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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1869
Page
2
A Bristol paper laments moral decline among financial leaders and public officials. It argues absence of principle, industry corruption, and judge complicity threaten economic prosperity. It praises bonds and railroads while warning of land piracy tied to banking houses. The article also reports the death of Mr. George Peabody with international tributes.
The article notes Iowa as a rising center with 35 million acres of blad soil and 85 million bushels of grain produced last year. It highlights railroad expansion, including the Central Road linking Missouri to Minnesota, with 45 miles finished and over a million dollars spent. Prominent directors include W A Wheelock, J J Donaldson, W B Shattuck, J S Gilman, and W H Sheffield.
A collage of brief notes mentions St Miers Church of New Slaven housing 800 volumes, the Newport Journal shifting from Saturday to Thursday, and Corner window sashes gaining popularity with English makers. It notes governors assigning November 18 as a day of thanksgiving, and various snippets on crops, industries, churches, and local events across the United States.
The new vessel Frank N Thayer, 1220 tons, Lloyds rated, arrived at Honolulu after a San Francisco voyage started August 27 with 868 750 dollars wheat cargo. Severe gales from September 4 caused cargo shift and trapped ventilation. crew fell ill from bilge gas. The ship is owned in Boston.
Attention shifts to Egypt as the Nile overflows during an October inundation. Vast dikes around the Pyramids of Giseh are raised to keep back waters that threaten a palace and large granaries. Thirty thousand troops labor eight days to avert disaster.
The Philadelphia Ledger predicts coal prices in Philadelphia this season will not rise and may fall. Anthracite supply is 427,340 tons below last year, but bituminous coal has grown by 475,000 tons, leaving coal short of expectations. Fuel economy due to high prices will not offset the normal annual consumption rise.
A boy on a St Paul street was chased and frightened by a large dog last week. He suffered extreme fright causing loss of appetite and sleep, and gradually wasted away from the ordeal before recovery.
The Bristol Train of Artillery schedules a grand Military Ball at their Armory on Thanksgiving evening the 18th. Music by the What Cheer Quadrille Band of Providence. The Riverside magazine and Panix offer advertised for 1870 at four dollars. A hearse house moved to Crooked Jane and town stone crusher engine set near Peckys rocks.
Miss Louisa Potter daughter of John Potter of Rock street had a hand severely lacerated when caught in a speeder gear at Reynolds Manufacturing Company Mill on Friday morning of last week. A bone about two inches long was removed from the hand. Wounds treated by Dr. Drury and patient taken to Rhode Island Hospital on Saturday.
Delegates from Temples of Honor Providence with the What Cheer Band visited on an extra train and held a large meeting in Town Hall. Several temples were represented and Rev I Jones presided, with Rev Harris and Rev Winchester addressing attendees. A charter petition for a Bristol Temple of Honor circulated after the meeting. The What Cheer Band drew big crowds before and after, and return to Providence occurred shortly after ten o'clock.
Record of receipts and payments dated Jan 8 1869 for the association in trust with Samuel W. Church William B Spooner Charles IR Doringh and William R Taylor. Funds listed include Providence Inst for Savings Bristol Inst for Savings City Savings Bank and Mechanics Savings Bank with bonds totaling 2000 plus cash and dividends.
A North Town resident complains that loaded teams use the sidewalk from Burt's Hill to the railroad crossing, forcing pedestrians to dodge deep ruts and filth. Despite funds and labor for walk improvements, authorities overlook this nuisance. The letter urges action to stop sidewalk teaming and protect public welfare.
A town man, Elisha Hathaway, received a Providence letter inviting him to preach. A young impostor, John W Andrews, posing as Deacon Wood, met Hathaway at a boarding house, produced a pistol, and extorted a $1500 check. Hathaway alerted police. Andrews, found with strychnine, confessed to the plot and was jailed for trial.
The catalog lists Dedicated to Miss Ida Lewis Pleasant Memories by J Lafleur and Beauty Polka as played by Gilmore's Band Pawtucket. Also available 1L by W E Gilmore with publisher E W Billings Providence address 66 Westminster Street.
The Inman Manufacturing Company of Warren, Indiana, captured the first premium a silver medal for their shoe string and silk braiders at the Massachusetts Mechanics Exhibition held in Boston.
A fragment recalls a Providence Herald item where bands, tents, and locals sparked a lively, mock confrontation as quotes circulate about getting up and making noise, reflecting a playful public banter in the paper.
A reader note from a distant source claims Johnson's Anodyne Liniment cured chronic rheumatism and a case of chest disease labeled consumption. The writeup recalls a long history of public use over forty years with growing demand and widespread belief in its relief.
An early health advertisement touts Johnson's Alodyne Lintment as a remedy for coughs colds sore throats stomach issues and indigestion. The notice emphasizes reliability and uses period medical language to persuade readers to try the product.
A garbled notice indicates the Oreide Watch Co at 61 Dorrance Street offers timepieces and collections. It references New York Oy Watch Co and mentions watch dates and pulses and express delivery.
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