22 Apr 1854
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1854
Page
1
Publication details for the Bristol Prenex weekly, ad rates and terms. Advertisements cost one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents per additional insertion. yearlies and religious notices treated as ads.
The New York Evening Post reports copies of the Blessed Virgin of Rimini picture arriving in the country and notes the engravings do not wink. Curious chatter asks about the winks reportedly seen by Signor Bedini during Bologna’s government, with a possible papal approval hinted.
A fact asserts New York insurance is twice London’s level while London employs 109 firemen and New York 3000, highlighting stark contrasts in risk and municipal staffing between the two cities.
The New York Tribune mentions a newly built English steamer with a keel of 680 feet, beam 83 feet, and hold depth SB feet. Estimated capacity is at least 20,000 tons with storage for 10,000 tons of gear and 5,000 tons of cargo for about forty days’ steaming.
The Universe reports a lightning strike on March 24 damaging the copper mast head and lightning conductor, ripping rails, tearing the deck, and causing two large holes in the main sail. The crew on deck were knocked down but unharmed. A dense smoke followed by a fierce squall of wind and hail.
A new settler in Missouri offers a stark graphic view of the region describing the land as cheap and decent while the climate is rainy and windy. He claims the population is fraught with hardship noting a rapid turnover of marriages and many widows.
Sally Jones cannot solve a tricky arithmetic joke about catching a grain of the whole human rate to fill a barrel with sweetbhider. The scene shows an embarrassed pupil and a stern teacher guiding a spelling or arithmetic lesson.
A Chambers' Journal fragment laments domestic neglect hurting men, urging women to nurture love. It notes wives blamed for husbands’ ruin, then mocks Wall Street greed with satire on Mrs. Dash and Lady Brilliant in a scene of high fashion and faked finery.
An 1765 Boston Evening Post notice markets a single physician with wealth and appeal as a future husband. It promises high earnings from visits and cathartics, claims New England travel, fame with the fair sex, and discretion, inviting eligible ladies to apply via Taunton.
An Irish domestic in Savannah, seized by mental disturbance from fever, believed her mother had arrived from Ireland. She sprang from bed and, rushing past her nurse, ran several blocks toward the market dock seeking a vessel with her beloved, but was overtaken and returned exhausted.
The excerpt argues Americans lack vigor and suffer from indigestion and nervous disease while Europeans remain robust. It notes rising health deterioration among poorer Americans and contrasts with Europe where dyspepsia is less common despite similar comforts.
A reflection on how charity covers sins before God and how politeness smooths interactions among people, suggesting moral behavior reduces conflict and fosters communal harmony. The piece links virtue to everyday conduct and social judgment.
A celebrated physician was overheard saying in company that she would drink the observer’s health and praised her service to patients, a remark noting her public demeanor and professional pride.
A religious parable centers on Harvey Green and Wilkins as they clash over debt after a business failure. Green presses for payment while Wilkins argues debts should be shared among all creditors, highlighting conscience and fairness. The tale contrasts self interest with mercy and questions true honesty in repayment.
A man named Wilkins tries to seize furniture for a debt, but a sheriff’s writ leads to a neighbor’s moral awakening. Harvey Green, moved by a child’s prayer, forgives the debt after his own son teaches mercy, prompting a reconciliatory receipt and renewed faith.
The text presents a fragment of a speech by Hon. George S. Hillard. It discusses how worldly success does not always reflect celestial grace and contains reflections on virtue, modesty, sensitivity, and the nature of true achievement.
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