Local Bristol Advertisements and Rates
Brestoul Phenix published each Saturday from 7 Bradford Street Bristol R L W W Bayley editor rates for town subscribers two dollars per year half yearly in advance non residents three per year payable in advance 4 cents per line for ads with discounts long terms for yearly ads ten dollars per year including the paper religious obituaries and political notices charged as advertisements
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Brestoul Phenex
Bradford Street
Bristol
R. L
W. W
Bayley
Ant
Asabova
Two Charities for the Poor A Debate on True Benefit
A New York Tribune editorial argues there are two charity forms. It condemns indiscriminate alms while praising employment based aid that helps the able poor earn fair wages and independence. It stresses work over handouts and personal dignity.
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New York Tribune
Pilgrim Celebration Letter Praises Founders and Safety in Progress
The letter from Hon. Robert Winthrop to Plymouth Pilgrim Celebration organizers urges Americans to remember the Pilgrims rock and the principles that made a nation. It warns against rapid national development and calls for progress rooted in faith, government, freedom, and justice for all.
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Robert
Winthrop
Plymouth
The Philosopher and the Child An Anecdote
A short tale about Ames asking a girl if she has a soul. The girl replies with wit that her mind proves she knows she has a soul. The philosopher is puzzled by the depth of a child’s reasoning in a brief dialogue.
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Ames
Ral Bond
Ody
Philer
Fragmented View on Dangerous Doctrines Sparks Debate
A garbled early 20th century passage discusses the danger of daily outcry over dangerous doctrines. It argues freedom of opinion in a republic leads to wild acts and crude philosophies, though the ideas are obscured by damaged text.
Thoughtful Mother and Queenly Catechism Lesson
A Bishop recounts an anecdote from Trinity Church's school noting Queen Victoria and the Archdeacon of London praising catechism teaching. The Prince quips that his governess does not teach, he does, highlighting mothers' neglect of catechism, urging American mothers to heed this example.
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Solomon
Wainwright
Trinity Church
Venerable Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
Queen Victoria
Episcopal Recorder
Candlelight War Joke Trims Prices at Chandler Shop
Smith bought a pound of candles from a chandler who quips that prices will rise if the Turks and Russians go to war. Old Joe responds with a joke about fighting by candlelight, highlighting light humor amid global tension.
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Smith
Joe
The shrewd politician and the bow of popularity
A quoted reflection on political tact and popularity by Simms contrasts the shrewd politician who avoids flaunting support with the small politician who clings to quick power. It laments how slow such figures learn the decline of strength once the crowd stops reacting to their arrows.
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Simms
There is nobility in work says Carlyle
Carlyle notes a noble, sacred quality in labor resisting despair and the pull of idleness. He argues that even a benighted person retains hope through earnest effort, while idle life breeds perpetual gloom and inner hellish doubts.
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Thomas Carlyle
Ixcident Minttonning and the Shrewd Boy
An Eastern man famed for shrewdness is illustrated by a tale of a boy eight years old who buys a pen knife. He offers twelve cents, adds a half cent by trading a shilling for a half cent in fish hooks, and the shopkeeper accepts the arrangement with a remark that the boy will suffice.
Expectations as a Key to Intellectual Development
A Blackwood's Magazine reflection asserts that naming a future inheritance vs immediate scarcity shapes a young mind. One heir may waste talent while the other pursues self-reliance, creating a decade of divergence in achievement and ambition.
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Blackwood's Magazine
The Anniversary Toast at the Portland Mercantile Library
The toast declares a bachelor the poorest commodity yet promises that true value comes from a Bank of Woman's Love. The remark drew strong applause at the anniversary festival of the Portland Mercantile Library Association.
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Portland Mercantile Library Association
Bank of Woman's Love
Faux Pas at London Public Dinner Cited in Turkish Ambassador Toast
London papers recount a waiter misquote at a public dinner with the Turkish Ambassador present. The President offered no toast to the envoy, and a waiter repeated a garbled bid for port, prompting noted laughter among the attendance.
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London
Honest Boston man offers runaway horse for sale
A Boston resident advertises a brown horse for sale describing it as in good health and fond of travelling. The seller notes the animal has a Roman nose and has escaped four times in one week, highlighting its restless tendencies.
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Boston
Prisoner’s stabbing questioned in street encounter
A fragmentary court scene shows Mrs Jones testifying about a stabbing with the witness claiming the act occurred in a street rather than a specific body area. The judge dismisses the scene and moves to the next witness amid oddly garbled lines.
The Journeyman and the Quaker in a Gentle Rescue
A Brooklyn office tale follows a quiet journeyman and a frugal Quaker facing ridicule. When the man reveals he saves for his blind sister’s Paris cure, coworkers unite in sympathy, raising funds and earning forgiveness for past scorn. The sister’s sight is restored and the two men move on, changed.
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Phatellow
Zeke
Paris
Europe
Jim
Peice
Joe
Benrini
Be Faithful to Your Duties and to God
A preacher urges a young man to faithfulness in all tasks and in spiritual life. He notes that faithful service earns respect, opportunities, and a crown of life, and warns that true fidelity extends beyond earthly employers to the Creator. The speaker recalls his father’s counsel on faithfulness and urges steadfast conduct on life’s journey.
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New Jerusalem
Franklin the bookseller and the lounger price tale
A Franklin anecdote shows a lounger arguing over the price of a book. Franklin sticks to one dollar and a quarter then one dollar and a half, teaching a lesson on fairness and value amid bustle in the printing office.
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Franklin
Mr. Franklin
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