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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1849
Page
1
Fragmentary text appears to be a historical newspaper advertisement page. It mentions Saturday morning publication, a price schedule, and advertising terms including advance payments and insertion frequency. No clear names, places, or events are readable.
A fragmented lament in archaic style honors a French figure and a fallen chief. The poem contemplates national grief and the continuity of history, praising enduring fame and the enduring nation.
A reflective poem urges mercy toward others and cautions against judging people based on limited understanding. It emphasizes that every heart can feel, words can wound deeply, and even well meaning minds can err. The piece calls for restraint and divine judgment rather than human condemnation.
A Warren Star excerpt from a California bound traveler dated April 22, 1849 describes arrival on the 15th after a long journey. Provisions are cheap, oxen and wagon costs noted, company details include Ohio and Rhode Island units, expected departure May 20, and a company of 450 wagons with guards. Gold rumors and a large migrating crowd are mentioned.
An explosion on the steamer Michigan near Cunnesat on the sixth instant destroyed a boiler section and sent fire and ash into the air. Killed were Richard Walli, Seymour Apperwalin, Martin Pita, and Louis Keiffer. George Merritt was badly burned but survived. The event disrupted travel and prompted safety concerns aboard steamers.
A. G. Goodlet, late surgeon, presents a cholera theory claiming atmospheric infection and a treatment sequence. He argues bile and urine are absent, describes rice-water stools, and prescribes cold water, tincture of cinchona bark, and opium with drastic cooling and sweating to cure the patient. He cites publications from 1833 and asserts successful past practice.
The passage reflects on the significant yet often underacknowledged influence women hold over men in love and society. It urges women to reflect conscientiously on the power they wield as mothers sisters wives and friends and warns of the heavy responsibility mothers bear for shaping men's destinies through care or carelessness.
A reflection on male respect toward women and how charm does not equal genuine interest. A schoolmaster famed for talking to himself asserts two lessons: he enjoys conversing with a sensible man and hearing a man of sense talk.
Two nuns Meatrice and Rowalin live in austere separation at a convent. Rosalia nears death as Beatrice recalls a past filled with vanity and jealousy. Beatrice confesses a crime connected to a forbidden lover and a tragic romance ending in murder and a double grave.
The 1949 Rhode Island May Session passes a resolution to grant eight hundred dollars to the State School Commissioner for salary and services with quarterly treasury draws. Acknowledgment is given to Henry Bowen for thirty years of service as Secretary of State, with a request to inform the Governor.
The Madison Courier comments on public demand for more content in newspapers and argues that extra reading matter is valuable and as worthy as anything in the Bible. It endorses abundant reading as beneficial and timely for readers.
A nostalgic ode extols the joys of a humble home led by true hearts. It contrasts poverty with warmth, promising a cheerful wife and affectionate children as greater riches than wealth. The text depicts a temperate, industrious man returning to a meals filled, peaceful household.
The author argues for a complete circle of Christian virtues, united as branches of one root. He warns against overemphasis on one quality while neglecting others and cites examples of zeal without humility or justice without piety. Dr Alexander is quoted.
A Newfoundland dog, aboard a vessel outside breakers, swam to shore and signaled for aid as the crew faced danger. The dog retrieved a rope and guided rescuers to the boat, enabling a safe return. Nearby, reports recount eccentric local anecdotes and editorials on loyalty and moral tales.
Mr. Thomas discusses Marcos Auresina in a reverent eulogy and quotes a kingly warning on power. The excerpt blends moral maxims with practical farming notes, contrasting temperance with instinct and urging self mastery over habit.
A clash over religious taunts between Maneer and an Arab escalates after a defiant remark about plagues. the exchange ends with the speaker killed, illustrating perilous rhetoric in rule and faith.
A widower asks for Anvenrose in marriage but she insists on seeing his home first. The couple tours a well furnished house with a larder stocked with pork and flour. She retorts she will not marry for a porky dowry or travel abroad, as recorded by the Boston Rambler.
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