19 Nov 1853
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1853
Page
1
A partial advertorial page from a Bristol publication shows pricing and policy notes for subscriptions and adverts. It lists editor Bayley and local residents, outlines payment terms per insertion and annual rates, and mentions religious obituaries and political notices.
August 11 coverage details Commodore Perry’s squadron voyage from Napakiang, Cape Idea, and Uraga Bay to Nagasaki negotiations with the Japanese authorities. The Mississippi and Susquehanna anchored off Uraga, exchanges with Uraga officials, and the return voyage via Loochoo with cordial, orderly conduct and mutual gifts noted.
In a South Carolina tale, Judge ONeall persuades the legislature to name General David R Williams governor designate. A messenger delivers the news, Williams learns of the election by letter, and travels to Columbia to be sworn in amid a grand Capitol gathering.
A humorous verse fragment extols a man who always pays his paper in advance and never suffers misfortune. It mocks late readers by contrasting idealized prosperity with delayed payments and calls on readers to settle their accounts with the printer.
Miss Dix, a noted philanthropist, reports that hundreds of wild individuals in her missions respond to Scripture and prayer. Calm voices and gentle speech soften the fiercest hearts, reducing yells and stamping to silence as they kneel and gaze toward a heavenly gleam from their Father’s throne.
A lawyer pressed a witness about doctor visits after the patient was out of danger. The witness replied that the doctor continued visits until he was at risk again, and the lawyer asked if the prior bill proved this.
A rustic youth and a country girl share a meal facing each other. The youth silently expresses passion. He lightly touches under the table, and the girl reacts by insisting he speak plainly or risk dirtying her stockings.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a tenant questioning high charges. A landlord is accused of harsh treatment and possible theft of spoons. Names, places, or dates are not specified in readable text.
Fragmentary text shows a landlady and a puzzled observer discussing large chickens. The garbled passage hints at a debate about the birds’ size and rules, but readable details are scarce and unclear.
The text presents a fragmented exchange with nautical imagery and a passing remark about a gentleman’s summons. A servant girl and a married woman are briefly referenced, hinting at social entanglements aboard a ship or in a seafaring setting.
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