28 Apr 1849
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1849
Page
1
An old Bristol newspaper details publication day and address at No 7 Mradford Street Bristol K L. It lists advertising rates in advance: single 4 cents, 1 square for one dollar for three weeks, twenty cents for each additional insertion. A year costs 19 dollars with paper included and a limit of 18 lines per week for yearly advertisers.
The piece discusses temperance writings and poems on alcohol abuse, praising reformers and cited declarations from Madison to Polk. It notes Gen Taylor's era context, a declaration against ardent spirits, and local reflections on societal costs of liquor, labor and happiness tied to temperance ideals.
A lively exchange unfolds as a woman complains ministers fail to write strong sermons. A minister endorses the challenge of crafting a good sermon while a passerby offers to supply a text from Salomon. The dialogue shifts to a moral quip about dwelling with quarrels and the difficulty of sermon crafting.
A discussion of sending children to established finish schools to mold character, morals, and health. Cites Quintilian and Emerson on discipline, ambition, and the risk of treating pupils as temporary. Warns that proper, well directed institutions benefit long term growth more than temporary tutoring.
A fragment from a historical account describes an Indigenous woman in mourning after the death of her infant Miyuki MiyWbe. The mother and husband grieve publicly, sharing a portrait of the child and praying over it. The scene unfolds among a Chippewa delegation in Philadelphia, with reflections on grief, loss, and cultural ritual.
An essay argues that memory rests on persistent attention and thought, not artificial tricks. Early effort forms a habit of study that preserves lectures sermons and books read, while loose attention yields only fleeting impressions. Continuous effort strengthens memory and the mind stores knowledge.
Guidance from the Marne Cultivator on prudent spring sowing and seed selection. It warns against selling good seed while using inferior grain for propagation as this lowers future yields and profits. Even with higher exchange costs, buying better seed yields long term benefits.
The text contrasts two Howers species, noting sun loving types thrive in open travel and the finer purer sorts blossom unseen in shaded retreat. It argues the sweetest hearts arise in calm retirement, where patient observation reveals their hidden beauties.
A lively editor recounts rustic humor and oddities from a village gathering. The piece includes a feather bed joke, a biting scene over a daughter, a doctor’s welcome and a sailor sermon in a church setting, all told in a breezy, colloquial voice.
Florence, after a brutal misdeed, moves in with Jane Westley and helps run a school. Jane marries Mr. Harding, bringing change to the household. Florence faces separation from her friend and contemplates a future of earnings while caring for pupils. Henry reveals a hopeful proposal to unite them in a new arrangement.
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