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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1855
Page
1
Publicized weekly space at Weadforl Street Bristol solicits subscriptions rates and advertising terms. Printer lists advance pricing one dollar per square with ten percent discount for three insertions, extra charges for religious obituaries and political notices, and warnings about late or refused ads.
A preacher urged young men to seek divine salvation, warned against temptations, and stressed parental and community roles in guiding youth. He referenced Absalom, a Portsmouth shipbuilder Edward A. Howard tragedy, and urged protection of youth through gospel armor and steadfast faith amid modern dangers.
The Albany Register reports a seventeen year old youth with a strikingly feminine voice and face often mistaken for a woman in male clothes. He endures harassment from rowdies and has sought police certification to avoid arrest. His brother notes the feminine countenance while his sister presents a masculine visage. The youth has worn female attire and feels more at ease in it, facing greater risk in male dress.
A Louisville Journal column condemns hoop petticoats as a public nuisance and mocks fashionable taste while urging ridicule as remedy. It notes a correspondent asking to remove the hoop and recalls an 185? robbery of $60,000 in gold from the American Express Company in September.
A Rhode Island convention of commissioned officers and company gates from independent state units convened at the Ave. of the Marine Artillery. Major Gen. Burnside was elected president with T. S. Anthony and Sullivan Ballou as secretaries. A key resolution urged four days of annual camp duty for each company with $1.50 per day and state funding for transport and forage. Gov. Hoppin warned against moral concerns and cost while endorsing disciplined, efficient organization. A second proposal for uniform regimental structure sparked vigorous debate before adjournment. The meeting marked a notable first for the state's military associations.
A visitor bought three items totaling seven dollars and received three tickets for the gift department. Her tickets drew three prizes including pins worth three cents tape two cents and pink wrapped snatches. She later learned the purchase was denoted 82 and mourned the perceived mischief of men.
A western correspondent describes a handsome Yankee courting a buxom Pennsylvania widow. He mentions two impediments to their match. The widow replies that lack of funds to open a retail store is one, and asks about the other. They part, and she sends a check to aid his plan. Later he hires a shop, and the pedlar asks if he has another wife.
A proud parson questions a shepherd about his coat and is told the cloak came from the parish. The parson sends his servant to invite the shepherd to live with him, only to learn the shepherd will not leave his flock because his living cannot have all three of them.
London Star reports Jonathan Colt's will leaving about 300000 dollars to various charities and churches. The document allocates 10000 to a city fund, 6000 to Seaman's Friend Society, 6000 to multiple churches including Episcopal and Baptist bodies, with additional 6000 shares noted.
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