NEWPORT MERCURY
\njˈuːpɔːt mˈɜːkjʊɹi], \njˈuːpɔːt mˈɜːkjʊɹi], \n_j_ˈuː_p_ɔː_t m_ˈɜː_k_j_ʊ_ɹ_i]\
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the second newspaper published in Rhode Island. It was founded and edited by James Franklin, and the first numbers appeared at Newport in September, 1758. This journal attained considerable success, becoming at once self-supporting. It has never been suspended since the first publication, and continues at the present time under the original title.
By John Franklin Jameson
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.