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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1850
Page
1
Bristol Pwenex weekly edition lists ads and notices from Bradford Street Bristol. Rates shown: one dollar per square for three insertions with twenty cents for each subsequent insertion. Advertisers may pay in advance. yearly ads limited to 18 lines.
A poem about mourning and enduring love after a beloved’s death. The speaker laments tears and the grave, yet finds comfort in memories and a sense that the departed remains close. The poem assures the beloved is not gone, but still near, transforming sorrow into reverent devotion.
Sunday morning a fire swept the carriage house and two stables on Elm Street owned by Mr Alan Gammon, destroying the structures and several horses. Four horses died at Dexter Bishop’s stable, with other stock and goods lost. Firemen from Fairhaven aided by New Bedford Mercury report substantial uninsured losses and damage to a carpenter shop and nearby buildings.
In an address at Cleveland J R Giddings argued that any fugitive slave who escaped to British soil could return to the United States without risk of reenslavement and that courts in both the North and South had not established a firm ruling on the matter.
The steamboat Kate Fleming on the Ohio River near Paducah Kentucky burst both boilers caught fire and burned water’s edge. One hundred hurt and twenty seven scalded among those injured Captain Dunham and others reported.
A letter from the whaling barque Parker Cook reports a fierce encounter in July off longitude 31 15 and latitude 36 50. Captain Cook fired on a whale as it wrecked a boat injuring Julio Hoxie who lost part of a foot. The whale charmed toward the ship at least ten times, then struck bows and finally was killed by a bomb lance after the crew battled the creature for hours.
Thomas Hoopoo a South Sea island native in a Cornwall mission school wins a journey with a friend After a late evening with a select company an irreligious lawyer asks him What will you say He answers Yes and leads a devotion Thomas prays for the lawyer causing sobs and deep emotional impact The lawyer questions his own soul and paces in anguish about the will of God.
Two travelers in the far west seek shelter in a hut with an elderly hospitable father and Bible reading. The skeptic admits he feels safer when the Bible is read and prayers are offered, while the Christian finds a brother in faith in the wilderness. The scene ends with shared rest and mutual respect.
The piece laments women dying from fashion driven by editors and designers. It argues tight corsetry and heavy skirts harm health and even children, calling publishers morally accountable for perpetuating dangerous style trends. It likens suffocating attire to Biblical wrongdoing and Prometheus-like vanity.
A Connecticut clergyman famed for wit dined with a senior deacon who couched long blessings. The prosy interlude paused as the pastor began to eat, prompting the deacon to quip he was not done yet but hesitating. The doctor replied that it was no time to hesitate when a turkey is cooling.
A reflective piece argues that every action acts as a center of influence on others and calls attention to how patient parenting and tender love shape future outcomes. It contrasts labor and repetition with unseen importance of affection in childhood.
A mother urges her son John to fetch brandy as a cholera preventive, citing doctor approval though cholera is said to be over. The doctor laughs, notes temperance critics, and contemplates selling more brandy, while a temperance demon is referenced binding men in chains.
A dated report mocks a chain of fiscal misfortunes from currency to taxes ending with a bankrupt county. It then shifts to a New York Courier anecdote about a family loss as a dog mourns a child, illustrating poignant human and animal grief.
A man explains his success came from half of his wealth built by tending his own affairs and half by leaving others' matters entirely alone. The friend asks for the secret and the man shares his simple philosophy.
An Irish gentleman buys an alarm clock and explains to a friend he will use it by pulling the string to wake himself, calling it the most convenient device since he has nothing else to do.
An OCR fragment presents a stream of antiquated notes on physics and philosophy. It cites experiments with candles, musket balls, and glass, plus musings on heat, sound, and the power of example. It closes with aphorisms on virtue, education, and gentility.
Mr Palmer defends a tithe pledge to charity as heavenly testament while financier Orville warns that wealth is not guaranteed by a contractual bargain with God. A bank crisis then follows, wiping out years of fortune and leaving Palmer in spiritual and material ruin.
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