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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1850
Page
1
The Bristol Prenexan issue lists subscription and advertising terms with rates. It states half yearly subscriptions and advance payments, ad charges at one dollar per square inch, and twelve lines as a square with yearly advertisers limited to eighteen lines per week to their own business.
Fragmentary verse reflecting on rain and night, urging a hero to resist oblivion. It contrasts human glory with nature’s decay, urging the reader to compare mortal frailty with the vast cosmos and the permanence of remembered deeds. The poem probes memory, fate, and the meaning of existence.
A New Haven Chronicle writer mocks common exclamations about being out of essentials testy phrasing, noting phrases like out of patience and out of debt as better language when one faces hardship. The piece contrasts shortages with harsher terms reflecting social pressure and moral judgments.
A fragmented diary style line describes someone climbing a pear tree for peaches and plums, slipping from a branch and injuring a leg aboard a fruit tree during a misadventure. The archaic phrasing evokes a rustic narrator recounting a clumsy mishap.
A boy borrows a dictionary and returns it saying it was very nice reading but the subject changed very often. His sister, who tried the first ice cream she tasted, called it a lewd touch with trot.
A noted writer on the sight claims that wearing glasses harms many naturally good eyes by forcing the eye to constantly adjust to the ceaseless vibration of a nonstandard article of dress.
The passage reflects on a person who speaks well in public yet mocks the distressed, likening such behavior to a jackass in a lion's skin. It notes that self reliance builds strength, while dependence on others weakens, like an invalid clinging to a crutch.
A reflective line asserts that wealth derives from human labor rather than precious mountains or silver valleys, claiming a world’s comfort cannot be measured by riches or added to the human mind. The tone is philosophical, emphasizing labor over material wealth.
Fragmented civic moralizing text extols wisdom patience and virtue as foundations for agriculture and life. It urges sensible gifts over flattery and warns against trusting those who have deceived before while linking virtue to divine favor and eternal value.
The New Orleans dispatch notes strong Texas backing for accepting boundary proposals tied to the Gonives question. The report highlights Howe’s era speech and the wide support across parties, with emphasis on protection and service themes as the boundary issue moves forward.
The text extols a just man as simple and purposeful, free from hidden motives. His integrity governs private and public life with gentleness and firm wisdom. Authority is loving, never wrathful, sustaining loyalty to faith, family, and truth. Revered by Rev. Mr. Gules.
The Waterville Mast urges young men to curb vanity in dress. It warns that flashy outfits lead to debt, loss of self respect, and ruin of integrity. The piece argues that respectable appearance without ostentation earns broad approval from sensible people.
A depot trunks mischief ends with a hackman bribed for a brass trunk as a joke and the baggage master seizes it back. A second item recalls a country clergyman appealing to Lord Thorlow with an intro from the Lord of Hosts and securing a valuable living.
A Deacon engaged in the coasting trade had a vessel ready in spring. Winds kept him in harbor on Sabbath causing delay. When weather improved he sailed and made more voyages and profits than any other from that place that season. He neglected Sabbath rest at times.
The Atlantic report from Europe dated the 6th reached New York at noon and was received in New Orleans by the Southern line at 10:30 PM, thirty minutes before the hour, signaling prompt dispatch of overseas intelligence.
The Arctic completed its trial trip with top performance, showing strong capability to handle head and tail winds and endure rough seas. The ship demonstrated high speed and stability in testing conditions aboard the New Stawship Arctic voyage report from New York dated October 91.
A reflective snippet notes success hinges on economy of money and time. It warns that attempting to rise by scandalizing others is as pointless as a person trying to wheel himself in a wheelbarrow.
A compact admonition urges restraint to achieve lasting happiness, warning that passion can derail contentment and inviting measured self control as a path to inner peace.
Miriam Temple starts a small venture using a bequested milliner shop. She stocks a show box of ribbons and china, greets customers, and aids a hungry boy with gingerbread and a peach, finding purpose in her new business despite modest profits.
A pale boy named Alfred Dennis returns to Miss Temple's shop seeking warmth and food. She takes him in, gives him a bed, a cap, and meals, recalls his late aunt, and notes his hardships and hope for shelter and care.
Alfred and Miss Temple nurse hope amid hardship as a tall pompous man fixes his gaze on her storefront routine. Alfred hides at the counter while Miss Temple frets over danger and duty, imagining a possible marriage proposal amid village watchfulness.
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