01 Jan 1853
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1853
Page
1
Admission details show weekly price 4 cents per copy and 1 dollar per square for three weeks. Union type limits bolding. yearly advertisements priced at 10 dollars per year with associated fines and renewal terms.
Poem reflecting on a year’s passing with imagery of night winter flowers fading and the Angel Death near. Lines describe sorrow and mortality as the year draws toward its solemn bier with celestial and religious imagery.
An 19th century style note explains crystallization as a form of vitality intrinsic to earthly substances. It describes making Glauber salts dissolve in hot water, cooling the solution to keep it liquid, then triggering rapid crystallization by touching with wool or introducing a drop. It also notes sealing a bottle while hot preserves liquidity until cork removal releases quick crystal formation.
The passage describes dipping a fine thread into turpentine and threading it through glass to heat with a red hot wire. If the glass does not crack immediately, apply cold water while the wire remains hot to induce cracking.
A garbled phonographic report presents a witty Dublin dialogue about social manners in Paris and London. The piece hints at romance and marriage prospects, with stray phrases about Judy and a lighthearted, poking tone.
Fragmentary text reports a Wasmoror event with unclear details and names obscured. The notation suggests a ritual or performance trace, but specific participants, location, date, and outcome are unreadable. Further readable context is needed to identify the activity.
Excerpt from Peterson's Magazine presents Edla Rodman's Our New Year's Calls, a humorous late 19th century domestic serial. The piece follows a New Year’s day of visitors including Mr Tuinner the schoolmaster and Josiah Stiggins, then shifts to Mr Castleroy’s arrival and Katy's reflections, ending with a dramatic confession in a moonlit moment, and a tease of future events.
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