careful top-covering to prevent winter kill.
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Moses Baker
Tiverton
Rhode Island
New York City
Mr. B
Heat Claims Two in Brooklyn. Two More Recover
In Brooklyn on Saturday two men died from heat exposure. Two others were struck by the heat but recovered with medical aid.
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Brooklyn
Exhibition Fascination Draws a Lady to Laces and Jewels
A reader notes the Exhibition’s appeal for women as pleasurable shopping rather than serious spending. She praises the display of lace, silks, beads, and jewelry, saying watching them is charming and free of pressure to buy. The text also mentions a Catholic curate seeking relief from confession by delaying it with a calendar of dates.
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Jou
Seot
Martha Washington remembered as a model of industry
An Newark Daily correspondent recounts Mrs. Martha Washington's practical example during the American War era. A Whipany, New Jersey family relays how Washington, knitting at home in a plain apron, urged American women to bold self-sufficiency and patriotism through industrious conduct.
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Wire
Washineron
Newark Daily
Washington
Mortis Co
N. J
Whipany
Mra. ‘Troupa
Gen. Washington
Mre. Troupe
Martha Washington
Freaks of Fortune and Benefits of Newspapers
A Philadelphia widow of three orphans recalls a shipbuilder father who died on the Kensington. Facing poverty she reads a newspaper ad seeking a middle aged domestic to run a household, hoping for mercy despite “no incumbrances.” She resolves to apply, clinging to faith and resolve.
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Philadelphia
Kensington
Lafayette
Ciy
Wolvert
New York
Cape Henlopen
Glen
Cynthia
Martin
Rosa
Glenn
Widow and Captain forge a humane guardianship tale in Philadelphia
In an 19th century Philadelphia scene, a destitute widow pleads for help for her three children. A Quaker publisher speaks of duty, and Job Carson, a wealthy bachelor, tests her incumbrances. After interviews, Carson adopts Martin Glenn and ensures education for the children with support from Captain Winepipes and others. The tale ends with marriages, fortunes, and lasting charity.
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Winepipes
Job Carson
Job Carew
Job
Capt
Winepipea
Glenn
Careon
Banquo
Martin
Cynthia
Rose
Brazil
Tifa
Connector Prime
Captain Winepipes
Martin Glenn
Joseph Winepipes
Rose Glenn
Prime
Jub
Jub Carson
Cynthia Glenn
Martin Green
Illinois
Mexico
Philadelphia
Bangar
Fragmentary Moral Riff and Weather Metaphors Highlight Decay
A jumble of damaged text sketches scenes from famine in Saint Helena and a snowstorm metaphor. It also rewords a liberty claim about equality and debt, ending with garbled phrases about church and work. The result reads as a chaotic collage of period voice and OCR errors.
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Geo. W. Bungay
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Delaware River
Font Eummer
Bleedon
Blockhead
Yis
Massa
Darkey
Jackplane
Vis
Congo
Old Joe
Masoa
Oatmeal's
Joe
Maire Qed
Gian
Jub Caraun
Sali
Old Job
Idi
Chip
Faix
Mulroney
Hannah Geaughey
Jimmy Geaughey
Sur
Banque
Iowa
Isaail
Tailleenake
St. Helena
Boreas
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