22 Jul 1854
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1854
Page
1
Publication details show a weekly Bristol Rhode Island paper with address 7 Bradford Street and publisher W. Bayley. Rates list 4 cent line pricing and penalties for continued ads, with advance payment required and a note on ad categories including religious obituary and political notices.
A reflective poem by Caroline A Briggs on aging and mortality. The speaker imagines old age, the faded beauty of life, and the desire for meaning, friendship, and faith. The verse contemplates farewells, the inevitability of death, and the hope of divine peace.
Chronicle reports weeks of growing tension as planters and residents fear an uprising among enslaved people. Sixteen enslaved individuals were detained for examination, with white men named as alleged leaders.
Robt. Scott of ford county Kentucky owns a large pond on his farm where a flock of wild geese roams. Hearst captured and cropped their wings, then released them for the season. The flock now exceeds eighty birds and grows each year as they migrate north in spring and return south in autumn.
The Beston Traveller reports that Robert Schuyler has posed as a wealthy bachelor in New York while living with a wife under a false name in a separate house for years, with their children growing to marriageable age.
In a Fourth of July address Douglas assailed the Know Nothings calling them a secret organization. He said they knew not the Constitution laws or obligations to their fellow men and noted widespread dissatisfaction among Americans. His attempt to explain failed to engage the audience.
The record recalls an incident years ago when Roger M. Sherman and Perry Smith of Connecticut faced off as advocates before a court. Smith launched a forceful tirade against Sherman’s political character, while Sherman stayed calm and offered to discuss law rather than politics, prompting Smith to press on and retort in turn.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt urges focus on a single trade for long term success. It contrasts prosperous individuals who stick to one pursuit with restless others who abandon trades for new ventures, ending in insolvency. The piece condemns gossip and judgment about neighbors, urging restraint and trust.
An anecdote links youth plans to life outcomes. A future U S president vowed to become president, while D'Israel aimed to write a famous book then enter Parliament and rise to the right honorable. The tale suggests fulfilled aspirations explain success.
Advice urges resisting anger and avoiding revenge. A spark can ruin a house and a rash fit may cause lifelong mourning. If you have an enemy, act kindly, seek friendship, and persist with small, steady kindnesses to achieve greater aims.
A Sabbath school teacher discusses the Lord's Prayer with children using angels as a pattern. Children describe how angels obey God: immediately diligently always with all their hearts altogether. A girl adds they do it without asking questions.
A fragment describes tavern keepers posting notices of dressing a fine lively turtle while a Yan kee writes Soup to-morrow on the turtle’s back. The public parade before the hotel marks the animal as a participant in its own fate, defying laws as it is advertised for execution.
A visitor brings a three or four year old boy to a city asylum for the indigent insane. Quiet returns across halls and gentleness softens even the most troubled inmates. Women react with tender playfulness, while some violent patients watch intently seeking calm through the child’s presence. The scene shows how innocence can briefly soothe disturbed minds. The Courier Enquirer reports this poignant observation.
A courtroom exchange features a speaker insisting on plain English in a Scottish accent while Lord Eldon corrects with a touch of humor. The prompt advocate replies that plain sense across languages is the same, highlighting linguistic play in a legal setting.
An undated fragment captures Dean Swift remarking with sarcasm that he never knew a man who could bear misfortunes as well as he pretends to. The brief line hints at Swift's renowned wit and critical tone toward human folly.
A Gleasones Pictorial reflection on angel visitors who arrive in times of grief and trial. It describes a mother who loses a child and a friend who consoles her with the idea that the child is borne to heaven by an angel, offering mercy and hope. The piece urges openness to angelic guidance in both joy and adversity.
A moral exhortation on the duty to keep promises. It argues broken word harms society by eroding trust, harms the individual’s standing, and urges thoughtful consideration before committing to any pledge. Emphasizes that promises should be kept unless no circumstance supports fulfillment.
A garbled excerpt recalls a Cromwell era follower famed for clever spelling tricks at the turn of 1661. It mentions attempts to spell words with missing letters and notes parallels where no one could spell with pens made from goose feather quills.
The fragment discusses forming comparatives and superlatives in a Tamalian language, noting roots like mine and miner and a focus on conjugation and grammar without clear context or complete sentences. It hints at a reformulated phrase structure or parsing exercise.
The Providence Journal editor argues against firearm violence, saying even one live bird is worth more than many dead birds and urges restraint. He decries the idea that the world owes him nothing and emphasizes responsible, safe conduct.
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