25 Dec 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1847
Page
1
Classified notice shows weekly Bristol Phenix publication details by W M S Bayley at Bradford Street. Rates listed for subscriptions and advertisements include annual, semiannual, single copies, and display charges with penalties for nonpayment and continued publication terms.
A faded verse contemplates goodbye sentiments as loved ones part. The poem contrasts courtly speech with sincere parting, showing a mother’s tearful hope and the deep wish for blessings as friends separate.
The fragmentary serenade reflects on farewell language in poetry with lines about good bye and adieu. It contrasts emotional distance with heartfelt parting and ends with a boy replying goodbye in a brief, tender exchange.
An 19th century notice discusses the yam as a potential substitute for the potato crop. It notes large imports to Ireland due to potato failures and describes yam qualities, uses, and growth. Yams are eaten roasted or boiled, flour used for bread and puddings, with roots reaching three feet and up to 30 pounds. One acre yielding 20 000 to 30 000 pounds is mentioned, as well as August harvest and November to December ripening.
A Turkish man with three wives and three sets of children dies intestate in New York. Each wife seeks letters of administration. Surrogate considers whether one wife should receive precedence. Turkish law grants equal property rights to all wives, but granting letters to one and excluding others risks declaring the others concubines and rendering the children illegitimate. The Surrogate takes the matter under advisement.
The piece urges readers to try an inexpensive yeast recipe using potatoes water and brown sugar noting it keeps longer in heat and outperforms prior yeasts. It then offers a Chicago Tribune inspired meditation urging kindness to the elderly, stressing patience and support through aging and the afterlife.
A father's sketch of his son's last illness emphasizes doing all for body and soul before death. A young man dies after ill fate and a minister arrives too late. A Presbyterian's measured generosity in farm sales is praised as living by one journey through the world.
A reflective note compares early bliss in marriage with later strain caused by neglecting to please one another. It warns that tomorrow matters as much as today and that storms begin with small words or expressions. The Boston Transcript notes receipt of 83 from an unknown payer for past balances.
The account recalls the death of Grotius, famed for vast learning, who allegedly cried upon dying that he had spent his life doing nothing. In his final moments he told a young friend to be serious, a warning to youth to live with purpose before the summons of death.
In Hewitt’s Journal the sexton recalls Gilbert Dawson and rival Jonathan Broad-brim, a duel over Letty’s love, and the town’s scorn for a would-be quaker. The tale, told by the sexton, links memory of Lindal, a fight refused, a girl’s loyalties, and a community torn by pride and violence.
A narrator recalls family ties in a troubled time with Letty and a child, a wedding planned, and the stormy seas threatening a crossing. The tale centers on fear, loyalty, and the peril faced as the mare strains against the rising tide. The scene closes with Letty's desperate cry for her baby as floodwaters loom.
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