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Bristol Phenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1850

Page

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Prestol Prenex Advertisement Rates and Terms

Publication details state the periodical is issued every Saturday morning from Bradford Street Bristol and lists subscription prices for residence, distant, and yearly payments in advance. It notes office location and advertising rules including square lines per minion and ongoing charges for longer ads.

Bradford Street Bristol RK. I W. H Vance Oesia Ofice

Summer's Joy and Youth United in Nature’s Glow

Poetic celebration of summer, youth, and love. The narrator links golden treasures, gardens, and moonlit hours to youthful pairing. Glories of bees, birds, and fragrant glens set scenes of trysting beneath the moon as hearts and summers dance in harmony.

Rhode Island Acts on Prison Confinement and Newport Steamboat Rules

The General Assembly authorizes confining certain female prisoners either in the State Prison or Providence County Jail. It also empowers Newport Town Council to regulate steamboat speeds in Newport inner harbor and to set penalties up to five dollars for violations. A resolution outlines forming a committee to discuss a Didactics professorship at Brown University and the possible unification of Public Schools Commissioner with that professorship.

Rhode Island Providence Plantations General Assembly Providence County Newport Town of Long Wharf Fort Walcott Chris. E. Robbins See'ry Brown University E. A. Hazard Finch G. A. Browne Hoare Branch Senate Commissioner of Public Schools Cilris E. Robbins

Public resolutions on school institutes and bank inquiries

Resolutions authorize a two hundred Hara appropriation for Teachers Institutes paid from the General Treasury via the Commissioner of Public Schools. A committee is named to inquire into Mount Vernon Bank charter forfeiture for operating an agency in Providenca. Commissioners Shohsel Hutchine and James G aw are appointed to supervise Eagle Bank Bristol with powers under the bank supervision clause.

Commissioner of Public Schools Chris. E Robbins Sec'ry Mount Vernon Bank Mesers. Saunders H Anthony G. H. Browne Branch Benaie Mount Vertigo Bank Foster Providenca Persone Pepere Eagle Bank Bristol Shohsel Hutchine James Gaw General Assembly Supreme Court Chris. E. Robbins

State House Ventilation and Prison Inquiry Resolutions

The document outlines resolutions authorizing warming and ventilating the Rhode Island State House in Providence and enlarging the Supreme Court clerk’s office. It also authorizes bond draws up to 500 dollars, and details a separate inquiry into the State Prison and County Jail regarding costs, construction, and potential reforms with a report due next October. Additional items grant ten days of sheriff powers in Washington County and include a devotional scene describing a sailor’s illness and faith.

State House Providence Mesars Ames, Gorham Sisson Ae House

Bloody crime linked to a disobedient youth and ruined life

A distressed speaker laments a young man driven by disobedience to parents to late hours, theatre visits, and Sabbath desecration. He describes worsening habits, intemperance, and crime, urging parental influence as a counter to such decline and warning that small sins precede catastrophic acts. The piece stresses a path from moral erosion to grave consequence.

Parenta

Hatcnine Fish Hatchery Practices in China

The article describes artificial heat hatching of fish in China, where spawn is gathered from gelatinous mats on water surfaces. Spawn is placed in emptied eggshells and warmed under a setting foul, then the young fish are raised in water until ready for ponds. This method helps counteract loss from trawling.

China Martin

Michigan Convention Rejects Death Penalty Change

The Michigan Constitutional Convention votes to keep the current abolition of capital punishment for murder. The prevailing sentiment favors retaining existing law with near unanimity.

Michigan

A Noble Motto for the Young Man to Aim High

A fragmented excerpt urges young men to strive upward in moral culture and virtuous conduct. It praises elevated aims, persistence, and progress, claiming that breaking sloth leads to clear vision, buoyant heart, strong purposes, and nobler goals for future generations.

Census Quip Reveals Eight Inhabitants In House

A census officer questions a matron about the number and occupation of residents. The exchange highlights a tense, humorous interruption as the inspector cites an act of Congress while the mistress protests the intrusive inquiry.

Sint Watch

Misfortune Morals From a German Saying

A proverb warns against rejoicing at another’s misfortune as it may turn to one’s own gain. A carpenter and surgeon observe a village on fire and the carpenter jokes his corn is ripening. He falls into a ditch and breaks his arm while the surgeon notes his corn is already ripe.

Germany

Ecclesiastical Law Mention Amid Curtain of Authority

In a courtroom a judge notes a case hinged on church law as Mr Curran cites a tall slender colleague once aiming for the priesthood. Curran quips that he has high authority behind him who was once intended for the Church though perhaps suited for the steeple.

The Will of God in Human Plans

A reflective meditation on divine will over human effort noting that plans fail when not aligned with higher purpose. It emphasizes that God overrules the wise and humbles proud ambitions, often unseen while plans glitter in sunshine until their hour passes.

God

Fragmentary Runner Statement Sparks Nonsensical Exchange

In a fragmented exchange a Washingtonian is quoted defending occasional drinking as cleansing a man. The runner interrupts, arguing that alcohol can ruin a person’s home finances and relationships.

Beavrirou Poem Fragment Seeks Lost Emeantment

A fragmentary line from a verse describes ivy winding a tree and mossy roots clinging, with an archaic plea about an emeanment and cherished boots, conveying a poetic mood and personal attachment.

Beavrirou

New Mexico Territory Constitution and Boundary Dispute

The document analyzes U S authority over New Mexico after conquest, the military government, and Polk’s treaty context. It discusses Col Munroe on a state constitution, boundary issues with Texas, and the President’s stance on settling the Rio Norte dispute while preserving federal powers and territorial rights.

Washington P. H. Bell Texas United States el Passo Worth Presideo Santa Fe Rio Grande Youslao John Munroe New Mexico Culone Monroe Munroe McCall Congress Mexico Petritiry Mexican Republic Kearney Theroops del Norte Andey United States of America Department of New Mexico Polk House of Representatives Quan Congress of the States Col. Munro Vexan Col. Munroe Rio Norte Ayod Gonsent

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Leo Chris E. Robbins Sec E.H. Hazard Perry Arnold House Ballou Siste Andy Washington County Jesus Christ Mariner Reat MR. Webster Gov. Bell
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