29 May 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1847
Page
1
The Bristol Phenixy advertisement listing shows subscription rates of two dollars per year in town and four dollars for distant subscribers, with advance payment required. It notes single copies, ad rates, and terms for continued publication, arrears, and renewal policies.
The speaker argues steam engines can be improved further with lighter boilers and engines, potentially yielding more power or opening paths to surpass steam. Faraday is praised for guiding progress toward new propulsion methods, possibly via electricity, with continued, combined effort needed to realize further results.
A composite column reviews a prairie plant’s instinctive northward growth, offers a method to size a hen’s flock by rotating broody hens across three broods, and ends with a Walter Scott quote praising a dog’s loyal, truthful nature.
Franklin aided a stranger abroad with money and a note urging repayment through lending to others until debts are paid. The tale frames a practical joke of benevolence and a recurring chain of aid, with curiosities and snippets from the Boston Post including puns and oddities.
A passage praises religion found in nature as a calm, unexcited influence shaping the heart, then recounts how a French or Italian bishop faced hardship with patience. The bishop explains his secret: lift eyes to heaven, reflect on his small earthly span, and consider others’ sorrows to learn true happiness.
The text warns a young man that character is more valuable than wealth and urges keeping a mother’s love, a father’s prayers, and a shield of virtue. It recalls a fall from innocence, the dangers of depraved company, and the need to resist temptation for lasting honor.
A CincinnatiOrgan excerpt recalls a Dutch brewer rant near unlicensed groggeries and the temperance clash. The Bangor Whig reports a public school incident where seven year old boys repair a broken neighbor’s window through honesty and principled conduct, praising teacher and pupils.
A visiting citizen prompts a school speech on conduct and integrity. A boy admits he broke Mr J s window while playing ball and other students volunteer to pay their share, prompting a quiet, moving moment of collective accountability.
In Philadelphia a seventeen year old milliner's apprentice Caroline Archer bears family hardship after her father's insolvency. She juggles factory toil and care for her ill mother while a handsome customer sparks young love. The narrative follows social duties, anxieties, and vivid street life in a city of contrasts.
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