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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1847
Page
1
Small town Bristol Phenix advertises weekly, with heavy emphasis on rates for ads and advances. It lists price per square inch, multi weekly insertions, and penalties for late or omitted payments, noting yearly advertisers have special terms and continuing options.
A reflective essay extols the virtue of a merry cheerful heart citing Solomon and Jeremy Taylor. It contrasts gloom and complaint with religion that fosters happiness through benevolent practice. It urges steadfastness amid hardship and ends with a prayer for a calm thankful heart free from murmur.
A Portland Tribune extract urges sanctifying the Lord's day through prayer and meditation, and stresses daily self-examination, confession, and living with integrity. It contrasts public praise with true virtue, noting that lasting influence comes from quiet, consistent virtue rather than crowds or display.
Major Long recounts a Dakota marriage tale of Ampato Sapa and her hunter husband. To gain status he takes a second wife, provoking Ampato Sapa to flee by birch bark canoe with her two children. Her death cry and drowned body mark the river tragedy witnessed by onlookers.
A reflective meditation on mortality and memory describing how the living and the dead share the same beauty of nature. It contemplates funeral processions, prayers, and the oblivion that follows, noting future generations will move on and forget the names once mourned.
A cynical tale in which a town crowd praises a man for good feelings yet cannot name any concrete benevolent acts. An old sage argues that actions prove character, not feelings, citing a rough man who has done many kind deeds unseen by the gossips.
A plainly recounted real life tale claims to be true and trustworthy though tragic and hard to believe. The writers assert personal acquaintance with all parties named and firsthand knowledge of the events from the bondsmen of Mr W. The bondsman left Water town and was last known to reside in a Western State.
In 1814 Watertown paymaster W and his wife faced the loss of 33,000 dollars after a banked robbery in Schenectady and Trenton. Judge K and Mr. F. pressured confession with drownings and threats. The wife's guilt led to a fatal river tragedy, a cover story, and a public scandal in Lisbon, New York, dated November 14, 1846.
The 1847 Rhode Island Assembly approves amendments extending watchman powers in Newport to all duty hours. It also enacts measures for magistrates court writs and a broad mechanic lien framework to secure payments on construction and improvements, detailing liens, notices, and court procedures.
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