Bristol Phenix Ad Rates and Address
Publication note for Che Bristol Phenix printed every Saturday at 7 Bradford Street Bristol Rhode Island by W H S Bayley. Subscription rates for town residents four dollars annually prepaid and two dollars for non residents prepaid. Advertising cost one dollar per square for three weeks and twenty cents for each additional insertion. Twelve lines in minion type equals one square. Notices, obituaries, and political notices priced as advertisements.
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Bristol Phenix
Bradford Street
Bristol
R. I
W. H. S. Bayley
Auba Cribera
Weady
Remembering Harriet Hathaway The Silent Funeral Poem
A mournful poem laments Harriet Hathaway with pleas for solace and reunion. It mourns her passing, recalls her kindness, and speaks of hope that loved ones may meet again beyond the grave as the speaker longs for guidance by a loving angel on life’s icy voyage.
The Lament For Mary A Sister in the Afterlife
A poem lamenting the early death of Mary, describing her calm passing, burial beside the sod, and ascent to God. The speaker reflects on earthly sorrow, hope of resurrection, and reunion with Mary in a heavenly realm. Dated New York June 1857.
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Mary
Domestic duties and national character in 19th century essays
An American, German, and English view on women's household roles contrasts duties at home with social expectations. The piece argues neglect of domestic care harms health and spirit, links idleness to vanity and fashion, and urges frugality and industry to build prosperity. It cites mirrors from WM Y Mirror and emphasizes cheerful disposition and practical virtues.
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Indies
WV. Y. Mirror
Katy Cleveland and the missing kiss in a strained marriage
A newlywed couple, Katy Cleveland and Edward, endure marital strain from a forgotten parting kiss and sharp words over small faults. Katy mourns the lack of affectionate tokens while Edward’s impatience and pride test their bond, leading to a candid reconciliation about gentleness and order.
Little Things and Patience Unite Faithful Lovers
Katy and Edward Cleveland navigate marital frictions over order and impatience. Katy asks for patience and vows reform while Edward learns to temper anger with gentle remonstrance. Their reconciliation shows that understanding, not harsh punishment, sustains harmony.
Hay Measurement Rule by Meacurinea Hay Editor
The New Jersey farmer editor shares a practical hay measurement rule from experience. Weighing hay is unnecessary. measure a winter maw in cubic feet by multiplying width depth and length, divide by 700 to get tons. Upper third yields 100 feet per ton, lower 600 feet, average 700. if hay is six feet deep an 800 feet per ton average applies.
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Meacurinea Hay
New Jersey Farmer
Statement on a Good Man and His Friends
The remark asserts that a truly good man is judged by the virtue of his intimate circle and the quality of his adversaries, claiming friends are uniformly good and enemies decidedly bad in character.
Unclear local item about youth behavior and punishment
Fragments describe harsh discipline as a remedy for a boy staying out nights. The source text presents a grim, old fashioned notion linking delinquent behavior to physical punishment and domestic control.
Impertinent remark on a daguerreotype ministure
An impertinent fellow dismissed a daguerreotype ministure of a lady acquaintance as less natural than a painted likeness. The remark reflects old era taste and the social setting of the day.
Clergyman Seeks Boots Delayed by Dishonest Calendar
A Boston area clergyman known for his pronunciation order boots from a shoemaker. After a few days he asks if ready and learns no. He asks if they will be ready by next Chewsday the shoemaker retorts not but by next Chaturday.
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Boston
Wages Question Asked by Laborer and Boy
A laborer asks what wages are in the area and a boy responds he does not know. The boy says his father is paid on Saturdays and that he gets as tight as a brick on weekends.
Gilty exchange on street quarrel over noise
An ill-tempered old man scolds a noisy boy as they pass each other. The boy retorts that he hollers because the old man is going by. The brief exchange captures a playful street humor moment.
Couter-Irritanty Term For Shop-Troubling Shoppers
A medical man proposes a label for women who haunt dry goods stores to trouble clerks without buying. He suggests the term couter-irritanty to describe such customers and calls for sharper social policing of the practice.
Two Blacksmiths Outbid by Puzzled Neighbor
A nervous man calms two clattering smiths by paying compensation to each and asking their destination. Jack Smith quips that Tom moves only a shot and will move to his neighbor’s place.
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Jack
Tom Smith
Bristled Demand Over Bill Sparks Tense Exchange
A sharp exchange ends with the speaker insisting on payment details. The other party faces an implied obligation and potential dispute, reflecting a confrontation over a charged account. The wording highlights escalating pressure and insistence on settling the bill.
Rev Nathaniel Beach Installed at Lit tle Compton Church
Report notes the installation of Rev Nathaniel Beach formerly of Mil bury as pastor of the Congregational Church in Lit tle Compton on the preceding Wednesday. The ProvJournal cites calls for a public reception for Gen Walker in New York City. Also mentions Capt Kidd and notes 1880 corn scarcity in parts of North Carolina with prices around 2.05 per bushel and famine concerns.
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Nathaniel Beach
Milbury
Little Compton
City Council of
New York
Gen Walker
Capt. Kidd
North Carolina
Government awards contract for gas works at West Point
The U S government grants a contract to George H Norman Esq to erect gas works at the United States Military Academy West Point. The move backs wartime readiness and facility modernization at the Academy.
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United States
George H. Norman, Esq
United States Miliary Academy
West Point
Young Witness Asked About Oath at Lawrence Court
In a Lawrence court trial an Indiana paper reports a young witness was asked if he knew the obligations of an oath and where he would go if he sold a tie. He replied that he would go where all the lawyers went.
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Indiana
Lawrence Court
Editor fined for hugging girl in Iowa meeting
An Iowa editor faced a 250 dollar penalty after hugging a girl at a meeting. A fellow fraternity member boasted of past embraces costing them substantial yearly sums.
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Orr Crear
Iowa
Child asks about heaven food in tender exchange
A mother explains a bright child’s question about where he will go after death. She answers Heaven and the bread of life will feast him. The boy hopes for lots of butter on it in a gentle moral vignette.
Editor’s Vatedictory: retire to recruit his moral constitution
An editor issued a valedictory stating that since starting the paper he has faced constant solicitation to lie or offend readers. He claims every wholesome truth costs him subscribers or enemies and retires to restore his moral constitution.
Moonlit stroll and editor rates spark old joke
A western editor and his wife stroll under bright moonlight as she speaks in odd lines about calmness and heat. He retorts that nothing costs less than the usual rate of a dollar and fifty cents for twelve lines. An old maid refuses a sabbatto for the newspaper, preferring to make her own news.
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Katy Cleveland
Edward
Katy
Rey
Sabetto
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