31 Mar 1855
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1855
Page
1
Public notice from Bristol advertising rates and terms for a weekly publication. It lists subscription prices, advertising charges, and payment in advance, noting schedule and religious notices as part of the issue content.
A dated devotional verse asks God's guidance for Rev James W Cooke and his wife. It pledges spiritual support to call wandering sinners home and to comfort troubled souls, asking divine presence, peace, and blessing on their lives and ministry.
The Buffalo Democracy recounts a January blaze at Fort Mackinac where an officer ordered cannon fire to halt spreading flames. Shells, not solid shot, exploded inside the burning barracks, destroying wooden buildings and spreading disaster beyond remedy.
Kansas already hosts five weekly papers including the Herald of Leavenworth and the Pioneer at Kickapoo. A sixth journal is planned to begin publication at Achison, expanding the state’s newspaper landscape.
The Secretary of the Navy plans to pay fifty thousand dollars for the steamer City of Boston to participate in the Arctic Expedition. A new light ship at Philadelphia is also to be assigned to the same mission and go on the voyage.
The youngest son of Mr. Clement Webster of Providence suffered severe injuries from a pistol discharge on Saturday night. Two fingers of his left hand and part of the thumb were blown off, with additional injuries reported.
The New Haven Palladium reports on a feared nest of incendiaries and burglars tied to solemn oaths with death penalty for disclosure. A lighthearted scene at a town girls academy ends when an Irish girl returns with what turns out to be gin milk, prompting shocked mothers and swift departures.
A fragmentary lecture urges boys to realize their future influence as kings presidents and scholars. The speaker notes a world abundant with wealth and progress and asks boys to prepare by mastering school lessons and resisting distractions. A stray garbled line hints at restoring illegible text by moistening it.
The article extols printed tracts as tireless agents that travel widely, speaking to individuals and crowds alike. It includes a Kansas Census note, a Maine liquor law mention, a romantic charity tale, and a Rhode Island 1855 tax act with detailed provisions for assessing and collecting taxes and enforcing tax liens.
An extended critique cites Lamartine and John Bright on eloquence and virtue, then analyzes wartime costs in Britain. It notes higher food prices, large military transport, Baltic trade declines, the 1854 harvest, and resulting destitution and riots in London and major cities.
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