22 May 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1847
Page
1
The Bristol Phenix outlines subscription prices of two dollars yearly in advance for locals and distant subscribers, with per issue and ad rates. Advertising terms include one dollar per square for three weeks, twenty cents for each insertion, and heavy use of bourgeois type.
The Commercial Times notes Capt Alphonse Duperus company of the First Regiment of Dragoons from Louisiana nears fifty enrollees including twelve printers. The Vera Cruz American Eagle reports Ebenezer Carpenter of Westerly Rhode Island killed by a falling cay while removing from a factory. The Prov Journal mentions a camp in Florida and Rough and Ready's pine knot writing. A Philadelphia journal notes three Brooklyn clergy urging J N Maffit be dropped by the Methodist Episcopal Church, while Maffit warns of slander and the New York conference declares him not legally connected with the Centenary Church.
Slick in his Fables depicts a crafty spider ensnaring a heedless fly in a dark corner. The fly pleads ignorance as the spider demands payment for imagined harm, ultimately killing him. The tale closes with a reflection on fear and disdain. Dr Mounsey of Chelsea College is briefly referenced in a stormy return from Fulham.
A mourner at dusk stands by a grave and laments loss. He recalls joys past and questions death. The vision of Christianity brings solace as he imagines the blessed around the throne, then resolves to endure with faith until his appointed time. She resumes life with renewed hope.
A fragment describes a charming laugh likened to a Springbird song waking softly in sunshine. The verse evokes music, a stream, playful light, and a delicate tenderness. It hints at polite deference to ladies as a valued courtesy in verse.
A reflective piece argues time’s value is misapprehended in modern life. It laments vanity and moral weakness, urging discernment as humanity nears an abyss. The essay quotes anecdotes from Queen Anne’s era and notes on literature and wit, illustrating cultural attitudes toward time.
Erastus Chase cut a fallen pine and uncovered a hidden old Indian uses knife lodged in the tree for 140 years. The six inch blade shows 140 rings with a buckhorn handle, dating from 27 years before a white man settled in the valley.
A Philadelphia Saturday American fragment recounts Annette Rateliff's early life, education by Miss Sinclair, and devotion to religious instruction. It follows her father Joshua Ratcliffe turning to whiskey after a local election, shaping a troubling change in family life and community politics.
A man’s addiction tears apart his family, driving his wife to early death and leaving his daughter Annette to bear the burden. The alcohol drives him to harshness and neglect, while the child grows in sorrow, seclusion, and careful memory of happier days.
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