11 Sep 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1847
Page
1
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The Edinburgh journals estimate Dr Chalmers funeral drew at least one hundred thousand people, hailed as a rare blend of intellect and virtue. The Free Church moderator invoked Moses and Joshua and praised Scotland's leader who helped sever church from state and faced adversity with humility and faith.
Fishermen on the Thames near Poplar haul a sickly shark alive. On opening the fish they find a silver watch, chain, cornelian seal, and pieces of gold lace, likely belonging to a young man who fell overboard from the ship Polly near Fairmouth. The watchmaker Henry Watson identifies the piece as sold to Ephraim Thompson of Whitechapel two years earlier after Thompson drowned. The shark measures nine feet three inches, with five rows of teeth, suggesting a five year growth.
A large crowd gathered at Broome Street Church for Rev. Dr. Adams’s sermon on Truth. He cited Paul’s words We can do nothing against the truth but for the truth and urged active support for truth. The address contrasted facts with opinions and recalled an American in London shouting Great Britain beaten by cobblers and tailors before the king.
A collection of pithy witticisms and brief anecdotes from a newspaper page. Jests about dogs, hogs, trains, and everyday curiosities mingle with short moral quips and a sketch of social commentary.
In Glendale a new schoolmistress Miss Moreland arrives amid village gossip. Her cold manner hides inner sorrow as Lizzie Ware befriends her, a fever illness endangers the class, and a quiet nurse and Mrs Belton tend the stricken tutor revealing hidden kindness and a mysterious visitor.
A nurse consoles Lizzie Ware as Miss Moreland recovers, revealing a past romance and a mother’s harsh decision over her son Henry's marriage. Lizzie confronts a letter from her mother detailing a brother near death and a forbidden courtship with a poor but virtuous orphan girl.
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