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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1851
Page
1
Published weekly from Bristol. Rates for subscribers in town two dollars, payable in advance. Advertisements priced by square with initial charge and subsequent insertions. Eight lines equal one square. yearly ads treated as continuous blocks.
A fragment from a late nineteenth or early twentieth century newspaper page presents a volley of verse and a short prose anecdote. It includes a poem about a wife and farm life as well as a humorous dialogue where a man responds to his scolding wife with a sequence of rhymed lines. The tone is light and reflective, with local flavor and aging humor.
A letter from California describes a procedure to milk a cow with two or three men using harsh methods. The animal is raised, toppled, head tied to a post, feet bound, and milk is collected in a bucket. The scene portrays the cow’s terrified compliance as the men proceed.
An English paper reports that treachery by an agent stalled financial negotiations and the planned use of long range and naval assets in a European conflict. The revival of negotiations raises the possibility of military engines targeting Hungary and facing Austria's despotic tools.
Edward Forrest of High Street reports to the mayor an accusation against servant Nancy Farrell for causing the deaths of his wife and three children by arsenic poisoning. The two younger children died after severe illness. arsenic traces were found in James's stomach. Farrell is jailed. Forrest plans to pursue further legal action versus another child.
An 19th century prose meditation compares Col Fremont moving south into a misty valley with a Christian’s ascent to divine light. It likens earthly marshes and fog to sin and doubts while praising the high mount of God’s love and the radiant guidance of Bethlehem’s star.
The piece asserts the wife embodies multiple roles beyond a simple spouse. She is a parlor lady, dining-room sovereign, chamber guardian, sick-room healer, and mother, teacher, companion, and equal to her husband. It calls the wife indispensable to society and home, defining her as central to virtue and civilization.
A 19th century admonition urges young people to value industry over idle amusement. It extols exercise of mind and body through useful work, claiming honest industry earns respect, a clear conscience, and inner happiness, guiding youths toward diligent business and personal improvement.
A letterlike passage extols a cheerful, sociable man who endures misfortune with grace and humor. It portrays his gentleness, conversational charm, and talent for stage mimicry as a bright, consoling light amid adversity, with a harsh caution about appearances and propriety.
Parson Truman is portrayed as a modest practical itinerant whose influence extends beyond his parish. He balances farming duties with preaching and community mediation, aiding residents in disputes and performing diverse tasks from veterinary care to wedding officiating. His donation party strengthens bonds across denominations and marks his lasting impact on the settlement before moving to a larger station.
A fragment describes roles such as mending shoes repairing a wagon dispensing medicine aiding a spouse and serving as a peacemaker in tense moments while planning for a new settlement and navigating disputes. It mentions guiding a map for a fresh community.
A New York Observer item warns boys about throwing stones after two injuries in Boston and Wilmington. A horse frightened, a woman head injured, and a boy blinded by a stone are cited to show dangerous consequences of a once small act. The piece urges avoidance of mischief and bad manners.
The text urges frankness and honesty in all dealings. It warns against deception or double standards, advises granting reasonable favors, and stresses consistency between what one says and what one does to avoid harming others and oneself.
The passage asserts that most people are shaped by early instruction and that subtle childhood impressions determine long lasting differences in good or bad outcomes. Education acts like a river whose initial bends steer future course and can direct children's development along divergent paths.
A reflection on a mother's powerful impact on children shaping their character and future fate. It asserts mothers guide society, surpassing fathers in responsibility, and that each gentle action or smile imprints lasting lines on a child's development and destiny.
A country clergyman near Charlestion prays for rain during a drought while confessing he seeks rain for his own newly sown field of turnips. Parishioner questions the timing as harvests would be harmed, revealing the preacher’s pecuniary motive behind the prayer.
The text stresses the importance of providing pure water for cattle across seasons. It notes ice holes and distant sources hinder supply, risking dehydration and cold stress. A gentleman mentions a wife’s admonition about nightly duties, illustrating everyday concerns surrounding livestock care.
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