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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1849
Page
1
Brestol Prenen public notices published each Saturday at 40 Bradford Street Aaristol K.1 by W H S Bayley. Terms to site ee set dollars per annum in advance. One dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents for each subsequent insertion. Twelve lines make a square. Yearly advertisers gain limited lines and must be their own business.
Dispatch from Washington Republic notes heavy Warsaw supply flow to Austrian and Russian forces in Hungary. It describes a siege at Comora with a 60 000 strong Hungarian garrison, mentions the brutal war conditions and alleged Russian suffering, and predicts Hungary’s defense may delay or deter invasions. It ends with brief anecdotes about Queen Victoria and domestic remedies and miscellaneous notes.
The excerpt weighs how knowledge without virtue can fuel vice. It notes historic figures like Charlemagne Augustus Mirabeau and Robespierre, then jokes about marriage and domestic skill as true merit. It ends with a portrait of a dying woman and a quip about boys at wharves selling iron.
A banker in New York received a thousand dollar bill in place of a hundred by error. The man pointed out the mistake to the cashier who claimed no errors. The stranger persisted and corrected the exchange. The cashier finally acknowledged the correction with a sincere thanks.
In a Graham's Magazine tale, Hattie Atherton returns to a quiet town and inspires matchmaking as brother Fred and narrator James plot to wed him to Hattie. They roam with Hattie through scenes of a planned layette for Sally Murphy, a wedding and a plotting grove visit, while debates on poetry and art color their conversations.
Fred and Harriet Atherton aid Mr. Atherton after two Boston firm failures trigger ruin. Harriet calms the family, secures funds, and ensures Lizzy leaves school while George continues studies. A debt crisis ends with Mr. Atherton’s solvency and a return to their beloved home.
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