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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1851
Page
1
An old Bristol newspaper notice outlines subscription terms and rates for a weekly, with pricing for ads and a description of ad dimensions. It lists payment in advance, issue frequency, and the cost per square for placements, plus historical typography details and rules for early advertisers.
A compact verse urging action over mourning. The speaker says life is real and to act now so future generations find inspiration. It contrasts death with purpose and calls for perseverance, courage, and diligent effort in the present.
Bishop Horner argues newspapers serve as powerful warnings and lessons. He cites murders, executions, and auctions of estates to illustrate how local stories educate readers on vice, folly, and economy.
A Dee side farmer near Balmoral Castle, known as Street Munastre, is famed for strength and agility. Witnesses say he lifts the heaviest local horse onto his shoulders, raising it about two feet, a feat likened to Hercules. The Queen reportedly enjoyed his hospitality during a royal visit.
A quip contrasts a wife who buys nothing with a vain spender. It invokes Martial’s Mamura to warn that cheapening all things through insolent pride harms more than financial ruin. The line favors modest, prudent living over ostentatious purchasing and social display.
An 1812 anecdote from Blackwood's Magazine recounts Judge Fletcher addressing an inquest jury over a duel case. He deemed one duel fair yet declared murder if the combatant acted falsely, leading to the acquittal of both prisoners.
The king learned a printer faced punishment for publishing a fake royal speech. He hoped the penalty would be mild, recalling both versions and preferring the spurious speech as the better one.
Tracy, a young soldier, spies on a poor harbor town tenement to glimpse a mysterious girl. He learns of a dying father and a stranger found dead, with a pocketbook and notes missing, as the girl seeks a physician and recalls her cleric father’s illness.
Jonas Aldridge learns his uncle has died after an apothecary confirms the heart illness. Tracy narrates the evening visit and the plan to inform Mary Lane while Aldridge retrieves documents and contemplates inheritance. The scene closes with Jonas rushing to confirm his uncle’s death and confront Mary Lane.
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