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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1857
Page
1
Public notices and advertisements outline per annum rates payable in advance with half yearly installments. Non residents charged two dollars per annum, single copies four cents, and ads priced at one dollar per square per week. Obituaries and political notices listed as advertisements with advance payment required.
A poem by John T Swartz extols consolation after loss and grief. It portrays scenes of sorrowful mothers and a bereaved bride, urging faith in redemption and hope of heaven where tears are gone. The verses invite readers to endure hardship through divine comfort and the promise of reunion.
The Providence Journal notes that the Journal of Commerce cites 249 era colleges in 81 Northern colleges with a strong line about archery in the South and freedom preaching in the North. It argues that many religions exist and raw conversion counts don’t prove true piety, suggesting Yankee converts may be more meaningful than the Journal’s narrow standard.
Letters from Bishop Peynte, Mr Hoffman, and Rev Rambo confirm severe unrest at Cape Palmas Africa. Colonists attacked eight towns forcing about six thousand natives into forest retreat while burning Protestant Episcopal mission property including Mount Vaughan.
The Char obéfer Mercury comments on the Supreme Court Missouri Compromise ruling and doubts a duty on foreign imports for manufacturers would differ in a fair court from the Dred Scott decision. Also notes local trials, a Milton schoolmaster arrested on immoral charges, and prison escape reports from Michigan.
A moral tale follows Abby Leeman a 30 year old wife with a sharp temper harming her children. After her father in law Maine Mrs Gorham exposes her faults and her sister Lydia’s gentler example, Abby reforms following the death of her sick child Nellie. The story presents a household transformed by mercy and a moved family reconciled with sorrow.
The annual income from tobacco consumption in Great Britain exceeded £31,192,943 last year with duties over £0.220 million. Excluding these figures, revenue from cigars stood at about £150,000.
Washington and Kansas news discuss Gov Geary’s resignation from the Kansas governorship amid disputes with Judge Lecompte and President Pierce. Officials aim to persuade him to return, with talk of removals for obstacles in the territory. Also reported is a Westport fire at the Gifford rule factory causing heavy loss and an inventor’s leaf turning machine for sheet music.
The Journal of Commerce notes elation over Nicaragua news among Gen Walker supporters in New York. It reports the US District Attorney’s decisive action may halt steamer recruits on the 26th and Emigrant Agent Lawrence will not offer free-farm opportunities, with legal jurisdiction questions to be resolved soon.
A dramatic monologue portrays a faithful wife awaiting a returning wanderer, her vigil framed by devotion and hope. The scene contrasts enduring female love with sermons on justice and social failing as it cites prophets and biblical allusion to condemn hypocrisy and poverty while affirming faith.
The passage reflects on the origin of great minds arising from the middle classes and the role of calamities in triggering breakthroughs, comparing societal shocks to natural convulsions that spur discoveries in science and geology.
A visiting young woman at Portsmouth asked Captain Dornin why the aftermost sail resembled a tyrannical mother. The captain puzzled over the question and finally confessed he could not explain. She quipped with a lisp that it’s a spanken.
Humboldt reports a tree in the South Seas that yields ready made shirts. Natives cut two foot sections and peel bark to form wearable shirts. Echman selects a tree for a good fit, holes cut for arms. Region also produces bread fruit for free board. No washing or ironing needed. Capt. Judah Nickerson of the Jane Nickerson is missing after likely being knocked overboard. $150 and stores found. hat recovered. He hails from West Harwich with a large family.
A person entered the cotton mall of W Seabury Simmons in Johnston on Sunday night and cut the webs of one hundred looms. They broke a window glass and pried up a sash fastened with a spring and screws.
The British government announced it will give no encouragement to another Arctic expedition, signaling a policy shift away from funding and backing such ventures. No official dates or teams are named in the report.
Addison argues true respect for women grows from sincere sentiment not confident speech. He warns that boastful men who rely on words over ideas are least liked by women and that ostentatious politeness can be mistaken for neglect or lack of love.
Advice warns of March temperature swings and respiratory risks. Sudden cold and warm days require layered clothing and warm, ventilated homes to prevent illness. A cautious approach to heating and dress is urged.
A reader style fragment contemplates beauty in rainbows and human form. The text muses on fleeting earthly loveliness and a distant land where beauty endures beyond mortal reach, blending poetic imagery with philosophical questions.
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