24 Mar 1855
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1855
Page
1
Buistol Prenenx publication details subscription and advertising rates. Rates include two dollars yearly in town in advance, ten subscribers, single copies four cents, and twenty dollars yearly for twenty lines weekly. Obituaries and political notices billed as advertisements.
A short elegiac verse written in New York on March 15 1855 laments a lost beloved. It speaks of mourning within a family the damp brow and silent breast the faithful memory and the dream of a brighter eye.
A reflective vignette on a mantel clock as a faithful family companion. The tale recalls a W residence where a clock witnessed a man’s rise, illness, and death, then protected a widow and her son. The narrative links time, faith, memory, and eternal rest in a somber, moral tone.
In Forrester's Magazine a mother and teacher urge George to sit upright while reading. The lesson warns bending harms breathing and may lead to consumption unless air inspired is sufficient. The tale ends with a pledge to adopt proper posture.
A provincial judge presses Bantru for an audience. A valet relays a string of excuses from Bantru about illness, a last extremity, death, and adieu. The judge insists on entry as the scene ends with the final quip about holy water. The piece satirizes stubborn obstinacy and French social demeanor.
The quote suggests that minor irritations should be avoided and daily joys cultivated, as most great pleasures are scarce and not long lasting. It emphasizes choosing calm, steady happiness over allowing small annoyances to disturb well being.
A violin was first introduced into the choir of a local church causing offense among parishioners. The bass viol player protested to the parson, who replied that if the fiddle is sinful then the greater the fiddle the greater the sin.
A historical remedy notes sulp h uric acid one drachm mixed with an ounce of fresh lard. Applied several times daily as a topical treatment.
Beecher criticizes poor ventilation in public spaces and urges major redesign. He argues for large ventiducts and air inlets to bring fresh air, noting tainted air harms speakers and audiences. He compares inadequate ventilation to hanging and warns about stale, feculent air affecting health and mood.
The essay cites De Quincey noting Russia as a mighty empire whose grand scale rests on sterility. He claims Russia can lure invaders into vast circles of starvation, with radii reaching a thousand leagues. The observation frames Russia’s strategic strength as economic and geographic leverage.
A Cincinnati married woman recounts a dream in which her brother in California is attacked by a Mexican in his miner's hut. She claims the vision matched later letters confirming the events on the night of December 6.
A proverb suggests a single illuminating idea is more valuable than a memorized volume. It likens knowledge to water in a cistern that can run dry versus a fountain that provides a steady supply.
The Massachusetts Ploughman notes New Rum as a cheap effective lice destroyer for cattle and treats sore necks of working oxen. It recommends alcohol washes for neck soreness after rain but says once skin is broken, tallow or similar emollients work best.
A Quaker and Peace Society member in London was fined and served with a distress warrant for refusing on principle to supply a horse and wagon to convey baggage for the Scotch Fusiliers.
Rhode Island General Assembly passes a bill raising jailer board pay to two dollars weekly and repealing prior provisions. Another act bans seines west of Allen's Harbor and Potowomut River lines with fines up to twenty dollars and shared restitution to state and complainant. A third act tightens foreign life and health insurance rules requiring agents to file detailed capital and asset statements and publish them publicly.
True cony-attest WM. R. WATSON, Sec'ry, An Act to let the Supreme Court grant a new center on insolvent debtors petitions now before the General Assembly by appeal. The court may hear a new trial if requested within the next term, with procedures for notice to creditors.
A scanned legislative record detailing acts including preventing seine fishing in Wickford harbor, ceding Bristol lands to the United States for a custom house site with tax exemptions, and clauses to suppress gambling houses and games of chance with penalties, enforcement duties, and citations to officials. The text includes sections on fines, taxation, and arrest powers.
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