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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1857
Page
1
Local weekly Bristol publication lists advertising rates per octave post and advance payment options. Rates include two dollars per annum for half year, four cents for single copies, and square-based charges for ads with details on page positions and publication duration.
A devotional poem reflects on life’s troubles and the peril of earthly wealth. It calls for trusting in the Saviour, bearing the cross, and focusing on heaven where the weary rest and the wicked cease troubling. It envisions fellowship with angels and a state of peace beyond earthly woes.
A reflective piece on memory and loss recounts a mother and child sharing a last hour with departed loved ones while memories of a husband at sea linger. A second anecdote portrays a stingy man at breakfast testing guests with a captured fly in a sugar bowl.
Winter pruning taught by experienced orchardists notes sap and wood behavior when cut. A cement like shellac in alcohol may be applied soon after cutting or later with midseason preference. Some experts favor midsummer to winter timing for best results.
A pastor narrates a dark Norwich ride with a stranger who later becomes a convert, paying for the counsel given. The tale links the ride to a two-year revival and the man’s eventual full repayment by faith, underscoring home and moral duty as cornerstones of society.
At a rural furniture sale a few Irish laborers watched as a trunk went up. A companion urged Pats to buy it, suggesting he store his clothes there. Pats, startled, quipped in laconic Irish wit that he might go naked instead.
On his death bed the famed French physician Dunmoulin declared that three doctors would prove better than him. When pressed to name them he said Water Exercise and Diet, with each doctor imagining they were one of the three.
A Connecticut pedlar trades with an old man, while a rival Massachusetts peddler follows and undercuts. The tale shows sly bargaining over tin wares, cheap cider, and the ethics of selling, as the Boston dealer boasts higher profits.
An old woman discusses marriage prospects and dowry while a man hawks tin ware to her, boasting delicate goods from Lafayette. He exaggerates value, hints at selling to a young woman, and jokes about transport and authenticity as they barter seven shillings for wares.
A prose fragment urging warmth and dryness for feet to prevent colds and lung issues. It cites hygiene, clothing care, and folk wisdom from Indians and Abernethy, warning that damp feet lead to bronchial irritation and colds. It includes unrelated snatches about domestic life and jokes, with no clear central news event.
In a Vermont town a successful lawyer Daniel Bryan sinks into heavy drinking after a three year spree. His wife Mary clings to him as debts pile up and he drifts toward ruin. A turning moment comes when Moses Felton confronts him. Bryan vows reform and later redeems himself, returning to public life as an honored legislator and lawyer after repaying a moral debt to Felton.
A memorandum of Daniel Webster's professional fees shows $15 181 from Aug 15 1818 to Aug 12 1819. Another period Aug 8 1832 to Sept 9 1835 lists $8 212 including congressional pay, noted as a poor year. It cites a $14 000 fee in Goodyear and Day India Rubber case and mentions Gaines paid $30 000 in one suit.
A fragment describes an old remedy using a hot brick held near the foot and onion juice applied after dipping salt into the wound. The method claims to draw moisture and heal quickly, reflecting period folk medicine beliefs.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Dr. Valentine Mott and a dated phrase about young gentlemen and packets. The readable text is garbled and does not establish a clear event, date, or outcome to summarize into a coherent news item.
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