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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1849
Page
1
Bristol Phenex advertisement page notes subscription rates and advertising terms. It lists a weekly schedule at 7 Bradford Street Bristol with rates in advance and per square charges for multiple insertions. The text references yearly advertisers and line limits, indicating a local commerce notice format.
An elderly remedy advertises Mrs. Betsy Be Kidder’s Dysentery Cordial as an immediate and perfect cure for cholera morbus dysentery diarrhea summer complaints of children sea sickness and general debility. It claims to stop vomiting relieve pain restore regular bowels and cure even chronic cases within hours, without opium or minerals, and to strengthen and restore health in infants children and adults alike.
An old notice warns against imitations of Mrs Be Kidder's Cholera Morbus Dysentery and Diarrhoea Cordial misrepresented by rivals. It cites sales by Mrs EF Kidder at 100 Court Street Houston and BRIGGS & DURY, plus a catalog of stoves and tin ware from BABCOCK 59 Thames Street.
The Bank of Bristol declares UAL dividend payable to stockholders on and after Wednesday. Martin Bennett serves as cashier.
The American army under Washington was encamped near Morrisown New Jersey when a semi annual communion was to be held at the Presbyterian church. Washington asked Pastor Dr Jones if communicants of other denominations could join the Lord's table. Dr Jones replied that the Lord's table welcomed all followers. Washington, a member of the Church of England, agreed and joined the communicants.
A narrator recalls his mother urging abstinence from drink and gambling after his father and brothers drank. On her deathbed she asked him to never use intoxicating drinks, a pledge he has kept despite bad influences, attributing his restraint to her counsel from Green's National Guard.
In Elisabeth City, North Carolina, at a Methodist Episcopal Church, South Conference, Rev M Roseer quotes Zachary Taylor amid a sermon and notes reactions from congregants. He then shifts to faith and works as salvation, followed by a democratic hymn and mixed reception. An anecdote about a donor’s reaction to prayer ends the piece.
A reflection on human dependence from birth to death urging mutual aid. The speaker dismisses self sufficiency and emphasizes that everyone, even the humble, benefits from neighbors support. A word or a tear is more powerful than money.
A Travel Man is described as steadfast in duty seeking wealth or honors not. he treats rich and poor alike, shows respect to all, avoids harsh words, and refrains from actions the law of God condemns. He embodies pure religion and humility in every step and word. Be like him to serve God on earth or in heaven.
A speaker condemns overattention to slight injuries. Dwelling on insults worsens anger and health. The wise choice is to cover the wound and move on without reexamining it.
A fragment shows Mina Brown and a young man in a playful exchange about learning to tell fortunes. The brisk brunette consents to read the young man’s hand as he asks for guidance and a playful mockery follows from Mr White.
A tale recalls how Samuel B. Woodworth crafted The Old Oaken Bucket after a drink at Mallory’s in New York. Inspired by fresh spring water from a well bucket, he wrote the poem soon after leaving the drinking shop and returning to his office.
A Praisie Farmer correspondent offers horse buying guidance based on color and facial features. He claims light sorrel horses with white feet and face are kind, dish faced horses are risky, deep bays are foolish, and black or white horses handle heat or cold poorly. He advises choosing gentle, white-rich, or spotted horses while noting circu ses as indicators of docility.
Harper’s Biographical Cyclopedia notes California gold mines were allegedly found by Jesuits in the mid eighteenth century. They hid the discovery from the Mexican government, aiding suspicions around their expulsion. In 1769 Don Jose Galvez led an expedition with Don Miguel Arenas to verify gold in rivers and rocks, but Arenas urged abandonment and was jailed for months. Jesuits later claimed the charges of concealment were true.
A chaotic blend of literary allusions and fantastical calculations evokes a mocking voyage through tales like Typee and Arabian Nights. The playful epigram references Munchausen Jack the Giant Killer Sinbad and Aladdin as it plunges into absurd arithmetic culminating in an exaggerated, humorous claim.
In a Springfield Republican rendition of Dr Peabody's memoir a humorous anecdote about anti Sabbath investigations parallels his caution with children at a neighbor's mill pond. The piece notes his bright genial wit against the era's seriousness and likens him to Cowper.
In the Virginia House of Delegates Mr Morse argues for a divorce petition presented by a wife against her husband. He claims the husband’s crimes and seven years penitentiary absence justify the separation and asserts the bill should be passed.
A nobleman visits a lawyer whose office is on fire and exclaims that the office is as hot as an oven. The lawyer replies that the heat suits him as it is a burden he must bear in this crisis.
A Victorian style piece argues self denial yields true happiness, citing Moses Paul and other figures as examples. It condemns seeking happiness through ease, notes Atterbury and Lord Coningsby debating prophecy, and ends with a humorous exchange about Balaam.
When Brunel faced a British Parliament committee he argued that increasing speed from 40 to 80 miles per hour would not change traveler risk. He asserted speeds of 90 and 100 miles per hour would still be dangerous and that passengers could be unable to go anywhere if a car derailed at similar rates.
An extraordinary decree bans women from lamenting or gathering at cemeteries. It threatens severe punishment including a prophesied elongation of the tongue to thirty cubits and a public, marked humiliation at judgment with a blackened face and deformed hair.
A magistrate in the Comucctiqui valley mistook a Catholic lady witness for someone else and presented his face to her instead of the Bible. He only realized his error when his wife, present in court, delivered a sharp slap.
In a tale of crossing the Atlantic a Captain measures meridian altitude while two Irishmen watch. One exclaims what the Captain is doing and the other whispers that he is trying to catch the sun in a brass rat trap.
An old tale recalls a spinster who dreamed of finding a goldfinch nest and later married Mr Fiveh. She became mother to seven children. The present Earl of Wincheslea is lineally descended from one of these offspring and bears that name.
A concise editorial remark notes that leisure appears appealing to observe but is harmful to adopt as a habit, warning that widespread ruin can stem from excessive ease and idleness. The quote emphasizes caution in embracing leisure as a lifestyle.
A pondering line notes that threats to ruin the world are hollow since nations can carry on without bold aggressors. mockery undermines tyrants and renders their schemes futile.
A reflective line compares true companions to shadows that stay in sunlight but vanish when darkness falls, illustrating fickle loyalty and the test of genuine friendship.
A fragment quotes a proverb asserting that mistrusting a friend is more shameful than being deceived by them, reflecting on trust and betrayal.
A fragment shows a witty exchange where a speaker suggests eyes are weak because they sit in a weak place. The wording hints at playful wordplay and curious misreadings between two men.
A concise aphorism contrasts philosophy with vice, noting that lofty thought often defeats moral corruption, yet current wrongs frequently overwhelm ethical reflection in practice.
In a London parlor two women discuss the unhappy Mrs Williams seen through her neigborhood gate as her husband returns late at night. They describe her lonely routine and the contrasts of visible misery and outward respectability in the Hawthorn Villa district. A later visit reveals Mrs Williams is misidentified as a fortune wife, sparking shock.
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