Self Respect And Public Morality Highlighted In 1869 Editorial
The Bristol Phenix publishes a moral essay urging men to protect their own dignity and family life, condemning financial corruption and public vice. It links personal self-respect to conduct at home and in society, then prints Rhode Island Governor Skeath Padelford’s Thanksgiving Proclamation urging gratitude, charity, and national unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Padelford
United States
Union
Ilia Son
Jesus Christ
Providence
Sketh Padelford
Joan R. BamLert
Earthquake Shocks Felt Across New England Coast
Around five o'clock on the morning of the 22d, tremors were reported across New England with coastal areas most affected. The article notes a Treasurer Spinner report indicating a $56,000,000 swing in six months to August 31, 1869, versus the prior year, due to higher revenues and lower costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Spinner
Pigeon English notes and diverse 19th century items
A satirical Harpers piece contrasts Pigeon English with Hamlet lines and lists a string of short curiosities: pigeon invasion in Kentucky, Catholic population in Massachusetts, a piano operated by feet, farmers raising batter, sugar crop estimates, canned corn production in Maine, a Hartford court case, a Brooklyn cathedral price, and various local oddities including a blind elderly woman in Westminster and the nation’s smallest man in Winterset.
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Kentucky
Massachusetts
Cusa
Maine
Hartford
Galveston Custom House
New
Pere Hymacinthe
Amarhiage
Tapis
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Suez
Maurice
United States
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jefferson County
Florida
Pembroke
Juarez
Mexico
Maximilian
Seventh Connecticut Regiment
Alfred H. Terry
Local Rubber Co’s Bristol Works Growth and Operations
In 1864 ground was broken on the ten acre lot east of Wood Street Bradford for the National Rubber Co main buildings. By August of the next year the plant was partly complete and machinery in use with about fifty workers. Now the complex covers nearly four acres with over seven hundred employees. The article details departments from gum washing to calendering, boot and shoe rooms, coating, vulcanizing, packing, and the extensive engine and boiler houses, plus fire protection and town connections. It notes leadership and key foremen, payroll totals, and the extensive scale of production and employment.
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Wood Street
Bradford
National Rubber Co
William W. Brown
Tappan Wentworth
Edwin M. Chafee
A O. Bourn
Isaac F. Williams
Para
Rio
South America
Central America
Calender Department
Allen G. Wright
Robert Newhold
Army
Navy
Mechanics
Theodore Hawley
Albert Hawley
Jonathan Adcock
Edwin Middleton
Corliss
William A Harris
Providence
Tappan Morrill
Ftock
John F. Petty
Tae Carpenter
William H. Thompson
Bristol
David C. Morrill
Thomas D. Tudson
Fall River
Japan’s Modernization Push Marks New Era of Progress
Proposals in Japan include a Kobe to Osaka railroad and a Jeddo to Yokohama telegraph, plus a new mint and foreign‑taught education. Officials aim to outpace centuries of isolation, opening vast trade routes across Asia and to the western coast of America with thousands of ships and workers.
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Japan
Kobe
Osaka
Jeddo
Yokohama
China
West
Asia
America
Tragic Jump Off Bristol Steamer Near Sound
A middle aged woman in elegant dress leaped from the Bristol on the New York to Fall River voyage. The steamer halted and a one and a half hour search failed to locate her. Identity of the woman could not be determined.
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Derma
Bristol
New York
Fall River
Coal fields around Pittsburg brace vast area
Tur coal fields around Pittsburg embrace an area of 15 000 square miles, ork ROCK acres. The whole amount shipped for the last twenty four years from that part up to July 4 1869 will exceed 500 000 000 of bushels.
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Tur
Pittsburg
Shidan's Cavalry Condition Powders Featured for Animal Ailments
An old veterinary remedy touts Shidan's Cavalry Condition Powders for various livestock issues. Claims cover loss of cod and horn, red water in cows, loss of appetite, rot or murrain in sheep, thick or broken wind, roaring, and kidney obstructions in horses.
Irishman Seeks Liniment for Rheumatism
An Irishman visits a drug store seeking Johnson's duodyne Liniment for rheumatism. The druggist asks which part of the body, and the reply is humorous, stating the pain is “in every hour and corner of me.”
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Johnson
Ivery
New Truck Leads Torch Light Parade by Local Fire Firms
The Dreaprotanut Hook and SappER Companxt No 1 Captain Straight received a new truck last Monday evening. A torch light procession through town, led by the Company and escorted by King Philip Fire Engine Co No 4 Captain Darling, showcased their uniforms. The Bristol Cornet Band provided music, followed by a bountiful collation in the Four's hall on Thames and Franklin streets. Guests from Providence and Newport connected with fire departments attended.
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Straight
King Philip Fire Engine Co. No. 4
Darling
Bristol Cornet
Thames
Franklin Streets
Fire Departments
Providence
Newport
Patent for improved threshing machine shown in Baltimore exhibit
Mr. F. A. Geisler of this town has obtained a patent for an improvement in threshing machines that thresh and winnow grain simultaneously. The patent was issued on the 21st of last month and one machine is on exhibition at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore where it attracts much attention.
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Ter
F. A. Geisler
Maryland Institute
Baltimore
Town Council and Probate Court Meeting Notice
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council and Court of Probate will be held in the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon next at two o'clock.
Snowfall Briefly Dusts Town With Two Inch Drift
Snow fell in the town Wednesday morning to about two inches but quickly melted. A light additional dusting occurred on Thursday.
That Comical Brown Entertainment Shakes Button Market
A recent performance by That Comical Brown unsettled the button market with observers noting a sudden price shift and increased demand for novelty buttons. Merchants report brisk sales but warn of instability in late evening trading.
Oreide Watch Co Offers Low Priced Watches by Mail
Oreide Watch Co presents watches matching $150 to $200 styles at 10 to 13.50. Mail order with bill for collection or express service. Agents wanted. Address: Oreide Watch Co., 1 Dorrence Street, Providence.
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New York
Oreide Watch Co
Dorrence Street
Providence
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