31 Jul 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1847
Page
1
Bristol Phenix lists subscription prices and ad rates. Annual subscriptions cost two dollars in advance, single copies six cents, and advertisements run one dollar per square for eleven weeks with twenty cents per additional insertion. The notice includes payment rules and deadlines for discontinuations.
The speaker laments life’s deceit and aging but finds value in discontent. He recalls youth’s joys fading as time sighs over hollow promises. Yet he believes death and fading flowers reveal initiations guiding souls toward inner light and ascent.
A poetic reflection on compassion urging restraint in causing hurt. The speaker pleads for mercy, arguing true virtue lies in awakening joy and easing others pain, with a vision of peace and brotherly love guiding human effort.
A Portland Advertiser note jokes about vinegar’s harmful effect on healthy women chasing beauty. The piece recounts a quip during the President's Portland visit, where he asks the Mayor for latitude and Buchanan replies with a wry line about traveling farther north to reach 5440.
A practical sermon excerpt argues the Christian name should be engraved in the heart by God, not worn as a mere badge. It links Jesus to present peace and future glory, promising shared joy and heavenly praise to the Lamb and throne.
A Lustonian reflection urges preparations for death with nightly self discipline and morning resolve. It compares worldly joy to harvest readiness and calls for a disengaged heart to become heavenly, ready for heaven with the heart already fixed there.
A Weir allegorical painting in a West Point chapel shows Peace as a woman with an olive branch. During a recent service a bird attacked the branch several times, a commentary on the artwork’s fidelity. An earlier comparison recalled Apelles’ artistry from ancient times.
A detailed discourse explains fog and mist origins, noting vapor radiation from land and sea, cooling air, and condensation. It describes how mist rises, lingers over water, and varies with electric charge, appearing as cloud in hollows and producing optical effects and distant sound distortions. A second tale recalls Italian funeral customs where eating during mourning leads to comic disruption when a dog reveals the fried meat.
A satirical piece explores residents favoring city papers and city goods over country options. It imagines pulling support from local tailors hatters shoemakers and even professionals like lawyers and doctors, joking that city goods would sarve all needs from hats to boots as rail access spreads.
A banker recalls his frantic search for Mademoiselle Tarnan in Vienna where a beloved woman hid a deformity under a shawl. After marriage prospects, a sudden apoplexy death, and a lonely return home, he longs for Josephine who teens into his memory as he contemplates a future married life.
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