07 Jan 1854
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1854
Page
1
Publication at No 7 Bradford Street Bristol edited by R L W W Bayley with terms in old currency. Advertising rates set at one dollar per quarter for three weeks and twenty cents for each subsequent insertion. Obituaries and notices classified as advertisements are expanded.
An 1864 New Year address to patrons from the Bristol Phenix editor. It reflects on politics including Fillmore, US administration changes, European liberty movements, and industrial progress with railroads and the press. The speaker thanks patrons, pledges better service, and asks for continued support through winter.
Mrs. Scofield of Morristown recalls a grand-mother’s tale of Washington in the orchard camp chair and a nurse with a child being given to by the general The speaker also recalls meeting an old physician Cook who served under Washington in the Revolution and heard of hard times and ration limits The Morristown reminiscence contrasts with a cotton factory fire in Faespenicxsnone Virginia causing substantial loss and insurance exposure
A discussion on true repentance as examining both actions and the will. It argues that understanding and will drive deeds, while mere remorse for acts leaves roots of evil intact. The text cites mercy and warning from biblical references about inner vice, judgment, and spiritual regeneration.
The piece urges wives and women to treat troubled husbands with patience and kindness. It warns that harsh words and suspicion can drive him to seek other company and unhappiness. A gentle, forgiving approach with affection may prevent ruin and protect the family.
The piece notes two anecdotes about Peter Moore and Secretary Scruggs. It claims Scruggs, starting as a footman, once helped ladies into a carriage and inadvertently rode behind them out of habit.
A gentleman asks about the cistern and the Irish girl replies that it is full at the bottom but empty at the top, delivering a witty quip.
Dr. Johnson recalls Foote's irresistible humor after an initially low opinion. He describes a Fitzherbert's dinner where Foote's wit forced him to abandon sullenness and laugh uncontrollably.
In the Abruzzi highlands a wolf pack closes in on two mountaineer brothers Pietro and Rondinetto as wolves descend from pine forests. Their father warns of danger and the boys defend the hut with Lion and Death dogs, pistols, and a makeshift signal fire as the wolves surge, sustaining injuries in a desperate battle to hold the crypt.
A boy barely escapes a wolf attack as Pietro uses an axe to kill the animal and save his brother Rondinetito. The wolf, described as the largest seen in the mountains, dies, and the boys hear their father’s cries and return home to a grateful welcome and a large reward.
A Ledger article argues against excess in spending urging cash discipline to curb extravagance. It notes credit temptation in a prosperous era leads families to sacrifice future comforts for present follies and urges buying only what is truly needed.
A misers death story shows Charon confronted with a refused fare and the dead man choosing to swim across. Tartarus debates harsh punishments but Minos decrees the miser be sent back to earth to witness how his wealth is used. An aside questions who cared for babies and a girl’s murder echoes the tale.
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