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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1856
Page
1
Local notice from Bristol Rhode Island outlines subscription terms for townsfolk and non residents, with annual, half year, and single copy pricing. Advertising rates specify one dollar per square for three weeks, with twenty cents for each additional insertion, payments in advance, and higher rates for yearly ads. Obituary, political notices, and religion notices treated as advertisements.
A Bristol obituary tribute recalls Mrs Emelyn J Fales as a beacon of beauty grace and intellect. The reflection speaks of her joyful presence and the deep sorrow of mourners as a devoted husband contends with loss and seeks comfort in faith and hope.
A reflective piece contrasts gentle daily virtues with grand dramatic acts, urging steady Christian behavior and calm under provocation. An anecdote about a boy throwing a stone at a dog illustrates how passion worsens outcomes and the futility of anger in resolving troubles.
A Florida letter in the Savannah Republican reports that after several Indians were killed by Florida volunteers two were scalped and the trophies were carried into white settlements and shown to anyone curious enough to look.
The schooner Robret Miller of St George Missouri from Virginia bound for Boston capsized in darkness on the 20th night with all hands dead except the mate rescued from the wreck on the 22nd. A New York carman intoxicated on a roof fall sparked a neighborhood alarm as a mistaken chimney caused a fall and a fire alarm followed.
The writer urges universal courtesy as essential social virtue. Aimed at all ages, the piece stresses that saying thank you shapes character, from masters to servants and families to friends, and that education should instill this daily habit.
A Norfolk County Journal excerpt jokes about a youth’s vice laden “Parson Thacher Day” the piece blends satire on youth and a Milton minister. The second tale shows Parson Thacher mediating a neighborhood quarrel while juggling duties delivering an ordination sermon and tending a sick cow.
The article argues boxing builds public standing by urging participation in every fight, claiming it earns social attention and potential support. It cautions that many who start this way end up in prison or, conversely, rise to higher status, noting a risky path from juvenile aggression to adult consequences.
Parson Thacher resolves a corn dispute then aids a neighbor in need. After settling a damage claim of about two pistareens he helps mend an axletree, shares supper, performs family devotions, and completes the ordination sermon on a long, eventful day.
In a masterly temperance address Wren will roe Time Come ?-Gough declares the temperance edifice will be complete when hosts who labored rise above battlefields of grain and grape vines to end the distillery and restore humanity to its God given standing.
The speaker asserts newspapers shape power by public paragraphs that propel men into prominence. He warns many leaders owe their rise to media coverage and would remain unknown without it.
Newtees may be carried to excess, Mr Slashet whitewashed tree trunks for a neater look. He then aimed to whitewash hollyhocks in the garden until Mrs S. hauled him away by the coat tail, saying she’d borne enough.
The piece argues respectability is not wealth or birth but virtue and duty. It denounces snobbery and the idea that society’s favor defines worth, praising the humble, diligent worker over the ostentatious rich or titled elites. True respectability comes from character, not convention or money.
Ohio Judge Thomas Ford argues against secession in a fiery speech. He notes slaveholding states and South threats to dissolve the Union. The tale of a sinking well and a rope metaphor underscores the risk of secession as the Irishman proverbially cries to be drawn up.
Geo H T W Taylor a German physician from Boston has been fined 1000 dollars for seduction of Melissa Littlefield of Charlestown. The case details indicate a civil action resulting in the monetary penalty and restitution order.
At Horicon Wisconsin a man named Rich shot a loon from the shore on Monday. The ball skimmed the water and struck a man on the opposite bank, passing through his heart and causing instant death.
An disorganized discussion argues sugar and candy are not inherently harmful when eaten in moderation. It cites healthful teeth among sugar workers in Cuba and Louisiana, warns against tradition over reasoning, and recommends using sweets with meals and in moderation.
A minister at an Old School Presbyterian church in the city faced a church vote over pursuing a wealthy Virginia divorcee. Trustees presented the church rule forbidding a minister to wed an active woman, prompting the minister to resign both his post and his suit for her hand after due consideration.
The Oregonian editor warns readers who promised cash or farm goods such as potatoes wheat flour oats peas beans barley or pig yokes in payment to come forward.
Researchers report a method turning coal dust into a longer burning fuel at Be. Experiments show a saving of thirty five percent in fuel use.
A report notes Alanson Tue Aviine Passion died at Troy leaving an estate close to a million. The will bequeathed $140000 to his children and included fees to three Episcopal churches. A verbal agreement with his heirs promised continued support, with a ticketing clause linked to value. Affection and heartache accompany the disclosure.
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