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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1850
Page
1
An old classified notice outlines weekly Saturday promotions at 40 snabdroan Street Bristol KR with subscription terms. It lists prices in dollars and pesos for advance payment and details on insertion costs and continuation of ads until paid.
A reflective poem set on Naseby Battlefield, comparing Miltonic war to harvest peace. It contrasts June fields of decline with memories of combat, honoring old hearts and the freedom secured. The speaker notes the harvest and mothers under a sunlit plain, with the 1646 Naseby date anchoring memory.
Pagstpent Fittmone announces a proclamation suspending discriminatory tonnage duties within the United States. The policy ends as long as Chile permits reciprocal exemption for United States vessels and their imports. The measure applies to all Chilean and other foreign vessels and goods entering U S ports.
An Englishman recently defended in Fogland has left nearly two million dollars to a New Haven resident identified as Levi H. Young Req. The will names the beneficiary by description rather than by name, and the donor’s exact identity remains uncertain. The bequest marks a notable endowment tied to past kindness shown at the Tontine.
William Walker once Brantford post master pleaded guilty in Hamilton to abstracting letters from the Brantford post office. A death sentence was recorded against him. Walker had high public esteem and married the Brantford resident’s daughter.
A Hartford child died after drinking from a bottle containing sorrusive sublimate that had been carelessly left exposed. The article urges keeping such articles out of ordinary reach to prevent further tragedies.
A well dressed young man asked a lady in the second tier to fetch refreshments, while a sailor nearby declared he would go aloft to wet his whistle. The crowd noted the playful exchange as the theatre buzzed with curiosity.
The passage urges a man to be concrete yet gentle, grave yet not formal, humble yet not servile, patient yet not inert, constant yet not obstinate, cheerful yet not frivolous, preferring sweetness over familiarity and intimacy with only a few on good grounds.
The report describes a bank with a large curtain and a deep hole near the street in a rural area. Observers note a cave in the bank led to the hole protruding about ten feet, drawing attention from locals and suggesting financial trouble amid ongoing talk of a client and offender in a legal setting.
A fragmented OCR note describes two men seen in the rain with umbrellas. It is unclear and contains many typos making names, places, or actions hard to confirm.
The General Assembly passes an amendment making under eighteen offenders eligible for Providence Reform School or existing punishments. It requires warrants for transfer, outlines costs paid by the state to Providence, and sets conditions for operation upon city assent. Additional items repeal Charlestown and Greenhill fishery rules and authorize bank debt settlements and State House alterations with appointed committees for Kent County jail repairs.
The General Assembly resolves to continue the inquiry into the Mount Vernon Bank Foater and require immediate discontinuation of its Providence agency, with compensation for the committee. It also appoints a joint committee to alter enlarge the State House in Providence with up to seven thousand eight hundred dollars authorized, and directs prison workshops and Newport court stores expenditures not to exceed specified sums.
The passage portrays Byron as the age’s symbol of discontent and bleak dreams. It casts him as a prophet of evil whose misery fuels his songs and who rules over the darker passions in art and society.
A reflective piece cites ancient and royal maxims on time loss and memory. It blends quotes about wasted life from emperors queens and authors, and ends with a humorous exchange about keeping secrets and misheard sayings from a New York Pathfinder column.
An exchange paper jokes that Jersey girls are dull and drink a pint of yeast nightly to rise early. Widow Wilkins quips that gas would rise if she went to bed by leaven. A.Y. notes a polka night gag about a young lady and her partner.
A clerks family is drawn into heavy debt by a dry goods dealer who extends credit. Jacobs, earning seven hundred dollars yearly, buys a coat and trimmings on trust, then adds a dress for his wife and daily items. Six months of unchecked spending culminate in a one hundred twenty dollar bill, causing distress until the employer rewards loyalty with a raise and a steady job, as the couple confronts the consequences of credit.
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