01 Sep 1849
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1849
Page
1
The notice outlines weekly Saturday publication from Breston Pmenex with advertising rates. It specifies a base price of one dollar per insertion and twenty cents for each additional, with twelve lines constituting a column square. Yearly advertisers receive nonir restricted terms for space and privilege.
Me Bolton writes from Banque Asa to Bristol about the voyage around Cape Horn aboard the Ann of Bristol. He recalls battles and the sea's dangers, describes storms near Valparaiso and the Pacific, loss of boats and anchors, and the crew's endurance. He notes California harbor sights and a hope to reach San Francisco by June 23.
A Brookville correspondent recounts New Harmony in Posey county with Rappite traces fading and Owenite influence replaced by a Methodist preacher who built a small society and a frame church. Many anecdotes follow on temperance, speech, and local wit reflecting era manners and rural life.
Oliver Cromwell sits with his mother and wife at Whitehall while John Howe counsels him. A sense of burden and resolve anchors their prayers as Oliver plans a Huntingdon journey and contemplates Puritan rule and abroad evangelism. Mary and Manny converse with Edward Rich and the Earl of Warwick's grandson, hinting at courtly contrasts and family loyalties.
Oliver Cromwell faces a path of marriage and alliance as Fanny Cromwell falls for the Earl of Warwick. In Huntingdon, Mary and Ruth observe courtship signals while Oliver weighs London duty. Warwick’s visits woo Fanny, with her mother’s wary support and a father’s approval sought through careful persuasion.
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