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Bristol Phenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1846

Page

1

Classified Advertising Rates and Policies

The notice outlines advertising terms including rates for display ads at one dollar per square for three weeks plus twenty cents for each additional insertion. It specifies subscription costs two dollars per year payable in advance, and annual charges for long‑term advertisers. It also notes page formatting, line counts, and renewal/discontinuation rules.

W. A Bayley Wialidsa Street Hope State Streets Imiiadinie Biwiaee Neo Fespere

Maystick romance at Callendar cottage in The Rose of Sharon

In 1847 a village tale unfolds at Moses Callendar's cottage where Maysticks signal a romance. Mr Kingsley, a widower from the South with a sick son, befriends Bessie Callendar through garden gifts and daily visits, and under the Maystick he asks for marriage, as Freddy’s health improves and affection deepens.

Moses Callendar Bessie Callendar Laura Ontloud Bessie Vallendar Law Gure Judewd Minna Gore Dime White Golden Ball Luis Kingsley New England Bessie Sia Moat Hassie Mr. Kingsley Heasie Fred Gabel Freddy Viet Green Yard Kingsley's Callendar Besme Mr. Kingaley Fursé Nittage Dessie Preddy Bessie Calendar Mary Jessie Minna Guve Minna New Hagland Besse Miona Su Jussia Beasie Peter Mer. Kingsley Sweet Bessie

The MaysticK House Vows and Quiet Life

A tale follows Mr Kingsley and his wife Bessie as they marry after tender vows under the mavestick. He buys a farm, cherishes simple dress, and raises thoughtful children. Bessie adores deformed Freddy, shaping his brief life into happiness, while Kingsley grows in love and remembers his good fortune.

Lily Kingsley Bessie Bewsla Freddy Mr. Kingsley Yenly

Autumn reflections on life and seasons in The US Gazette piece

A reflective meditation contrasts late summer vitality with approaching autumn. It discusses nature’s quiet changes, aging, and the human fear of death, urging cheerful acceptance and the pursuit of beauty despite life’s end. The article closes with eclectic quotations and moral exhortations on manners.

Valland Jan Thase Iergin U. S. Gazette

Preserve Secrets Always Even in Confidence

The text warns that nothing entrusted in confidence should be revealed, arguing it is a Christian duty and a matter of honor. It cites historical examples from Albanian Macedon war and Egyptian law, stressing that betraying secrets harms character and social duties. It urges discretion and condemns gossip or disclosure.

Phillipe Macedon Olympia Friendwiig

Magnetism in Tooth Extraction Demonstrated by Prof Tew

A witness reports Prof Tew using magnetic sleep on a young lady with severe toothache. Dodt Butler extracted the tooth without causing movement, amid a dramatic scene that left one observer faint. The local paper claims the incident confirms the truth and benefits of magnetism.

Tew Dodt. Butler

Transprantine Tree Transplanting Guidance Advises Timing

The text recommends transplanting trees as soon as frost subsides to allow soil to mellow and settle around roots. It states roots become protected and growth begins without interruption in spring, reducing drought risk to the trees.

The Eyreron of Russia Emperor of Russia praised for courage and care

The Rev Dr Baird lauds the Emperor of Russia for health age and fearless public life. He notes the emperor aided a dying Warsaw carpenter and sent support to the bereaved father. He is seen among crowds and at fires aiding in person with his heir apparent also helping. Coffee bag fashion returns in Philadelphia with mixed public reaction.

Russia Baird Warsaw St. Petersburgh

Temperance anecdote and a ship pilot memorial

An anecdote praises temperance among Native peoples after observing that Ricara delegates refused spirits. The New York Herald reports a $3000 Greenwood Cemetery monument for pilot Thomas Freeborn of the John Minturn, erected by subscribers and depicting Hope with an anchor.

New York Greenwood Cemetery Thomas Freeborn John Minturn New Jersey Jlots Herald

Sailor's Body Found After Gale At Cupa May

The Tequirer reports a young sailor about 23 found on Cupa May beach after a gale. He bore initials FPSB on his right arm and an anchor tattoo on the left, with distinctive ear ring and missing tooth. He wore a blue coat with velvet trim and a red flannel shirt. The piece laments the sailor's death far from home and mourns his mother and love awaiting him.

Gaave The Tequirer Cupa May Tim

Fragmented Reflection on Piety and Conversion

The text discusses living piety as a constant Vine of religion, stressing the need to be born again of the Spirit and truly converted to God. It urges prioritizing sincere devotion above all else and contrasts day and night in spiritual life.

Anailer Bert

False Pretences and a Rich Bride Deception

A man married a poor woman said to be rich who owed around seven hundred dollars. She claimed the debt came from dry goods bought to attract him, a scheme likened to a fish paying for the hook. Spirit of the Times quotes the saying about the irony.

Annette Spirit of the Times

Telescope tale from a moon rock remark in Irish banter

A peotleman and an Irishman trade a tale about a telescope that can see rocks on the moon. Pat retorts that his father owned a telescope so powerful it could bring a pig close enough to be heard five miles away, delivering a lighthearted bit of country humor.

Lewis and Clark Indiana Ricaras Mabeau Alulio Coop Arrah Pat

Murder Trial Reveals Drunken Rage at Greene Circuit

Evidence from Hitch cock murder trial in Greene circuit New York last week shows the murdered father’s wife, in a drunken fury, clawing at his eyes beside the corpse and cursing the man for his fate. The testimony highlights the brutal effects of alcohol on the household.

Hitchcock Greene New York Almiret

Dentists Advice From a Humorous Exchange

A dentist counsels two Irish chambermaids on tooth care after a visit for a tooth extraction. They recall fondly using brushes and powder at a hotel boarding house and hope for similar amenities at a new tavern they will work in soon.

Man Arrested for Intoxication Mocked Over Bail

A Pottsville paper notes a man very drunk was arrested and sent to the city jail. A spectator asks why he wasn’t bailed out. The reply quips that you could not pump him out, reflecting the era's coarse humor.

Potteville Durance Vile The

Wealthy Brahmin Donates Son for Missionary Christian Upbringing

In Benares India a rich Brahmin entrusted his son to a missionary adopting Christian nurture after declaring belief in the Bible. He transferred five thousand dollars to support the missionary work, praising the perceived purity of Christian precepts.

Benares India Mnivelonary Iholum

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