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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1857
Page
1
A damaged OCR fragment outlines advertising rates for obituaries and political notices. It mentions charges per line or square, advance payment requirements, weekly limits, and the inclusion of obituaries and political notices in the classified section with various copy lengths and pricing rules.
The verse speaks of a beloved Ada and lasting devotion. It laments aging and death yet promises shared sleep and dreams on a common heart. The speaker vows the heart as throne and lips as a pillow for the beloved永.
A Mobile Register item describes a cedar strip barometer by a Mexican guitarmaker. The thin cedar plate bends with moisture, curling until the cap touches the ground, allegedly predicting a storm twenty four hours before other barometers.
The New York Tribune reports John Dean a coachman for the Boker family from Tarrytown, mourned by his Irish wife. Mrs Mary Ann Baker, aged about twenty two, is held by her father in New York, refusing social contact. Dean seeks a writ of habeas corpus to obtain his wife.
A reflective piece contemplates tomorrow as a sudden turn in life. It warns that joyful moments may fade into sorrow and prosperity into adversity. The author muses on mortality, change, and the potential for a new existence to emerge from unseen events.
A bachelor at a party asserted that every woman removed her self stocking quickly. Half denied it, others argued he had no right to know, and they called him no gentleman. He offered an explanation that the first stocking off means the other is deft and must come off last.
A pair of clerks discuss the cost of correspondence and the fluency of speech. They contrast minds full of ideas with common speakers who repeat the same words, noting people leave churches faster when nearly empty than when crowded.
A fragmentary note hints at a local scandal involving a public figure. Details are unclear but indicate rising tensions and calls for accountability from residents and officials.
A Ladies' Benevolent Society meeting discusses fund distribution to aid the poor while debating a recent wealthy legacy tale. Miss Priscilla exposes the Thornton story of a gold framed verse and sparks debate over true charity versus outward show.
A London trend sees prayer books sold with a looking glass inside the cover. Critics warn it distracts worshipers and fuels secular vanity, while supporters argue it aids personal reflection. The clash highlights tensions over religion, commerce, and decorum in public worship.
The text notes producers in Has vana unable to raise prices after current deliveries and predicts a market drop, while consumers resist. It also mentions Jobo M.C. Brady of the Creole newspaper winning a prize from the igoboe la, a house and lot on Rarapac street valued at 7 000, linking local news with economic tensions.
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