30 Jan 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1847
Page
1
Advertisements detail pricing for notices with yearly rates and deadlines. Condensed items report on court decisions in Ohio, postal rate guidance, Mexican trade, a ship departure, a recipe for Larson Coxes, weather musings on unlucky days, and large scale railroad crow manufacture plans in South Boston.
A fragmentary antique text compares two mountain springs one a gentle stream and the other a boastful rapid current. It shifts to reflections on hunger in Perth, a nobleman’s snuff box theft, and parables about aging and fortune, ending with a troubling racial caricature from a slave dialect.
Fragmented devotional language extols Christ as superior to earthly beauty. It likens Christ to rain compared with the seas, and to the fountain of comfort arising from his agony. The text links Christ’s suffering to believers’ justification healing and life, closing with a call to remember mercy.
An observer recalls a butcher’s boy herding twenty fat wethers that ran wild through Liverpool streets. A scavenger’s broom was used to block their path as the flock leapt over him in quick, successive jumps. A Bible incident and a robber scene are also noted with humorous ends.
Narrative remarks on the Ricaras and other tribes showing restraint with alcohol and loyalty to friends. Includes tales of curbing folly, marriage customs in Lycurgan law, tyrant Muley Ismael, poet’s admonitions, a potato bet farce, and Spanish proverbs about drinking water.
In a domestic Olive Branch scene Squire Starks and Mistress Margery banter over life in their Kennebec village. He praises her, he hints at plans to carter a Sunday ride to meet parish life, and they imagine modest comforts, gifts, and shared kindness in a steady rural home.
The piece recounts Richard Reynolds of Bristol giving away large sums in 1796 to aid the poor. He funded £10,000 in estates to supply Bristol’s poor, asked to be his own executor, and planned charitable rents for seven public charities. A portrait commission leads to a Bible inscription about justification by faith in Romans.
A fragmentary recounting of Whitefield's eloquence with Chesterfield present as the skeptical observer. The piece recalls a vivid bird versus dog allegory of sin and a perilous fall, then cites a caustic remark on English knowledge of Ireland versus Africa.
In a rustic talk set near the Kennebec, Peter proposes to buy a favored cow and plan a trip to Boston with Margy. He outlines a two‑horse wagon journey, new tools for Thomas, and a ride to see sights, while Margy leads with affection and practical hopes for the future.
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