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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1850
Page
1
A quip reflects on life’s ventures noting a transition from stylish success to downfall. The speaker likens betting wrong at the races to starting boldly and ending with bankruptcy, a metaphor of risk and misfortune in pursuits.
Bristol Prенex published Saturdays from 0 Bradford Street Bristol. Subscriptions two dollars in town one year two dollars in advance four cents per copy. Advertisements one dollar per square for three weeks, twenty cents each additional insertion. Twelve lines make a square. Yearly rates ten dollars with paper. Privilege limited to eighteen per week and to immediate business.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow presents a moral verse urging self discipline. It argues that virtue rises from steady effort and small corrected deeds, not sudden change, and compares progress to climbing stairs toward higher destinies.
Major Noah argues in the Sunday Times that Christ would be more unwelcome to Christians than Jews if he returned. He says Christians would not recognize a reformed religion carried out in Christ's name and would fear rulers, divisions, and improper use of scripture.
A small piece of resin heated in warm water releases a pleasant odor believed to ease coughs and colds. The method is praised as more durable than burning resin and usable for weeks. Also notes a centenarian vessel named Ann linked to General Wolfe era. A French lady with fortune suffers melancholia and fear of theft.
Uncle Ben visits Peter Miller’s farm to observe debts and mismanagement. A failing farmer learns to use newspapers for practical knowledge, discovering muck cultivation and agricultural chemistry in the Gazette. The family’s fortunes rise as Ellen and Henry study, and Peter adopts informed farming, paying down debt and increasing yields.
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