03 Jan 1863
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1863
Page
1
A fragmented press page from Bristol Phenix includes pricing notices for residents and non residents, shipping notes from Manchester, an obituary style vignette, and a long satire on a young lawyer named B Atkins King. It also recounts a Persian bride portrayal and a comic sign painting anecdote illustrating early 19th century community life.
An engineer named Signor Prerotti, hired by Paxha, claims Jerusalem sits on multiple ancient masonery layers from Solomon to Saracens. He traced conduits from the Dome of the Rock to the Valley of Jehoshaphat and found a fountain at Bethesda whose waters flow without known source. The discovery excites Jews who see it as a Messiah sign. He connects the fountain to Hezekiah’s and Josephus descriptions, though some conclusions are disputed.
A north Carolina tale recounts Oliver Stanley sealed in an empty oil barrel with bung open. He fights to survive as a bar rescues him in a headlong rolling escape, ending with the barrel shattered and Stanley freed, while a farmers’ quip about honesty closes the scene.
In Garlestown the Comet ran aground on a sand bank near the quay. A rescue failed and William Luck was crushed as the ship tipped, the crowd praying as the vessel rose to bury him, with the Rev. Thomas Young among mourners.
Aunty Atkinson narrates a lifelong sequence of loss, fire, poverty, and later wealth through hardship and faith. She recalls family tragedy, a devastating fire, and a final inheritance that grants stable comfort, concluding with reflections on trust in God and enduring resilience.
Aunt Dorothy loved singing in Methodist and missionary meetings. Her voice rose above the others with hymns like From Greenland's icy mountains, yet during collections she sang louder and stared fixedly at the wall.
A milkman woke to a wag in the night who warned his prized cow Bronnie was choking. He sprang to act and removed a tiny nip from the mouth of the pump, saving the animal from a life-threatening blockage.
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