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Quaker and Landlord Debate Measures in Bristol Inn
A Quaker in Bristol questions beer measures and the landlord’s quota while debating endorsements. The piece includes humorous vignettes about pills versus fowls, a cow’s leg bandage to stop kicking, and joking remarks on political platforms. It ends with an advertisement for Israel Post subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Boniface
Ebenezer
Washington
T. H. Matteson
Congress
J.T. Headley
Napoleon
C. Edwards Lester
H. T. Tuckerman
John Brougham
Francis C Woodworth
W. Gillmore Simms
George W. Peck
Edgar A. Poe
E. A. Duyceinck
Orville Dewey
George Wilkins Kendall
H. P. Grattan
Ralph Hoyt
Unite States
Canadas
Jacob Townsend
Townsend
P Townsend
Wen
Heaith
Besta
Tiger Leneed
Jacus
Saul
Syruce Street
the Park
Jacob
Sarsaparilla
Alex. Welsh
Sprace St
Nassau-street
N.Y. City
M. F. Cushing