22 Apr 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1848
Page
1
Bristol Phoenix published Saturdays by W. W Bayley. Subscription two dollars per year in advance, single copies six cents. Advertising one dollar per square for three weeks, twenty cents per additional line. Payment due in advance. papers discontinued for nonpayment after notice.
A fragmentary verse recalls a fragile girl and a humming bird killed by a gunshot. The tale traces a whispering rumor from ear to ear and ends with the delicate girl’s fate linked to a sudden death, a gunshot, and a silent, mournful conclusion.
The case of the New York Herald Washington correspondent imprisoned by Senate order for refusing to answer questions about the Mexico treaty publication has been dismissed by the Circuit Court of the District for want of jurisdiction.
A young girl near a pond in a Hingham area lures fishes into feeding from her hand with crumbs and calm gestures. The fishes ignore others while the girl interacts with them, even a turtle joins her regular audience. Visitors travel miles to see the feat of animal training and trust.
A narrator laments lack of thinking in youths and adults amid temptations and bad influences. Examples include a boy at a circus door, in crowds, or among profane talkers, warning that curiosity leads to traps. The piece ends with an Italian garden warning that curiosity can provoke a sharp rebuttal.
A damaged New York Observer fragment depicts Charles, a once-bright man now ruined by alcohol. The narrator pleads to quit, but Charles laments his descent, recalling his father’s abstinence while admitting he cannot stop drinking. He sobs and declares defeat.
The Albany Spectator reports over 1.5 million Americans abstain from ardent spirits and aid others to do so. More than 2,000 distilleries closed and over 5,000 merchants quit the traffic. About 30,000 would be sober and 20,000 families saved from poverty due to temperance societies.
A meditation on life beyond daily routine. Knowledge truth love and beauty give vitality to existence and awaken the sanctities that make life worth living. The text contrasts mere habit and wealth with pursuits that nourish the heart mind and spirit.
A Lowell store driver repels a Yankee pedlar then ends in a clever reverse trade. The pedlar offers goods at wholesale prices and accepts retail goods, only to be rebuffed and finally outmatched when the merchant takes twelve dozen items and resells them back at retail. A widow guest shares a quip about fires and the mind.
A New York 1848 account recounts the coasting ship The Parents bearing the two sailors Bill and Julie named for their lifelong friendship. One rose from dissipation to piety and became a deacon. the other, Captain, married a pious sister and endured varying fortune at sea. The tale ends with their devotion and a revival inspiring their circle in New York.
A Boston Post humorous scene at a telegraph office shows Mrs Partington quizzing a clerk about royal encroachment. The clerk replies wittily while both reflect on science, news days, and modern facilities as the old lady departs.
A Kentucky writer cites Addison in the Spectator describing a 18th century tale of a loadstone dial and twin needles conveying words across distances. The piece mocks the idea with a child’s question about syntax and a legislator’s definition of sin and tax.
The Harpers of New York are described as major American book manufacturers with a five story Cliff street to Pearl street complex and two more buildings nearby. They employ 4000 people, produce millions of volumes yearly, own $2,000,000 in stock, store vast stereotype plates, and spend heavily on materials and wages, with notable sums paid to authors and agents.
The piece condemns selfishness as a cruel heart of stone and iron, blind to human misery and thirst. It laments how prosperity fuels greed, with wealth as a gleaming lure. It calls on virtuous people to curb selfish desires and seek justice for the poor.
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