09 Sep 1848
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1848
Page
1
Advertising terms detail yearly rates two dollars per annum with advance payment and single insertion six cents. Rejections, penalties, and limits on yearly advertisers are described, with notices of arrears and publisher exemptions.
Reports include Welsh minister Hughes seeking his son and learning his wife and four children died shortly after arrival. A starving voyage mother lost all seven children and then husband died at sea. A New Haven bound train hits a wagon near Palmer Depot killing an elderly couple en route to a funeral. A 17 year old Parker servant in Scriven is to be hanged for murdering his mistress and a laborer. Christopher Dunn of Belgrade Maine is killed by a stray bayonet struck by lightning.
A Buffalo Express correspondent from Ontonagon, Lake Superior, describes Knapp of Valeri Mining Co locating a deep mine vein with ancient shafts and open cuts. He reports copper masses eight to ten tons found twelve feet below the surface, charred oak supports, copper tools, and large trees growing in mineral-filled gutters, suggesting an older mining method. Copper and silver discoveries may signal future mining expansion.
In a Brooklyn church conclusion, Rev. Farley argues war is barbarous and fading, praising divine progress and Christian peace. He urges youths to see military glory as earthly and harmful, foretelling a future where celestial glory brings tranquil industry, commerce, and humane nations.
A sheriff delivers a five minute death sentence tale of a man who killed his brother in a drunken rage and swears never to touch liquor. The narrator recalls vowing sobriety after the haunting scene and urges youths to avoid intoxicants. A second anecdote credits punctual work habits for future wealth, urging boys to finish tasks first.
A quoted reflection on wasting time and money, urging careful cultivation of every minute. It cites an Italian philosopher’s motto that time is an estate to invest with industry, avoiding negligence and show over use for practical benefit.
A poor boy named Lan struggles up a hot August hill with a heavy basket when a gentleman offers to help. Twenty years later a serious bankruptcy threat prompts a meeting with Mr Mason and a generous loan from Mr Greer, who reveals he was the grateful boy aided long ago.
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