04 Nov 1854
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1854
Page
1
The notice lists subscription prices for residents two dollars annually and nonresidents ten dollars payable in advance. It outlines rates for single copies and display advertisements, specifying six weeks and twenty weeks options. The text notes continued advertisements and classifies religious obituaries and political notices as not separate ads.
Poem expresses dread of a dream world where friends vanish and distant lands loom. The speaker longs to awaken from a nightmare to life and hope, with a remembered beloved offering a faint promise of revival amid sorrow and isolation.
The New York Herald notes a spate of violent incidents including a groggery keeper shot in Anthony street, an emigrant stabbed in broad daylight near his ship, a man beaten in Centre street, and a German husband shooting his wife, all without prompt arrests.
An Albany opinion urges making grapes affordable to all by growing abundant crops of Ona Vineyard vines near Peekskill. The author notes eight tons of bearing fruit on fifteen acres, with Catawba Isabella varieties winning premiums, but prices at 14 to 18 cents a pound lock out the poor. A playful economic riddle challenges corn yields against grape potential to persuade farmers to plant vines.
An account describes a violent croup attack on a five year old boy. The parents awoke to his labored breathing and used a towel with cold water and a wet sheet wrapped around the chest to soothe him. He fell asleep within minutes and recovered by morning, prompting belief in cold water as a curative remedy.
A narrator in London describes his obsession with a mysterious neighbor he calls the man over the way. He confesses longing for Julia, confronts his meddling aunt, and recounts a tense meeting with the quiet neighbor who exposes his idle habits and spying.
A writer warns against allowing boys out after dark and urges rigid parental control to prevent moral decline from street socializing. The piece emphasizes home centered pleasures, reading, conversation, and safety to guard youth from influence and Sabbath violations.
An excellent cement for roof seams may be made from white lead dry white sand and oil until putty like and hardens in weeks. The New York Pick notes that married life often begins with rosewood and ends with pine urging couples to consider their furnishings.
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