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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1848
Page
1
Saturday publication details for Bristol Phoenix by Bayley at Bradford Street. Rates listed include two dollars per annum for advertisers, single copies six cents, and one dollar per square for ads with ten twenty cents for each subsequent insertion. Terms note renewal limits and penalties for discontinuation without paid arrears.
Rhode Island General Assembly acts from January 1948 amend Sabbath penalties and voter registry rules. Provisions include reduced penalties for Sabbath offenses, rules deeming certain unlisted voters as nonresidents, juror exemptions for fire department personnel, and life insurance rights for married women with limits on certain policies. The volume also covers gauging regulations, and limits on certifying court licenses under federal acts.
An extended piece discusses annual births versus deaths, global population balance, and mortality rates. It cites proportional figures by country size, city versus village life, and age groups, arguing divine providence underpins human life numbers. It ends with a humorous Irish quip about a vanished wife.
A Baltimore Patriot piece analyzes the famine era’s impact on Great Britain and the United States. It argues Britain must reform colonial policy to match the US in self-sufficiency and global trade, noting US growth, population increase, and manufacturing gains threatening Britain’s monopoly. The essay foresees renewed East trade and colonial policy shifts as pivotal.
A discussion from Wayland's Moral Science questions a father's right to neglect domestic duties for business profits. It argues that true bequests are intellectual, moral, and home-centered, not merely financial wealth, emphasizing affection, order, industry, and virtue as lasting legacies. It also notes Afghans riding horses with steel plates covering most of the foot.
A moral vignette traces a young man’s descent from social drinking to nightly gatherings and public humiliation, ending in death. The piece weaves anecdotes about doctors, princes, and clever quips, illustrating vanity, folly, and the sting of consequence through short, attributed tales and jests.
A mosaic of quotations extols reading as the base for memory and judgment while conversation refines the mind and reflection anchors thought. It urges caution against dogmatic certainty and notes the perils of rushing assent, with scattered aphorisms on silence and folly.
A narrator recalls fearless storms and battles, yet a childhood thunder fear resurges. He remembers a beloved young cousin on a peaceful August morning as a looming tempest appears on a distant mountain, changing the moment with growing tension.
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