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Bristol Phenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1856

Page

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Wall Street Bear Turns and Speculation Grows

Turbulent markets revive as optimistic notes from Treasury and foreign trade raise hopes while traders fear renewed suspensions. The board discusses Little Napoleon and the buoyancy of Wall Street amid talk of renewed prosperity and continued volatility.

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A Victorian Tale of Sables and Election Night Laughter

A humorous antiquated vignette recounts Sophie and her circle planning a Monday party, hoping to sway a vote by promising sable furs. The ruse leads to a breakfast ruse then a sunset ploy that exposes a husband's vanity and yields a genuine gift of the coveted sables.

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The Relentless Routine Of A 19th Century Housewife

A vivid long verse portrays a 19th century housewife’s daily labors from dawn to midnight. The speaker details waking, cleaning, cooking, nursing the baby, managing chores, and enduring a lazy husband, ending with the warning that such work can threaten delicate health.

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Sanguine fellow peeks at pain behind head

A man in a playful mood squats with head between his knees to mockingly inspect the back of his head. The remark mocks hurried curiosity and invites clarifying humor.

Make the Best of Everything Propels Life Mastery

A reflective piece urges embracing adversity with the motto make the best of everything. It cites Astor and Washington as examples and argues wise, persistent effort beats despair, urging calm, calculation, and timely compromises to secure happiness and success.

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The Vape of Scandal Venders and Community Peace

A moral warning against gossip and tale bearing. Listening to scandal harms reputations and families, inviting harm when rumors prove false. Do not aid scandal mongers, distrust the rumor mill, and uphold neighborly restraint to preserve social harmony.

Hold on Mother Hold On Prayful Sailor’s Conversion Message

A mother’s prayers for her many children yield one son’s conversion after years at sea. He credits her steadfast warnings and letters as vital, urging others to “Hold on, mother” and trust divine promises for their kin’s salvation.

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Sailor’s conversion tale of faith and salvation at sea

A seafaring man recounts years of near death and sin before a Bible, Baxter’s Call, and a lifelong turn to Christianity. He describes awakenings in 1829, abstaining from drink, and a renewed commitment after a perilous voyage, ending with professed faith and acceptance of Christ.

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Bizarre Tale Blames Brandy for a Merchant Prince’s Downfall

A fragment discusses a portly merchant prince famed for hard drinking and lavish wealth. It recounts his decline, lavish legacy to six children, and death from apparent alcohol related illness. The piece contrasts temperance with the ruin of a once powerful man, then touches on a Troy Times notice about a heiress’s death linked to alcohol.

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Odd Quotations and Sermon Muddlings From a 19th Century Page

A jumbled excerpt reports a countryman boasting of studies in two universities and a calf that sucked two cows, followed by a chaotic note about a Minnesota preacher Rev A ue Nelson and a house fire. It then drifts into moral reflections on poverty, conscience, and wealth, with scattered phrases about principles and intelligence.

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