15 Jan 1853
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1853
Page
1
Published weekly from 40 Bradford Street Bristol this notice describes subscription rates for town and distant subscribers, ad rates, and payment terms. It details prices for single copies and yearly ads and specifies type and formatting guidelines.
PORTEY. SP From the Sailor's Magazine, TO THE SAILOR. A devotional poem urges sailors to long for home and heaven. It contrasts earthly homes and loving kin with spiritual return, noting God awaits with outstretched arms at Heaven's shore.
Rail and road data outline NC infrastructure. Raleigh Gaston Central Wilmington and Raleigh corridors total 580 miles within state with the rest in adjacent states. Plank road construction totals about 280 to 300 miles across multiple routes in progress or completed.
A Vermont man with disabled legs traveled by train car to the Cambridge Cattle Market. He descended to a small wagon, was drawn to the market with help, sold his cattle, received payment, and then returned to his seat using only his arms to resume the journey home.
The piece argues that historic cities like Nineveh and Babylon were vast in area, with Babylon at 225 square miles and Nineveh at 216, while London and its environs cover only 114 square miles, highlighting changing scales of urban centers.
The quotation extols steady effort across all faculties as virtue. It states that true greatness lies in faithful performance of life’s tasks within one’s given limits, honoring the abilities bestowed by the Creator regardless of adversity.
The note reports Ktip stating a silk worm moth has 400000 feathers on its wing and suggests doubters can verify by counting. The line reflects a curious claim and invites readers to test the assertion directly.
In a Texas note, locals report water scarcity within two miles of Austin. To reach water, people and their horses must swim across the river. The scene also recalls a machine punching needles quickly and a humorous exchange about courting.
A youthful party on a sail boat is caught by a sudden gale as dark clouds gather and a towering wave swallows the fragile craft. Though some reach shore, others perish, proving warnings about life at sea and the dangers of intoxication and extravagance. The piece ends with a moral about preparation and reading.
In Cincinnati an attempted Irish speaker backfires as the editor and judge discover the invited Dennis Volens would not appear. The misread Latin phrase Deus volens leads to embarrassment and a frustrated editorial response urging accountability and debt repayment.
A quotation highlighting virtue desires more admirers wisdom seeks more supplicants truth gains real friends and honesty gains practitioners.
A narrator recalls a winter romance in Connecticut between B and a damsel. An old man, watchful and jealous, sits posting accounts by a fading flame while the lovers hide under a bed. The clock strikes three and the flame dies as the lovers’ plan collapses amid the cold.
A Portland Bulletin tale recalls a shivering old sailor who meets a boy on the street. The lad guides him to a temperance meeting at the Exchange where the sailor signs the pledge. The story credits a child's influence with inspiring restraint and family thoughts at sea.
A stern admonition urges individuals to focus on their regular trades and avoid buying large stock for speculative gain. It advises merchants and professionals to invest only with surplus funds and to pursue work that benefits the community, warning that speculation lacks intrinsic profit.
A boy proudly asks his mother why Moses did not wear boots, citing the burning bush command to take off his shoes. The mother cannot conclusively answer, leaving the child with a final, unanswered question about biblical footwear.
A duellist, angered by a Yankee winning his slave’s favor, exits with the remark You’ll hear from me sir. The Yankee retorts Please do not write often and lets him know he will hear from him as often as he wishes to hear how he is faring.
A playful exchange between Said Bill and Jack questions how many legs a calf would have if the tail counted as a leg. Molly responds she would not set the river on fire as it would burn the fishes. Punch notes the doubt over a man becoming liable for a bill payable at sight.
A long letter from Sarah Harris, writing from the Great West near the Mississippi, laments modern excess and restless mobility. She pleads for preserving home life and familiar comforts against rapid fashion, urban speculation, and a drift toward newness over tradition. She contrasts eastern prosperity with western transience, urging readers to cherish a real home and the memories of ancestors.
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