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Newspaper

Bristol Phenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1855

Page

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PUBLISHED SATURDAY NOTICE BRISTOL PLAIN ADS

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Srestol Prenex Bradford Street Bristol R. I New. H Bayley Can Didiet Square Eldhovee

Teresa Letter Echoes Grief Across Silent Night

A fragmented verse to Teresa laments Thad's death and a lover's memory. The speaker mourns the lost companionship and questions whether Teresa recalls him, noting a dawn of lights around her and of longing that cannot be soothed.

Commissioner of Wrecks Authorized for Block Island

Rhode Island 1855 act establishes a New Shoreham Commissioner of wrecks with bond requirements and enforcement powers. The role covers shipwrecked goods valued twenty dollars or more, with inventory duties, guards, and arbitration for disputes over compensation.

Rhode Island Providence Plantations General Assembly Block Island Senate New Shoreham Iock Island En Shorelian New Yar Court of Common Pleas Newport Custom House John R, Bartlett Sec'ty

War tolls and widows as eight thousand fall in battle

A critical review of war costs details eight thousand soldiers killed or missing, their families left in poverty, and the tax burden on civilians to fund campaigns. It laments monarchy driven conflict and urges Christian mothers to teach peace while highlighting Inkerman and Sebastopol casualties and expenses.

Crimea Christendom England Scotland Ireland United Kingdom Christ Great Britain Inkerman Russia Austria France Sebastopol Christian Register

Circus Admiration and Gentle Gibe At Ike

An admirer at the circus exclaims about astonishing feats while an old lady comments on Ike with wonder. She asks the mayor if the troupe would have a tender effect on the boy, noting his curiosity and peanut clutched hands.

The Roae of Florida and Other Floral Metaphors

The text compares beauty without fragrance to the roae of Florida the bird of Paradise and the cy on of Greece noting no fragrance song or fruit. It presents a meditation on beauty and value beyond sensory appeal.

Florida Paradise Greece

Warerngton Surfer Recipe Fragments

Fragmentary text describes preparing a fruit preserves process with syrup and apples. Mentions making apple butter and various preserves, including a sugar like sweetness and a method to boil syrup and stain water into vessels. Reads as a garbled culinary note with unclear steps.

Take Good Care Of Mother

A narrator recalls a brief train ride from Fall River to Boston and the touching plea to honor and care for one’s mother. He warns against neglect, urges children to reflect on a mother’s lifelong care, and to pray and act to show gratitude and obedience.

Fall River Boston John

Schoolmaster Quips on Eve, Adam and an Apple

A schoolmaster tells children that all misery stems from Eve sharing an apple with Adam. An urchin quips that it would have been Sal who caused trouble, noting she would eat the whole apple herself. The exchange uses playful local humor to reflect on temptation and sharing.

Adam

Purcey Woman In Cowhiding Incident At Fort Erie

The Buffalo Courier reports a cowhiding incident involving Mrs. Southwick, wife of the Forsyth House landlord in Fort Erie. The injured man, Mr. Montgomery, formerly steward on the steamer Troy, drew a pistol to resist, as the scene reportedly involved a serving girl aboard during a pleasure trip. The account notes Mrs. Southwick’s spirit and beauty and suggests Montgomery fled after the confrontation.

Buffalo Courier Southwick Forsyth House Fort Erie Montgomery Troy Someer Southwick Hemele

Wealth of American churches contradicts luxury notion

The article states about 36 000 church buildings in the United States with 14 million capacity and an average church value of 2400 dollars, excluding Chinese Buddhist temples in California and minor denominations. It argues this facts challenge the idea that American churches are overly luxurious.

Unitedd States California Leach

Marriages Reported In Short Hudson Valley Village

The Hudson Sentinel notes within the past three weeks several couples aged totaling over twenty three years have tied the knot in a village ceremony.

Manny Hudson N. Y

The Linen Crisis and a Diamond Ring Miracle

A Boston area clergyman once poor at Harvard College faced near expulsion until a gold ring found on his staff changed his fortunes. A jeweler’s quick aid, the linen needs, and renewed prospects followed as the ring’s mystery helped secure support. The tale ends with reflections on virtue civil liberty and religion around the era of the Revolution.

Roth Lord Byron Boston Harvard College Cambridge Hye

Sermon Excerpt Attacks Puritanism and Emphasizes Pleasure

Rev. Dr. Bellows of New York, at the Western Unitarian Conference, argues that joy and laughter are natural and necessary. He condemns extreme puritanism and urges resistance to social repression, claiming innocent pleasures enrich communities.

Dr. Bellows New York Wetern Unitarian Conference

Swatiant Poetess Spotlight and Local Quirk

An excerpted note from our correspondents celebrates Swatiant as a budding poetess. The piece references a singing figure named A. bob-o-li tai land and a curious scene at a window where a question arises about a mysterious ling oo and dock mietir, hinting at local literary whimsy and pastry talk.

Mietir

Fragmented Text Summary Task Failsafe

The source text is unreadable and fragmentary, lacking coherent facts, names, or events to summarize into a newspaper style T and S. No identifiable people, organizations, or places are present to extract for a structured record.

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