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Newspaper

Bristol Phenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1850

Page

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Brexton Pwenex Advertisement Rates and Season Note

The page lists publication details at 40 Bradford Street Waistol Br and rates for ads, subscriptions, and single copies. It includes a note on yearly advertisers limited to 18 lines weekly and a Newark Advertise seasonal commentary about peaches and dog days in July.

Brestol Pwenex Bradford Street Waistol BR. 1 Pow A. S. Bayley Ter Newark New Jersey Congress

Noted writer Margaret Fuller Perishes Off Fire Island

The Freeman's Journal cites a shocking paragraph about Margaret Fuller formerly of the New York Tribune being shipwrecked and drowned near Fire Island as she approached the American coast. It claims she carried a manuscript praising Rome's pillagers and vilifying the Pope and decent men.

The Freeman's Journal Margaret Fuller New York Tribune Fire Island American Rome

Despondent Boston Sexton Ends Life in Church Belfry

Swicipe Francis Dillaway, sexton of Chan ney Place Church Boston, killed himself with a pistol in the church belfry last week after losing a lawsuit. A memorandum found in his hand reads a religious verse and date July 24 1850.

Francis Dillaway Channey Place Boston

Inventions for Simultaneous Lamp Lighting by Magnetized Iron

A French inventor develops a method to light and extinguish many gas lamps at once using a magnetized iron piece hinged over each lamp. An electric wire from a galvanic battery interacts with platinum to control the lamp openings, enabling synchronized ignition or dimming across a city.

Nillatte

Poisoning fires with green dem and mold remedies warned

Prov Jowr notes a warning against using poisonous compounds to kill insects and fires. The author urges using safe methods like strong green dem and accessible rooms to destroy pests, claiming no poisoning risk to families if properly applied.

Pibhes Biles

Newspaper Editors of the South and Their Origins

A Augusan Republic writer urges public knowledge of where South press managers were born or educated. The piece argues editors largely hail from nowhere specific and often rise by chance, with education deemphasized and careers built on unconventional paths.

Augusan Republic Tbe Viey Ehuner

Fragmented Witness Account On French Revolution Era Debate

A garbled passage discusses a woman and her allies in a sprint of social judgment. It references Marie Antoinette and a rival Mirabela, noting societal expectations and etiquette. The fragment hints at recognition of worth and moral stance within a domestic or courtly setting.

Carhishe Marie Antonpite Mirabela Mstom

Desolate health of multiproven crops in spring Worcester Spy

The Worcester Spy reports a bleak view of crops this spring with vines and seeds failing to break bud, leaving fields desolate and health of the harvest greatly diminished. Strong language notes widespread damage and deteriorating conditions across the region.

Worcester

Jury in Cranwell Case Delivers Verdict

Engttoh jury in the cranwail case is said to have brought in the binding verdict, though with some doubts about the outcome. The report notes uncertainty in the wording and the judge’s reaction to the decision.

Musical Instruments Reflect Climate and Culture

In Blackwood's Magazine excerpts, music and instruments are linked to national character and seasons. The Judean temple music, the Swiss horn, the guitar for romantic yet practical people, the Irish harp, and the Italian violin are discussed as expressing distinct peoples and emotions, with the violin praised for its expressive soul and technical finesse.

Judea Ireland Blackwood's

Three Students Mistake Old Man for Biblical Figures

A college scene shows three students greeting an elderly countryman as Abraham Isaac and Jacob, while the man reveals he is Saul son of Kish who found three asses. An ignorant lawyer in a case of assault and battery misdescribes a wooden instrument as a pestle.

Abraham Isaac Jacob Saul Kish Henrry Kaux Henry Knox

General Waylos's resolve on disunion and the Union

The New York Mirror cites General Waylos promising to plant the stars and stripes and strike down any attempt at disunion if invoked within his chair He asserts he will defend the Union even beyond Mason and Dixon's line against secessionist pressure from Cahivinia.

Tavton New York Mirror Waylos Union Cahivinia United States Mason & Dixon

Taking a Hint and a Bat at Squire Fulger’s House

A muddled exchange recounts Zeb visiting Squire Fulger and his daughter. The old man interrupts with a hint involving a bat and a boot, prompting the visitor to depart quickly after the door opens.

Zeb Squire Fulger

Rural Pleasures Outshine City Glamour in Lettered Reflections

The writer cherishes pastoral scenes as more delicious and refreshing than city luxury. He recalls mowers in dewy mornings, children at play, and harvest work, valuing tilling a castle meadow over ornate shows and aristocratic displays.

C. Wiig

Work and Courage Highlighted in Labor Ethic Praise

A wartime style exhortation extols hard work as noble and fright of labor as cowardly. It urges perseverance, praising enduring effort and resilience to strengthen the body and heart amid hardship.

Serene faith yields power and moral guidance

An archaic essay argues that calm spiritual practice brings strong insight and purposeful action. It extols great minds for empathy and warns the narrow minded, citing flawed views and religious phrases to illustrate virtue and folly. The tale closes with a man failing to secure a marriage license due to misnaming him.

Henry Knox and the Hero's Bride in Revolt Era

In 1775 Isabel Stanford confronts aristocratic peers over loyalist bias while Henry Knox receives a mysterious note inviting risk. A covert meeting unfolds at a dim, cluttered mansion as both plots edge toward danger and defiance amid revolutionary tensions.

Moonlit Meeting Between Henry Knox and Miss Stanford

In a moonlit alley, Henry Knox and Miss Stanford speak of love and politics. She reveals her willingness to marry for virtue and country, asking consent from her father while proposing a future together after gaining his approval.

Lace Nuk Miss Stanford Jeabel Conaisia mv America Henry Labe Henry Knox Yoabel Staniere

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