15 Dec 1855
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1855
Page
1
The clipped text lists street names and addresses with partial entries for notices and advertisements. It includes references to residents, vacant or available spaces, and a few prices or rates per unit, but many details are unreadable.
Fragmentary poem reflecting on distant lands and social conscience. The speaker contrasts travel with home, urging attention to injustices abroad and at home, and calling for a voice to respond to others suffering. The piece references Africa, distant seas, and a call for empathy.
Colonel Delisle leads a daring assault on the Madrid Inquisition, freeing prisoners after breaching its walls. The attack discovers no torture devices. columns of the holy office are routed as Salem-like scenes unfold with captives released and a library looted.
A reader recalls a street scene where a boy tells others not to speak in anger, urging restraint. The observer reflects on the idea that kindness conquers wrath and notes similar sentiments from a distant sage about preserving calm.
The fragment discusses sparse references to usefulness and action but lacks coherent facts, names, dates, or locations to form a complete news item. It provides no identifiable person or organization and cannot establish a concrete event or report.
A Home Journal correspondent reports on boarding life as depicted in operas. The piece contrasts the fantasy of independent boarding with the reality of crowds strangers and constant intrusion, loss of privacy, rigid meals, and dependence on careless servants.
A preacher requesting to stay all night was refused by a country house lady. He quoted Paul about entertaining angels unawares, only to be met with a witty retort that angels would not come with "stobacro" in their mouths. The scene ends with the preacher feeling rebuked.
Stubbings of Taunton Massachusetts reportedly ate thirty seven ears of corn in a single day. A friend urged prayer as a remedy and Stubbings, after a serious moment, prayed to be spared. He vowed to fast and endure five days with others if spared, and then recovered from the distress.
A curious science fact notes glass resists all acids except fluoric acid and loses no weight with use or age. Repeated melting and refining in a furnace yields a polish rivaling diamonds. Glass can take rich colors from gold and other metals and retain hue for ages. Medals embedded in glass may keep their original purity and appearance.
A fragmented description contrasts a finely carved statue's surviving integrity with eloquence that decorates a scene now erased by a servant’s mop and broom. It laments a noble mother’s duties amid folly as she fulfills family obligations while the crowd applauds superficial display.
A fragment discusses a meeting to discuss educational outreach and home school relations. It notes latent talent and the push for women to participate, with a focus on encouraging speakers, readers, and local talents to contribute. The text hints at a broader movement extending beyond the town and time.
A long list of discussion questions addresses moral training, parental guidance, religious influence, child labor, health, and civic duties. It reflects concerns about schooling, discipline, early religious impressions, occupation, luxury effects, sanitation, and moral progress across communities.
The article describes a fraudulent insurance scheme by Beausy Insurance Companhia led by Carnes and Mechantas. It alleges a bogus nominal capital, a $880,000 deposit in a Bank of the check, and a $1500 commission. It notes premiums collected versus losses paid and reports an examination in York Express context.
A disjointed text fragment hints at a transient young man with a gold chain near a stranger or mechanic. It mentions a father’s house and ongoing danger, with unclear details and obscured places or names. The piece feels like an excerpt from a longer narrative or note.
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