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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1851
Page
1
The Bristol Yprenex announces its Bristol publication details and subscription rates. It outlines in advance payment terms for local and distant subscribers and lists advertising rates and line limits for yearly advertisers.
Poem extols childhood as natural and free, arguing against harsh discipline. It likens youth to a verdant wildwood and a renewing fountain, urging gentle guidance to foster strength, health, and growth into manhood. It contrasts restraint with nurture, urging education through play and exploration.
The text argues that women possess sweetness of temper as a divine gift and essential trait. It contends heaven did not grant weakness or anger but balanced nature, so wives may lament yet not despair. A husband should show indulgence to keep peace and allow sweetness to prevail.
A clinical breathing test instructs a patient to take a full breath and count aloud while exhaling. In healthy lungs the count lasts twenty to thirty seconds, while in consumption pleural pneumonia the time is shorter, and in confirmed consumption it is usually under six seconds.
A Portland Advice column cites a friend who claims steady two to three minute gaze at green baize or green silk can cure sick headache. The method reportedly never failed for the practitioner.
The remark links to Micawber’s strategy of storing hope to offset trouble. He once faced debt imprisonment and arranged funding to decorate a house with hanging gardens in case circumstances worsened. The text contrasts this with self harm as a worse option.
A man in Orange County was found one night atop an overshot wheel inside a fulling mill. When asked his purpose he said he aimed to get to bed but the stairs would not stay still.
A Gascon officer told the Minister of War he risked death by hunger to secure his pay. The minister noted the officer’s full reddened face contradicted the claim, prompting the reply that the face belonged to the landlord who had extended long-term credit.
On Saturday evening and Sunday morning four ships including General Leon Dover Vesper and Jefferson docked within twelve hours at his port carrying a total 12 200 bhis of other goods and 550 of which appears.
A collection of fragmentary anecdotes and aphorisms on human folly and virtue. It cites odd courtroom remarks about poisoning and coins, contrasts happiness with usefulness, and notes a French paper predicting Jenny Lind’s move after her American engagement. It also mentions Liberian voyage plans by fifteen African Americans.
Erastus West of Ganada accidentally shot himself in Stowe Wisconsin while attempting to break a tree limb with the butt of his rifle. He sustained a gunshot wound with no intent to kill. Local authorities reported the mishap as an unintended discharge from the firearm. The incident drew attention to rifle safety in rural communities.
A New Hampshire paper reports no drunkenness among candidates before or after the election. Henry Clay arrived in Havana on the 17th, was warmly received, in good health, and planned to depart for New Orleans around the 2nd of April.
The text remarks that few perform both noble deeds and deeds of mercy. It contrasts the act of giving a cup of cold water with boastful philanthropy. It suggests worldly praise fades while true benevolence endures in heaven.
An attorney named Iden is described as becoming a minister through study of law and pursuit of profits. The remark links legal training with religious vocation and financial gain.
A fragment from a historic wit text notes the difficulty of holding back the tongue in difficulty and contrasts quiet restraint with rough action as a moral or humorous quip.
In a light household dialogue Quiz claims his son may have inherited mischief from others. Madame Quiz counters that his temper was not gained at home, defending both spouses with playful banter about parental influence and temperamental traits.
An essay praising the everyday wife as the source of comfort in a home. The narrator argues that a married man gains ease from his wife’s quiet labor unseen, lighting, cooking, and arranging the household, which he often overlooks as the source of the warmth and atmosphere around him.
A cement made from rice flour and cold water forms a durable paste suitable for bonding paper and cards. In plastic form it can mold models and reliefs, dries with a high polish, and offers attractive, practical craft value.
Dissolve al W in strong lye, then rinse with soap and wash utensils with linen rag. The young should be spared sorrow as much as possible. Never dim the sunshine of hope or leave them without memory of its glory.
In a misty autumn evening in Sir George’s East, Mr Duncan endures a day of business loss. His wife Mrs Duncan habitually seeks social status and buys crimson damask window curtains, a carpet, and a new hearth rug to impress Mrs Peacock. The fits of expense strain the couple, revealing pride, envy, and marital tension as the guest visits unfold.
After a distant relative bequeathed £200 to Mrs Duncan she rushes to spend on lavish furniture, hoping to rival Mrs Peacock. Her husband’s financial ruin then surfaces, sparking fear, remorse, and a desperate struggle to salvage his credit and their future.
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