12 Aug 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1848
Page
1
Bristol Phenix notes subscription rates for local and distant readers with annual and single-copy prices and outlines advertising charges. It details rates for one square ads, duration options, allowances for yearly advertisers, and payment terms, including arrearage policy and publication rules.
The excerpt extols female influence as inspiring and elevating, likening women to godlike muses who elevate art and speech. It envisions women filling life with beauty, prompting courteous speech and vivid imagination, transforming behavior and language, and guiding men toward poetic and noble expression. Coleridge-like reflection concludes that advice, like snow, softens and sinks deep into the mind.
An 18th century notice states subscribers receive a selection of medicines for prescriptions and family use, dispensed with secrecy to those who support the firm. The imprint mentions Hriggs & Drury and the date July 22.
B Tilley Jr announces new stock of Cassimeres and Tweeds including AN and Fancy wool and French Summer Cassimeres at the Cheap store on Brad street.
The piece reflects on the serenity of sleep beneath the earth despite war and upheaval. It contrasts the enduring calm of tombs with the clamor of armies, noting that the dead are undisturbed while nations and battles rage. It closes with a faith-based promise of eternal rest for the washed robes.
The piece urges frankness and honesty in all dealings. It warns against equivocation and presents kindness with resolve. It stresses living openly and doing what one is willing others to see and read.
The text presents a poetic allegory where a young rose is revived by a kindly breeze, symbolizing charitable acts and the reward of kindness. It then shifts to praise for women, noting Emerson and American institutions, with a call for better treatment and chivalry toward women’s rights.
Emily Howard despairs of a dull visit as Louisa Dalton the country cousin arrives in disguise. Mr. Howard greets the scene with a plan to expose Emily’s vanity while Sir Edward Walton shows interest in Louisa. The stage is set for a clash of class and charm in a rural mansion.
Emily meets Sir Edward Walton during a country girl’s visit to the city. He befriends her with a respectful air while Miss Louisa pushes social access, and Emily fears the moral danger looming over her innocence in worldly circles.
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