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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1856
Page
1
Rates for subscribers in town set at two dollars per year payable in advance with half yearly terms for residents. Single copies four cents. Advertisements charged by the square with twenty lines per week ten dollars and paper included. Religious Obituary and Political notices billed by advertisement.
In a poetic exchange, a sisterly dispute over power and birthright unfolds. The speaker asserts dominion over electricity born from lightning, while ridiculing steam’s claims and vowing to honor God of thunders as they part with mutual affection.
May is prime planting month with emphasis on corn and roots. Wheat rye and barley suit different soils while buck is low cost on thin soil. Plant corn by mid May if possible though warm lands require only broadcast manure and slight hill stimulation rather than a shovel full per hill.
George Moria and two Spaulding daughters hired a boat on the Squanbock River. The bow went under a dam at Powers’ Mill and the craft capsized. Miss Spaulding was saved after being unconscious. Norris drowned, his body recovered about 8 PM and sent home to Lempater.
A Portland correspondent describes a Beaven Post report of a spirit gathering in which a piano was played in the dark. The moment the spirit approached, a participant quietly touched its whiskered face and fell, reacting to the eerie encounter.
A garbled exchange shows Dr Rush asking what sermon Morrie likes and Morrie replying with a misheard phrase about a kind of ae that drives man into the cor and makes him think the need offer him. The text is partially unreadable with errors and broken phrases.
The text discusses treating scarlet fever in early stages by rubbing the body with soft lubrication, using pork, or dissolving camphor in warm water for bathing, plus using vinegar and a soft sponge. It also cites Dr Hall advising against硬 items on corns and recommends warm water soaks and oil rubbing with buckskin padding to remove corns.
The San Francisco paper praises plain women for virtue and character over beauty. It argues beauty and money are the world’s capital, and homely women are modest, kind hearted, and worthy of respect, making good wives and mothers. It plans to subscribe plain women to The Golden Era.
Mrs Partington remarks on a member's repeated speaking turns likening him to a soda fountain and water. She jokes that Isaac should manage him and become a speaker of the house of reprehensibles as a new burst of eloquence echoes through the chamber. The quote evokes Daniel Webster in brightness.
A tall recruit is humiliated by a strict officer who orders him to hold his head level with the setting sun. After repeated admonitions the man finally lifts his head but quips that he shall never see the officer again if kept at that level.
Two longtime bachelors in Tennessee, known for a volatile couple life, attend a camp meeting and vow reform. They plan a mutual critique, but the confrontation devolves into a brawl when accusations of lying spark a brief fight, ending with postponement of reform.
Henry Ward Beecher warns speakers against sipping water while preaching or reading aloud. He argues that mental effort should keep moisture balanced as the brain feeds ideas, making the salivary glands regulate naturally.
A courtroom drama on a Mississippi river trip ends with a slave dispute resolved by a New Englander gambling for freedom. John and Helen are saved from sale as the gambler loses to the young man, amid a melodramatic scene of passion, cruelty, and moral warnings about getting a going and not stopping.
Years after a famed Mississippi meeting, a prosperous New Englander recounts his past as an ardent supporter of a renowned triumph. He notes his success, vows never to gamble again, and says a chance encounter with Dalton renewed the bond with his family while he travels the world without fear.
A Boston Post item notes the idea of clarifying whether one intends to marry into a single person or an entire family. An anecdote from a blunt farmer with six daughters shows the blunt approach: marry out if possible, but take them all as they come, no picking.
The text argues that those most fond of the company of ladies are not necessarily popular with them. It critiques men who rely on talk and compliments over real ideas, and notes that women misread distant respectful behavior as neglect or disinterest.
A brief report notes an instruction given to a child and a quick check on whether the action was completed. Details are limited, with no injuries or broader consequences reported.
The Greek poet Mschy jae was condemned to death when his brother, a hero, pleaded for him. The brother raised the stump of his dismembered arm and, without words, invoked the crowd with silent eloquence. The audience cheered and the poet was spared.
The Boston Evening Post on August 23 1742 announced sale of a healthy enslaved woman who has had smallpox and measles. The notice describes her as hearty brisk and a ready worker, comparing her to a horse bird and beaver.
The Hartford Evening Press notes signs of daily life with phrases about washing and ironing, going to work, meals at all hours, and chores like saws filed and set up stairs reflecting town habits and domestic routines.
A friend of Curvier approached the beds side with an ox horn and hoof, claiming to be the devil come to eat him. Cuvier awoke, studied the horn and hoof, then quietly retorted that horned hoofs are gnivorous and he should not stay.
The passage argues that to be born a feeble infant is an ordeal shared by all and that boyhood is its own essential stage. Boys will be boys with skating, riding, jokes, and lighthearted antics, and robbing them of youthful joy would dull life’s sunshine.
An eyewitness recounts a sudden epileptic attack in a public square in Oporto stopped by a man who covered the sufferer with a black cravat. The convulsions ceased instantly, and the patient recovered swiftly, prompting questions about whether the silk or color of the scarf caused the cure.
A tale traces Senor Blitz through towns as youngsters imitate ventriloquism and minor sleight of hand. In Hollidaysburg reports note boys performing tricks such as ear candy pulls, one boy briefly failing before revealing he forgot the step.
A Rome dated account describes the Sacconi or Monks of Umbria and the Marches of Ancona as a lay religious order wearing sacklike robes. They are accused of snooping through family papers, denouncing swearers, and fining those who do not kneel, with nightly bells signaling their activities.
A fragmentary essay contrasts poverty and wealth with humor and irony. It notes how a poor man keeps dignity with basics like one shirt and two potatoes while wealth remains taciturn about laughter. The piece also muses on nature’s compensation and misprinted phrases.
A very stout lady travelling from Len to Berkeswell faced a locked carriage with no guard key. She agreed to continue to Hampton station as near the end of her journey, aided by a friend who helped her exit through a carriage window. The incident describes the awkward effort to reach the next stop.
Fragmented OCR snippet mentions contagious cases and heart palpitations alongside an unclear blue eyed figure. No clear names places dates or events identified.
Fragmentary text references guarding, summer route, and purity with uncertain meaning. No clear persons or organizations identified.
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