27 Mar 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1847
Page
1
Bristol Phenix published every Saturday by W. S. Bayley at No 7 Basavoan Street. Subscriptions two dollars per year in advance, six cents for single copies. Advertisements one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents per subsequent insertion. Yearly advertisers limited to 20 lines per week. Papers discontinued for nonpayment unless publisher opts otherwise.
The article notes debts to ancient civilizations in science and crafts while praising modern advances in arts and industry. It muses on aging and advises marriage for men under sixty as a source of lasting happiness and social esteem.
A moral exhortation urging strict honesty in all dealings. It emphasizes that truth earns respect, prevails in the end, and is a noble virtue akin to a gem in virtue's crown, guiding honest conduct regardless of circumstances.
Nineteen sailors of the Alabamian and crew of the Atalanta were saved after the ship sank a hundred fifty miles from the Delaware capes. They landed in two boats in a crate near wrecked condition and thanked God at a floating church in New York. Their coppers, crusted with ash water, were found in the church offering plate, a sacramental end to their peril.
A Boston Medical Journal report describes a Maine law requiring printed ingredient labels on patent medicines. A clever vendor translates the label into Chinese to satisfy the letter of the act, preserving the market until legislators close the loophole.
The article extols self integrity as vital through danger poverty and affliction. It asserts that true worth comes from within, guiding a person to resist shame and endure hardship with a stout heart and clear conscience, regardless of social status or fortune.
A reflective piece urges readers to accept life’s storms as mentally essential, noting that evil, though inevitable, is often exaggerated in fear. It urges avoiding gloomy thoughts and choosing lighter, uplifting views to preserve a hopeful disposition amid trouble.
A Portland Tribune editorial warns boys against profanity and theatregoing urging virtue honesty and self control. It argues theatre demoralizes youth and that employers seek upright steady workers, promising good positions and respectable lives for those who avoid vice.
A London merchant disputes an account with a Quaker. the Quaker’s calm refusal to raise his voice helps the merchant see his error. The tale extols forgiveness and restraint, warning that withholding mercy harms the soul. It recalls bread price protests and a Cairo street vignette about remaining faithful to God.
Amina Granby and Lucy Meek contrast in class and manners as Lucy outshines a noble lifestyle, cooks, and charms guests. Lucy later marries a neighboring farmer and rises to become governor's wife, while the Granbys suffer reversals yet gain wiser happiness. The tale ends with a socialist democratic message on wealth and status.
A piece contrasts compassion with social status and recalls a London factory accident in Change Alley. A commercial gentleman slipped into a melting vat in a soap and candle works, was seized, then fell back, and was finally extricated encased in tallow as a massive candle.
A reflection urges one practical precept Love as the guiding rule for harmony. It argues that universal obedience would not erase diversity but would bind all in divine charity and reduce social discord without forcing uniformity.
The fragment recounts famine in England, ship freight deals in 1501 1601, and an order by thePrime Minister to pay high prices for American flour. It notes bakers refusing bread, soldiers with powdered hair, and the Duke of Bedford eating his hair to save flour. An elderly informant says the tale shows clothing anew under the sun.
Practical guidance on grafting cherry trees in March, selecting varieties, and best planting methods. Advice covers root handling, hole depth, mulch, hay, straw, manure placement, and weed control to promote healthy young trees and avoid deep burial.
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