25 Dec 1846
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1846
Page
1
Bristol Phenix advertises weekly from Bristol Bayley with subscription in town two dollars annually or in advance. Distant readers pay two dollars per year. Single copies six cents. Ads are one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents each extra. Four lines count as a square. Yearly ads ten dollars per year with twenty papers weekly limit. Papers halted until arrears are cleared.
A religious reflection on gratitude praising it as a natural, rewarding duty toward both fellow humans and the Supreme Being. The author argues gratitude yields inward satisfaction, elevates the soul, and acknowledges God as the source of all blessings and mercies.
Letters recount brutal scenes from Monterey battle with dead and wounded left in the field as shells rage and survivors struggle. Other items describe pirate words on Perry’s Gulf action, a cautionary note on cheer and work, a court scene about a wig, a Newfoundland dog wedding tale, and a man dying in a snowstorm leaving a large family in poverty.
A column discusses the oath of marriage and the rarity of husbands honoring vows, contrasting with the dedication implied in matrimony. It recalls the Atlantic disaster involving Boston men Mr. Orlando Pitts and Mr. French, and reports on a schooner Agawam wreck near New York with loss of life including Mrs. Hein and the captain. It also notes a Maine law requiring labels on patent medicines to list ingredients and proportions.
An Irish soldier in the battle of Rasaca de la Palma is described charging into the Mexican camp while wrapped in a knapsack like an air tight life preserver. He claims the invention kept him safe as he moved through danger and asked comrades about his wrapping.
A NAtional Council of Choctaw Indians shows a majority of its members as professors of religion and church members. The author notes that similar apearance in a white legislature would alarm people and suggest the end times are near.
On New Year’s Eve the narrator recalls the year’s events and faces a mysterious recording angel. The being’s burning eye and two volumes mark judgment from the heavenly tribunal, as the note of the last year’s clock fades. The scene blends reflection and supernatural visitation.
A narrator relates a supernatural visitation in which a celestial being unveils a volume recording the past year. The record lists mercies, offences, duties performed, and idle words, with emphasis on sins of omission and the need for repentance. The vision ends with a warning to prepare for judgment and seek the Book of Life.
In a Maine village, Frederic and Anna face departure as he accepts a city position after a mysterious uncle’s will hints at a claim. George Emerson’s wealth awakens envy while Clinton schemes to ruin Frederic and abduct Anna through deceit and intoxication.
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