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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1851
Page
1
Classified notice from a Saturday area paper describing advertising rates and publication terms. Includes address 7 Bradford Street Britol and pricing for daily, weekly, and annual ads with advance payment and per square charges for insertions.
Poem-like reflection on sunlight and truth shining for all, emphasizing the universal reach of beauty, health, love, and conscience across social classes and the human heart. The piece extols sunlight and virtue as free for every cottage and peasant, undimmed by wealth.
San Francisco papers note widespread insanity across the state. Physicians report many patients, judges recount over a hundred cases, and editors warn of a rising number since American settlement. Mines also show high rates, with society urging care from public institutions.
A fatal North Andover accident occurred when a wagon moved forward crushing a hogshead toward a worker. George Kimball, 22, was crushed and died after about an hour of suffering at the scene. The incident involved a bogehead of maples and occurred near White and Hoduws.
Reports say a widow cook named Yoong at Uties Female Seminary in Utica added tartar emetic to meal causing illness among about forty pupils. The chief confirms disapproval of the school and the cook has fled the institution. no arrest reported yet.
The Forrest divorce case was called in the Superior Court. Mr. O'Cono gave a lengthy eloquent opening on behalf of Mrs. Forrest. He spoke with severity about Mr. Forrest. Both parties were present and the courtroom was densely filled throughout the proceedings.
The Morrie Yeoman reports that workers digging a canal bank uncovered a nearly perfect petrified body. From the corduroy suit encasing the legs to the clearly defined cords, the find is thought to be a laborer killed during canal construction, with limbs mostly intact and transformed into stone.
Mrs Ex perience Huner wife of William H Homer died at her home in the north part of the city from arsine poisoning taken in dose form. She purchased poison at Warren B Potter drug store on July 26. Her husband in California left two young children with her. A note and small packet of arsenic were found. authorities did not hold an inquest.
Fragmentary OCR recounts Lalouir Mapboorg losing a limb at Leip with courage. The scene notes crying and a companion named Jack reacting with grief. Text reflects a dramatic battlefield moment and personal sacrifice.
A fragment discusses the value of a wife’s cooperation in a husband’s success and provides a description of a finger stocks exhibit in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. It also recounts a medieval tavern critique from the Walden and Albivenses manuscript, warning of drinking’s ruinous effects.
Old Guzzle of Hornby famed drinker challenges a barroom tale claiming he drank a barrel of cider in a week. He confronts the mockers, insists the report is slander, and leaves amid a chorus of laughter and reflection on temperance.
The correspondent warns that abandoning church building practice will be a major modern mistake. He argues sound boards influence acoustics and suggests a practical test: speak from a pulpit with a collecting board, then from a higher ladder to compare effects.
The International describes an incident near Cambo where a woman was assaulted by disguised attackers seeking her clothes. Two children named ten women as suspects, including a mother afflicted with a malady blamed on sorcery. The crowd believed severing part of her undergarment would cure her.
An inventive mechanic in the region crafts a small cradle engine in the Southern area. The device measures sixteen inches and a half in length, with a boiler and fire supplying about two wo lian power, drawing curious attention.
A doctor's midnight visit to a fever stricken Smiths Yard home reveals a struggling mother and a father who becomes a drunkard. The doctor warns of ruin and urges reform. Months later the man returns to report sobriety, a new cottage, and active temperance work joins in town. Providence is shown turning tragedy into communal good.
A three year old arrives from the mines with $1100 won from hard labor, joins a gambling room, and watches the cards fall. The card game ends in tragedy as the winner collapses in fear and misery, the spell lifting only by morning.
Wa. B. Bigler the governor elect of Pennsylvania and Julio Bigler the current California governor are brothers and both work as printers.
Dr J C Warren warns that inhaling tobacco through the lungs delivers poison to the blood and body. The resulting fever weakens lungs and may foster tubercular disease while dulling appetite and taste. He notes a smoker in darkness often cannot tell if a cigar is lit.
The narrator describes progressive hearing loss affecting pitch perception, bass smoothness, and timing during concerts. He explains adjusting by feeling shoulder blades to compensate and notes how higher tones remained familiar, citing Atkins and Martineau's letters on man.
The narrative recalls Lady Hamilton renowned for beauty and charm at Beckford’s Fonthill Abbey. Her lavish display, music, art, and gilded pageantry contrasted with a moral warning. Thirteen years later a Calais butcher’s wife identifies her in poverty, dying in a wretched lodging with no inscription on her simple coffin.
A moral excerpt emphasizes equality and the golden rule. It argues that kindness to others mirrors what one desires for oneself and praises respect as graceful for children and their treatment of parents and superiors.
A garbled collage of dated phrases and stray lines cites St Simeon Island and Glyon county Go plus misc misprints. It references a broken leg from Folley at home, a pig kept lean, a printing office theft, and a reward offer for a reader admitting worthwhile current newspapers.
A brief reflection contrasts pride with a gentle, dignified humility, noting how the Mehae is humbled not by force but by an easier, true modesty. The tone suggests value in restraint and inner resolve over boastful display.
An early naval anecdote recounts Tiogey commanding the Ganges in 1709 after being boarded by the English frigate Surprise. He asserts that a public ship offers no protection for its men beyond its flag and declares intent to resist, prompting the English to retreat and warning that an hour's effort can yield more than a month of quiet.
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