11 Dec 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1847
Page
1
The notice outlines subscription details for the newspaper and a long list of advertising rates and terms. It mentions subscribers, per-item charges, advance payments, insertion charges, and penalties for nonpayment, with references to yearlong rates and publication policies.
A reflective column ponders the year's end, musing on mortality, family changes, and the impact of time on home life. It weaves in snippets on tea chemistry and brief humor about drinking and economy, concluding with a vignette of a boy’s headache and a mother’s remedy.
The writer notes winter butter often comes pale frothy and poor while summer butter is good. He claims souring the milk before churning speeds butter production, reduces frosty autumn and dry winter effects, and yields sweeter yellower butter with fifteen minutes of churning.
A journalist describes a method from the Farmer and Mechanic for selecting fine apples and preparing barrels for export. Apples are sound, wiped, wrapped in paper, lined with straw, packed tightly, and headed up. Instructions warn against rolling or jarring during transport to protect value and prevent damage.
The excerpt recounts Chippewa beliefs about souls and afterlife linked to grave structures, a humorous anecdote about using hard cheese as cannon shot in a naval encounter, and a fragmentary note on virtue and society. It presents curious, mixed historical snippets without a single coherent event.
Dudley shelters Killen and gathers his small garrison as the siege from a British flagged force tightens. The enemy plans a risky simultaneous landing while the defenders race to devise relief by canoe and reform their cord of allies led by Wongah the Oneida youth.
A reflection on the necessity of veracity for happiness. It warns that loss of obligation to tell the truth or willingness to receive truth would end reason and social order.
The passage describes Duilley and a young ally rushing to help with a task, aided by Wapgah. The Lyox figure shows humor despite danger, indicating a lighthearted tone amid a tense moment. Names appear as distinctive proper nouns within a concise rescue of a moment.
A detailed narrative follows the Lynx and Mohawk as they attempt a daring escape from pursuit. The crew builds a covert craft and stages a deceptive retreat across a lake, while the Mohawks give chase. Tense moments rise as the enemy closes in and the Lynx lines up a final maneuver.
A narrative recounts a Mohawk and Oneida group in a night engagement near a shore. Federal troops extinguish camp lights, seize prisoners, and praise the valor of Dudley and Ellen as detachments pursue and recapture the field. The piece reflects on leadership, loyalty to the republican cause, and the broader war toll in Tryon County.
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