04 Nov 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1848
Page
1
The notice lists publication info for Morris at 80 in Bristol with weekly issues by Bayley. Rates include four cents per single copy, subscriptions in advance, and display charges of one dollar per square for ads, with twelve lines equaling a square and limits on weekly advertising to 18 lines.
An old remedy brochure touts a Cordial as a universal healer. It promises immediate relief from dysentery chronic diarrhoea and cholera infantum, strengthens the bowels, and even cures sea sickness and teething troubles with rapid, complete restoration to health.
An 19th century alert warns readers to beware impostors selling a false Cholera Morbus Dysentery and Diarrhoea Cordial. It promotes Mrs E Kidder's original cordial, claims authenticity, and lists Boston address at No 100 Court Street with Druggists and dealers supplied nationwide. The notice appears with July 29 publication marks.
An advertisement promotes Towato and Will Bitters as a universal medicine claimed to treat scrofulous offshoots, mercurial and skin diseases, digestive disorders, liver complaints, and debilities. It touts Dr Warren’s directions, vegetable ingredients, and spring blood purification benefits. Distributed by Washington Street vendors and several druggists.
A moral lecture urges acts of charity toward the poor and widows, warning against debt, anger, and entanglement with the law. It extols Sabbath keeping, devotion to truth, and subscribing to useful papers, claiming such conduct brings peace, happiness, and blessings. It also highlights religious sentiment as invaluable beyond argument.
A shabby girl of about thirteen visits an office daily to sell apples and sits on the floor reading a laborious life of poverty. The piece contrasts her dream of fairyland with Wall Street turmoil and the fortunes of the wealthy, noting how both long for something beyond current life. The girl sleeps with the book in her lap, detached from worldly concerns.
A moral reflection argues that having enemies keeps a person vigilant and active. It says a sterling character speaks his mind and will attract opposition, which strengthens duty and resilience. The piece cites a western editor's quip about newspaper payment as a cautionary anecdote.
A letter from Grace Church New Bedford asks for Mary Sullivan who vanished from Blockley Almshouse with Maria Delavan. Mary reportedly traveled via Boston and Philadelphia and left with Delavan en route to Puttsville, with parents seeking hospital care for her eyes.
An essay extols observing nature to calm the spirit and uplift the mind. It urges readers to study birds, flowers, and landscapes, transforming country walks into sources of vigor, health, and cheerful temper through disciplined observation.
In Neal's Saturday Gazette a dying Irishman recounts a life of revenge, murder, and misfortune. He details his exile from Ireland, the theft of wealth, and a plot to prosecute his brother, ending in a fatal poisoning scheme and a penitential deathbed transformation. The minister and lawyer witness a somber, bleak closure.
In the aftermath of a funeral a man contemplates Lucia's dilemma. Browning, a devoted suitor, asks the narrator to use influence for his marriage with Lucy. The narrator weighs duty and affection, deciding to press Lucy on the match despite personal pain.
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