16 May 1846
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1846
Page
1
Public display notice describes weekly Saturday morning publication at a Bayley street address with subscription details. Rates include per square charges and continued advertisements, with discounts for yearly patrons and limitations on line counts and insertions.
The piece discusses the maxim to prepare for war in time of peace, citing Washington's eight-year military expenditure of 10,925,470 and contrasting with 1843–eight years of 163,936,717 to argue defense spending rises faster than population. It questions future defense costs amid growing population and warns readers to consider national spending.
A humorous Riverside period piece recalls a frozen umbrella mishap at the Star office. Crowded demand for an umbrella sparks chaos as Ephraim confronts a Dutchman and the editor’s coat is torn, with the crowd shouting for no more umbrellas.
A column excerpt critiques prioritizing outward fashion and show over inner character. It contrasts style with virtue and cites rhetorical examples from a Charleston News debate about Mr. Choate and a trial, noting support for a plain heart over a flashy exterior.
In a Bowery scene, Patrick Murphy, a poor seventeen year old, defends his honesty and reveals a kind act by a loaner. Dr. Henry Gregory grants him a chance to manage a renter’s house at fair terms and hints at marriage prospects for Helen, as Pat earns respect and a future.
A enslaved woman, chained and mistreated, escapes by crossing the Ohio River at night with her child. Despite a freezing midwinter flood, she reaches Kentucky shore while the chain breaks, earning freedom after a witness in Kentucky proclaims victory and relief. The tale ends praising her courage as true American heroism.
A devotional passage extols heavenly home as the heart’s true dwelling. It blends inspiring prose on the longing for home with Christian exhortation to accept Jesus and prepare for heaven, urging readers to become acquainted with the Son of God and find welcome in the Father’s house.
A Prairie Farmer correspondent urges readers to smoke stored corn with husks and under hams, claiming it saved subscription value. The piece reflects on poverty and ambition, noting men who rose from poverty and advising against relying solely on wealth. Plymouth Rock mentions a reading room sign about spelling lessons.
An old tale recalls the Marquis of Townsend as a youth in battle who sees a drummer killed by a cannonball and remains calm yet puzzled by brains scattered about. A superior officer misreads his resolve, and the youth retorts that he is not frightened but curious how brains end up there. The passage quips on war's horrors and folly.
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