10 Apr 1852
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1852
Page
1
A local listing notes a yearly advertiser policy restricting business ads to those 18 and older. The notice mentions privilege tied to advertising and references a 10 line limit for listings.
Exiled stirring exhortation appeals to a despondent spirit urging private incident inspiration. The piece urges immediate action with moral resolve and perseverance, praising deeds done for honor and strength.
The 1852 Rhode Island General Assembly directs the Secretary of State to print two hundred fifty copies of the Election Law and distribute them to town and district clerks. Other resolutions authorize land transfer to the Kenuegu Guards at East Greenwich, supply public acts to Smithfield districts, improvement of the State House grounds with a flag walk, and funding for a State Library room and book purchases for state offices.
A state assembly committee calls for continuing the act abolishing flogging in the Navy and extends to oppose intoxicating liquors aboard ships. They urge governors to forward the resolution to Senators and Representatives in Congress for action. The document is signed by PSA Potter, secretary.
An analysis by Allen W. Dodge examines how railroads impacted New England farming. Prices mostly held, transport costs equalized regional prices, and local markets absorbed home output. Fruit poultry and hay rose in prominence while staples like milk cheese kept steady. The piece notes rail lines fostered fruit and garden cultivation along routes, with orchards and vineyards possible again, and reinforces that farmers should diversify toward less competitive, higher-margin products. It also recounts Poe's quip about turning seaboard farms into strawberry fields as a prescient warning.
The piece argues against hostile action toward Japan and urges opening negotiations for fair treatment of shipwrecked sailors. It insists no government may seize or imprison innocent foreigners and calls for extending seamen’s privileges to all nations, promoting cosmopolitan maritime unity.
On motion by Mr Mansur of Bi icibazo the Auditor of the Commonwealth is asked to inform the House about the status and amount of Massachusetts claim against Rhode Island under a 1798 instrument signed by Henry Sherburn, Rhode Island Treasurer. The item notes Massachusetts holds a certificate contributing to the so called Old State Debt.
Warren Cobb of Mansfield aged about 60 died by self harm in his barn Saturday evening. He left a wife and three sons after thirty years of marriage. He had learned of Leonard Everett of Easton’s death, appeared distressed, and his neck showed razor wounds before his death. He had long poor health.
A dead body was found Saturday morning in the traveled way between Ballou's Factory and East Killingly. The deceased, about sixty, was Dr. Henry Durfee known to many as a victim to appetite, described as a whole man by education talent and disposition. Windham Telegraph reports.
The Traveller reports a good prospect of a permanent steam packet line between our city and Philadelphia. A company is formed and stock mostly subscribed. Two steamers of the Penn and Franklin line will be adapted for passengers, a Boston project designed to promote regional interest.
A fire company fitted a novel Annihilator device to their corps in New York. The crew plans a full trial to respond quickly to fires across districts, with the aim of improving readiness and safety.
Nine year old Accipent Greene, son ofWi come A Greene, was thrown from a horse on Mandayn Congdon street. His foot caught in the stirrup and the horse dragged him a short distance before release, leaving him badly but seriously injured. The report notes concern for the lad’s condition and mentions medical attention.
The Missouri Republican recounts a humorous tale of an Englishman praising Eclipse while an American rider boasts that his roadster can outrun shadows. The anecdote notes the speed of a ride to town near Philadelphia and a playful image of the rider circling a fade to rid himself of a spirited horse.
John Erpenstein now jailed in Newark and set for execution next Tuesday has confessed to killing his wife, reversing earlier protests of innocence and claims of conspiracy as noted by the Newark Daily Advertiser.
The Egyptian Museum belonging to Dr Abbot of Cairo has been gr upped from Alexandria or the United States. It contains a large number of curiosities of ancient Egypt.
Dr. Spaulding of Albany obtained a verdict against Dan Rice for libel after Rice sang verses about the doctor in the circus setting. The ruling upholds the doctor's claims of defaming remarks within performance venues.
Friday night blaze in New York consumed property valued at about five hundred thousand dollars. Lord Mansfield once warned that severity alone cannot govern men, a point echoed by Dr. Johnson who preferred reform to harsh rule.
The question contrasts ease of predicting and practicing in two professions. It suggests clerical life may appear simpler to forecast, while medical work combines complex science, patient variation, and unpredictable outcomes, making daily practice harder than abstract prediction.
A garbled historical note recounts quirks from the past such as a governor negotiating with a youth over shirt collars and a critic recommending fire for poems. The text is fragmented with stray terms and imperfect wording.
A man in Pennsylvania became severely ill after an imagination fueled by a vision of danger. He wore his father's waistcoat, grew rapidly worse, and required three doctors and remedies before regaining health once the fear dissolved.
A dated satire notes women moving with a modern fizzy pace and letters from lovers praising sweetness. A joke during a political canvass asks about measures not men and mocks coffee complaints, while a preacher lampoons hypocrisy and divine livery with plain attire and modest cost.
Near St Sevier a veteran shows a false leg arm eye teeth and a silver nose with fleshlike covering plus a silver skull plate as trophies. A horse thirty four years old was sold at Ans Dover Massachusetts recently. He had been shed by one person twenty seven years.
A group of Cincinnati girls collected contributions by going door to door and presented Kossuth with 8100.
A child asks if Job was an editor, noting the Bible says he endured much trouble and sorrow all his life, in a short humorous exchange about famous figures and hardships.
A father tells his boy a rule about work and play using bricks. The boy demonstrates how pushing one brick knocks others down while raising one brick does not lift the rest. The father concludes bricks and men cooperate poorly, rising alone while others fall.
John Gould was sentenced at the Bristol County Court of Common Pleas to prison for assault on a female and for related license violations. The case details include an imprisonment term and fines ranging from twenty to one hundred dollars along with court costs.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Aryane as the focus of a calm moment amid a quiet room. The text appears garbled and lacks clear names or events but centers on a peaceful, domestic setting.
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