28 Aug 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1847
Page
1
Bristol Phenix weekly edition details subscription terms for local and distant readers. It lists price decay for half yearly and annual payments, advertising rates per square for three weeks, penalties for continuations, and policy on discontinued papers.
On April 3 a rare sea event near Synope opened beneath the Austrian Lloyd's steamer Stamboul, creating a vast underwater gulf that swept the deck and caused leaks. After violent pressure the ship inched afloat and limped to Syhope for refit before reaching Constantinople safely last Tuesday. Journal de Constantinople notes initial earthquake speculation, but evidence points to submarine disruption forming a gulf that narrowly spared catastrophe.
A passage from Ar. Mann's Report to the Legislature urges teachers to curb classroom disturbances and train students to immobility and fixed attention. It argues that only a strong, gradual regime can prepare pupils, with alarm signals like fire as the extreme exception, before a full school term ends.
Franklin argues that information from newspapers is worth more than material pleasures. A newspaper preserves wisdom across generations and seasons, keeping a family informed and engaged. Without it, one lags behind in knowledge and conversation, especially the younger ones growing up without reading habits.
A reader shares observations on horse care from 1893 noting that washing a lame mare’s legs with salt brine three times daily for a week can restore movement. He claims salt helps hoof moisture, compares salt to grease, and warns against over wrapping the foot while detailing brine treatment and soaking techniques.
A Port Tribune excerpt warns that a man fixated on his own gain gradually loses moral principle. It notes how wealth alters character from benevolent citizen to miserly wretch, and urges vigilance against selfishness as prosperity grows.
A moral quip contrasts fashion obsessives with ethical virtue. It laments outward show and labels hearts and virtue as lasting, while appearance fades. The piece urges steady effort on inner goodness to gain lasting happiness beyond a perishing body.
A German elderly emigrant woman weeps on a Albany doorstep while passersby stare. A cheerful young girl gives her a silver sixpence, inspiring a scene about charity and neighborly help amid public indifference.
A Worcester county farmer orders a horse into a wagon and finds the horse trembling in fear after a worker admits the animal was placed upright. A humorous contrast follows with a portrait joke about a lawyer and a farmer’s wry remark. The item closes with a note on Marvin Fale editor’s death from lockjaw and a reflection on knowledge versus desert.
A pirate in Au Dubon's account recalls the Zanaida dove’s plaintive cooing awakening remorse. The dove’s notes move him to repent, abandon bandits off Florida coast, and seek mercy and return to his family, ending in a reformed life once praised as a noble work of God.
The text condemns small unventilated schoolrooms harming children and warns voters against confining kids in damp air. It also describes an insect repellent method using zinc copper battery shocks on trees, and ends with advice on neatness industry and economy for a young lady.
Ruth and Charles Tythway face a trial with family faith intact as they await a judge's decision. The sisters and parents keep watchful, offering support while officers describe the children as innocent despite the troubling company around them.
In a domestic scene from the trial arc, Charles faces suspicion while Otis denies guilt. Mr. Henshaw pushes for Otis’ guilt, asserting Orie’s late nights and theatergoing as signs. Letters from Miss Roma and witness testimony may sway the governor. Ruth’s Albany fate looms as the Hathaway family finds thanks amid hardship.
In a storm shadowed Thanksgiving, Mr. and Mrs. Hathaway share a grateful meal with friends as their children face uncertain futures. The family thanks God for health, home, and steadfast neighbors, while awaiting Colonel Miles and news from Ruth and Albany. The night closes with the storm intensifying and the family clinging to hope.
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