11 Nov 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1848
Page
1
Public notice style template from a small weekly paper specifies subscription details, pricing for single copies, and ad rates. It mentions the office location at 7 Bradpond Street Mantol K and outlines payment terms, square measurements, and policy for yearly advertisers.
An early 19th century advertisement touts Mrs. E. Kidder's Cholera Morbus Dysentery and Diarrhoea Cordial as a cure for cholera infantum sea sickness and teething debility with cautions against impostors. It promotes Arasaparilla Tomato and Wild Cherry Bitters as a broad purifier for many ailments including jaundice indigestion liver complaints and skin diseases with Dr Warren's formula claimed as superior. It lists Bristol presence through Briggs & Drury and Dr. D. L. Bradlee's preparation in Boston and Boston bottle offerings.
A stage coach tale follows Bessie Bond, a farmer's daughter, as she travels from the countryside to visit city relatives. She buys a new bonnet after shopping and contemplates marriage and home while sharing the journey with cousins, aunties, and travelers.
An exhortation to cultivate a reading habit for young men, describing books as ongoing sources of joy and wisdom. It argues reading shapes character, conscience, and inner peace, urging readers to fill leisure with good books and to seek happiness through faith and service.
A wry aphorism plays with values and social ties, asserting that lack of wealth equals no credit, an obedient wife equals repose, offerings confer strength, kinship yields supporters, and without these freedoms one is freer from care. The line blends philosophy and humor to critique social dependencies.
An army camp near Monteray features a Mexican banter over trading a prized bay charger. An Arkansas cavalry volunteer and an older man haggle over the swap, with bargaining words about value and a moonlit past shaping the deal. The scene hints at frontier humor and camp life in Mexico.
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