16 Oct 1852
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1852
Page
1
Terms to residing in town two dollars per year in advance distant subscribers two dollars in advance four cent copies at office Advertisements four dollars per square for three weeks twenty cents for each additional insertion twelve lines per square All advertisements continued until forbidden Yearly advertisers limited to eighteen lines per week to their own business
Eliza Cook evokes the Sabbath bell beyond church walls as Creation itself proclaims a divine rhythm. She imagines bells heard in woods in winter and sea spray scenes where faith finds rest and hope, with birds and nature joining a universal vesper to the Unknown.
A sermon highlights a diligent clerk who promptly weighs and accounts for a cargo, earning his master’s trust and a seat in the firm. His life proves promptness, energy, and benevolence build a lasting fortune and character. The piece also mocks a Saratoga Republican editor who complains of readers and finances, arguing life’s rewards come from effort and appearance.
Thomas Stevens saves five hundred dollars and faces rivalry guilt as he contemplates starting his own business. After discussing with his brothers Victor and Hartley, he joins them as a partner, enabling rapid growth in printing publishing and a planned Boston retail store.
Peter Close, newly settled in Cincinnati, works to recover health and save money while weighing a rougher path taken by his brother William in river trade. William grows wealthy through boat and cargo ventures, inviting envy and doubt as Peter contemplates faster gains versus steady, cautious progress.
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