18 Jun 1853
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1853
Page
1
Local ad listing for Bristol Prentice published Saturdays at 40 Bradford Street Bristol R I by W H and Bayley. Rates: two dollars annual or weekly, advance four cents for each insertion. One dollar per square for ads, twelve type per square, discounts for long running ads.
The piece depicts a peaceful graveyard scene with circling birds a murmuring stream and flowers on a sedgy bank. It laments absent human sorrow yet imagines nature comforting the departed with ivy pines yew and sweet birdsongs as the dead sleep beneath tranquil light.
Henry M Wheelock of Slatersville drowned in the Branch River near his village on Tuesday of last week. He had been despondent and not of sane mind and had previously attempted suicide on the preceding Saturday but was discovered by his wife. He was 28, son of Dennis Wheelock of Mendon, and bore a good character.
A man accused of stealing bacon is acquitted after witnesses testify. The jury returns a not guilty verdict, and the defendant leaves whistling Yankee Doodle. He later tells his lawyer eleven jurors had some of the bacon.
A prison report describes a dramatic shift as a condemned man shows contrition a son visits and a touching reconciliation unfolds. The elder Spring forgives his son and asks forgiveness, while clergy comment on human frailty amid death and crime.
The article recounts Olinda Doane in Harwich dying by self inflicted wounds after a troubled history. She faced marriage pressures and a local scandal involving Hall and a Doane match. Her sister found her body. distress and derangement followed. The report also notes a maritime cargo and slave labor figures connected to Cuba.
The column discusses Italian apathy toward modern industry and home life, contrasting art lovers with working classes. It also reports a supposed cure for virulent smallpox and scarlet fever using powdered digitalis and zinc, plus jalap powder, claimed to rapidly end disease. It includes a humorous exchange and a short piece on going to bed.
A Hartford Times correspondent shares a humorous case of tobacco chewing and its cure. A man who chewed extensively faced a makeover by his wife who collected all the “old soldiers” from the corner and displayed them on the Brussels carpet. The wife taunted him that if filth from his mouth could be savored, the carpet could bear the same. He laughed, questioned the display, and afterward quit tobacco.
A rich but stingy man invites a poor friend to dine. He offers a tiny meat portion, prompting the guest to cry I am blind. The host urges him to sit again, the plate shifted, and the guest quips I can see a little of it. The Knickerbocker mocks the foot’s anatomy and the odd belief that insult deserves no leather.
An Ohio Farmer correspondent shares dairy practice across seventy-two cows and up to 115, detailing cooling methods using tin and wooden vats, periodic cheese making, and keeping milk sweet through Sunday. He notes no milk loss in the past summer and suggests avoiding cheese production on the Sabbath.
In a Quaker dialogue Penelope declares a spiritual pull to join in flesh and kinship with Obediah. He responds with cautious agreement citing companionship as fitting according to scripture. The exchange reads as a devout plea and a confirming vow of communal bond.
A quirky meditation contrasts a man’s vitality with the dull exertion of canal boat life. It suggests that shifting from lively rate to tedious labor drains spirit within an hour, leaving the soul weighed by heavy meals and hard labor.
In this dialogue from Arthur's Howe Gazette, Ella confesses boredom with rural life and considers Mary’s advice to seek usefulness at home. Mary urges practical self-improvement, cheerful influence, and personal purpose, suggesting happiness grows from small, steady beginnings and living with intention. Ella pledges to begin at home and report her progress.
A reader shares a long rambling letter mixing biblical nod to Nod with social critique. He muses Cain's mark, sleepy Sabbath congregations, and local dullness while lampooning Humbug and eloquence. The piece blends personal anecdote with religious jest and regional observations.
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