Bristol Pheny Newspaper Ad Price Schedule
The notice outlines Saturday publication by W. H. Bayley with pricing for ad space. Rates include six cents per column excerpt and one dollar per square, with annual charges and business terms.
20 May 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1848
Page
1
The notice outlines Saturday publication by W. H. Bayley with pricing for ad space. Rates include six cents per column excerpt and one dollar per square, with annual charges and business terms.
In a Moorish court, Zuleica the child confronts pressure from a Jewish mother and her own fate. The Cadi weighs faith and kinship as the girl declares allegiance to Allah and the God of Abraham, risking life over a coerced conversion.
Washington correspondent reports on a freighted scene beside the depot where fifty enslaved people, many with slight African blood, are guarded by two ruffians and a slave dealer named Slater. A Methodist chaplain and others engage in moral outrage as families are torn apart and sold toward Georgia, with harsh reflections on religion and humanity.
The passage blends memorial notes on fallen students with meditations on fate and perseverance. It contrasts warloss and homecomings with the creed that labor is sacred, urging continuous activity to strengthen body and mind, and to align work with moral law and societal good.
The article delves into the perplexing scale of longevity, noting knowledge is imperfect. It contrasts lifespans across animals, citing dogs and horses, geese and hawks, fish and snakes, and mentions the toad. It references deluge-era enclosure and warns of mystery enhancing danger with a biblical note on Belshazzar.
In Meguinres court a Jewish mother and her daughter Zuleia face execution under Islamic law. The child pledges to die as an unbeliever after reaffirming her choice to return to Abraham's faith, while Mara and Naome suffer grief and the Cadi laments inability to save them. The Sultan awaits further confirmation as priests report the girl yet remains obstinate.
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