10 Apr 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1847
Page
1
Bristol Phenix announces weekly publication by W H S Bayley with annual and single copy prices, subscription rates in advance, and advertising charges. It notes half yearly payments, in advance, and a per-square advertisement rate with duration options and arrear policies.
Poem expresses hope for warmth and renewal as winter recedes. Nature visions summer return through imagery of sun, streams, birds, and the steadfast belief that spring follows decay. The speaker invokes faith and memory to sustain the promise of sunny days ahead.
An arc of ancient fiction depicts King James of Jonathan waging war to seize his sister's vineyard along the Sabine river. Zacherial and Winfield resist, breaking royal orders as Horace the scribe vilifies the king while Zachariah leads enmity against the host. The treasury dwindles as the tale moves toward further trouble.
In a prophetic tale the king contemplates new levies as bankers led by Flintheart refuse a ten thousand talent gold loan. Counselor Ritelue schemes taxes on tea and coffee to fill royal coffers amid popular resistance. Zachariah inspires a perilous letter as the realm reels.
A thrifty couple bought a costly Brussels carpet to outshine neighbors. Mrs Howard’s vanity spurred purchases of mahogany chairs, mirrors, and more, fueling debt. The pair’s social climb led to a lavish lifestyle, widening the gap with friends and ending in financial ruin. Mr Harvey warns the lesson of excess.
A narrative recalls Mr Howard's fall from wealth after failed ventures and debts. His flight ends in a clerical job on an obscurer street while Mrs Howard endures social scorn from a fashionably hypocritical circle. The piece also reflects on appearances and status through a tale of dress and respect.
A Roman Consul counsels his son on choosing a wife with judgment to manage a meal, taste to dress, care to wash, and restraint when silent. The remark reflects ancient views on domestic roles and virtue in marriage.
A father took his son to a carpenter to be bound as an apprentice in old times. The master, a kindly man, teased the boy about eating what he disliked. The boy replied he loved everything except mince and apple pies.
The Portland Tribune argues the theatre harms the young and unsettles families. It urges virtuous youths toward honesty, industriousness, and the respect of elders to secure good apprenticeships and stable futures.
The article notes Aied Bey of Tunis as educated and philanthropic, despite Mahomedan faith. It highlights his mother’s Genoese Catholic background and claims he freed thirty thousand slaves in his state, framing his stance as humane and noble.
A London correspondent recalls a sturdy Welsh woman guiding four cows with a load on her head while scolding them in Welsh. He notes a New York Quaker healer famed for burns and a recipe involving bees wax burgundy pitch and oil. A London encounter reports a professor famed for omnipotence provoking a child and hare dialogue about riding through.
A reflective piece urges young minds to visit poverty and sickness to learn compassion. It contrasts comfort with need, notes the Bible as guide, and cites Dr. Arnold. It tells of small deeds shaping mercy, with a moral about charity and inner witness.
A report favors a chronometer with a glass balance spring over steel in a North Sea test. A long fragment tells a humorous tale of a young man in a village church pursued by a girl with sharp eyes, plus a Roman knight's heirloom debt anecdote about buying a bedstead.
The passage asks why readers infer David and Joshua were intemperate men, noting David went to meet Goliath with a sling on the field of honor and Joshua prepared to attack Jericho with a horn and a blow out.
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