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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1857
Page
1
The fragmentary lines reflect on mortality and memory as the speaker contrasts gloom with beauty. A narrator named Warren R.J. Hezexian laments parting from loved ones and wonders if peace awaits beyond the grave, concluding with religious imagery of death and the afterlife.
A hazy, overheated exchange aboard a Mississippi steamboat leads to a tense stand off as a moustached passenger taunts a stranger who responds with blunt bravado asking what drink or fight is wished. The scene plays out with a challenge to violence amid crowded river transport.
A cautious essay argues agriculture should be supported by intelligent policy to reduce poverty and spread wealth, noting the link between farming and morality. The piece contrasts rural sufficiency with crowded cities and cites whale trade data from New Bedford as a sign of economic forces.
A traveling lawyer, seeking shelter in a southern plantation house, fears danger but learns the master’s family prays for him. Belief and hospitality yield a peaceful night as the visitor’s dread dissolves. Also noted: Mrs. Manchester’s death by hanging in Fiverton and a Chicago Sunday scene with many churches, ballrooms, and theatres.
A countryman asks a conductor why a cow-catcher is on the rear car rather than the front. The conductor replies it is to prevent cows on that road sunning.
In his inaugural address the Madison mayor characterizes the city as the centre of the universe inviting travelers from all regions to stop, rest, and refresh. He highlights railroad advantages as a reason visitors will plan layovers in Madison before continuing their global journeys.
In a Sunday school exam a boy answers that he could forgive those who wrong him if the offender were bigger than he is. The exchange illustrates a lesson on true forgiveness and restraint.
A brief dialogue features a man asking a child to define the soul. The child confidently answers that the soul is the thinker, sparking a simple exchange on inner essence and self-knowledge.
A reflective note on how words can heal or hurt, urging care and love in speech to avoid lasting harm.
A provocative line of thought contends that true lovelessness in women cannot exist, likening it to a pillar of ice facing July sun. The piece argues those who claim such coldness merely mask bitter disappointment behind affectation.
A French peasant woman appeared before a tribunal to complain of ill usage by her husband. The judge asked what pretext he had for beating her, and the testimony suggested a harsh domestic conflict without clear justification.
An agent touts twelve tons of dried apples to be boiled and spiced into tomato ketchup. The note reflects odd, old fashioned food experiments and wartime era preservation curiosities.
A clerk and his wife chase endless luxuries after a modest rise in income. Mrs Spindle longs for status and finer living, while Mr Spindle seeks contentment in country life. Their tale ends with the moral that discontent follows them wherever they go.
Mrs Spindle quarrels with endless parties while her husband Mr Spindle endures idle days. He reads the evening paper in a chair as Mrs Spindle returns from a prom and laments with Oh dear expressions. The couple shows the strain of social life.
The dialogue depicts Leander, eldest son of Socrates, disputing with his mother. Socrates questions what ingratitude is and links it to justice, arguing that parental obligations are among the highest duties, given life and support from parents.
Leander argues that a mother bears endless hardships from infancy to youth and illness, while Socrates questions how much he endures. The dialogue urges gratitude as public virtue, citing legislators and the Republic, warning that impiety and ingratitude reject trust, honor, and justice.
An 1857 act by the Rhode Island General Assembly cedes jurisdiction over lands not exceeding ten acres on Block Island New Shoreham to the United States for a lighthouse site. Civil and criminal process may be executed by the state, and buildings on the lands are tax exempt while owned by the United States.
The excerpts note amendments to the Rhode Island General Assembly acts. One act modifies ferry tolls for the South Ferry between Jamestown and South Kingstown, while another amends debt relief provisions requiring debtors jailed on execution to assign their property to creditors, with consequences for evading assignment and limited jail-keeper liability. The acts include repeals and effective-date language.
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