30 Oct 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1847
Page
1
Late 19th century Bristol Phenix notices outline subscription terms two dollars yearly payable in advance for residents and same rate for distant subscribers. Single copies six cents. Advertising rates set at one dollar per square for three weeks with twenty cents for each subsequent insertion.
Reports from The Louisville Examiner describe broad abolition gains as Turkey Egypt Tunis and Wallachia push free labor moves. Russia leaders liberate serfs and Uruguay proclaims involuntary servitude ended amid a global wave. A Virginia regiment officer in Monterey ridicules American optimism about California and urges demanding Mexico return conquered lands.
An 1830s diary excerpt notes eighteen executed at Churubusco with Captain Reily among them and six spared to dig graves, then moves to social satire about a minister’s blunt remarks on a wife’s dress. It also urges lifelong labor and cites Washington Irving on married life and resilience.
A fragmented reminiscence extols women's fortitude when fortune reverses, praising their rise from dependency to support their husbands amid calamity. It shifts to anecdotes about Michelangelo, Vigeneres, Beethoven, and a visitor, noting their genius, perseverance, and dramatic demonstrations of emotion.
A historic discussion argues the fourth left finger as the marriage finger due to supposed heart connections through veins or arteries. The piece cites Aulus Gellius and Lemnius, notes readers’ skepticism, and warns against public mockery for holding firm beliefs.
A long miscellany from a 19th century periodical on Yankee versatility and restlessness. It rails at restless mobility and diverse careers, notes a Phi Beta Kappa address by Ephraim Peabody on science and faith, and relays humorous and moral anecdotes about selfishness, class, and social satire.
A narrator recalls rescuing Ida, a Berlin servant, with funds and a wedding plan. He blesses her modest past, dresses her in fine clothes, then assigns a meaningful green petticoat as a vow of virtue and humility, culminating in a quiet Breslau marriage and Ida's happy, disciplined life.
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