09 Dec 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1848
Page
1
Brestol Pwhenex announces weekly publication in Whistol KL with annual subscriptions and rate cards. Advertising rate is one dollar per square for three weeks, with yearly ads capped at 18 lines per issue and limited to the advertiser’s own local business.
An old advertisement extols a Cordial that allegedly checks vomiting and relieves pain. It claims to restore bowel health in ten to twelve hours even in severe cases and to cure chronic diarrhea, cholera infantum, sea sickness, teething distress, and general debility. It emphasizes pleasant taste and immediate relief for children and adults.
An old warning condemns impostors selling Dr Warren’s Cholera Morbus Dysentery and Diarrhœa Cordial and urging buyers to prefer the genuine original formula. The notice lists the seller at 100 Court Street Boston and other dealers, while criticizing counterfeit advertisements and claiming superior efficacy and safety. It also promotes Dr Warren’s other preparations including Arsenic free blood purifiers and tonics, noting distribution across multiple cities and agents.
Readable essay urging children to honor and support aging parents, recounting examples of neglect and gratitude. It includes a short tale about a boy refusing forbidden cherries to avoid hurting his father, and ends with a moral about living a meaningful life and a professor Caldwell’s advice to his wife about facing death with faith and hope.
The piece argues that true strength includes sympathy for others and a willingness to share in friends' misfortunes, condemning a self centered heart. It warns that disregard for others damages humanity and erodes divinity in people.
A reflective piece argues that window displays of bright geraniums and bell flowers reveal âme and vitality amid city life, suggesting well tended homes hint at minds not yet stifled by dust and urban clamor.
A reflective piece on kindness to flowers and the spiritual nature of beauty. It presents advice on handling enemies, urging perseverance, self-reliance, and duty. It notes flowers reveal refined minds and that those who love them worship the creator. It ends with encouragement to endure scorn and perform duty to win back others.
Ned Norrie, an orphan boarded to the tough Rhoda Tallman, endures abuse and neglect in a ragged interior while widow Banks offers kindness. Ned contemplates escape as he witnesses contrasting homes and hopes for mercy from a harsh guardian.
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