18 Sep 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1847
Page
1
The Bristol Phenix announces subscription details with two dollars in advance and single copies at five cents. Advertisements cost one dollar per square for three weeks, with fourteen lines constituting a square and continued ads charged accordingly. Yearly advertisers limited to twenty papers weekly. no discontinuations until arrears are paid.
More than 1500 men are employed between the western line of the city and New York as the route is under contract. Work progresses with great rapidity along the project area.
A long reflection on how ideas may permanently inhabit a person whether in life or hell noting that salvation knowledge is simple and the danger of pride and learning without heart. It cites drownings and rescues to challenge the belief that a third sinking is the final fate.
Excerpted remarks praise children learning to sing from Phrenology for Children and note that German schools teach vocal training early. Also includes a home remedy for croup using molasses and saleratus with dosage guidance and a personal note about two grandchildren who died from the disease.
A pious servant girl endures ridicule for her faith in a north of Ireland household. She remains gentle, reads scripture, and influences two of the young ladies to seek religion. After her fever ends, more members turn devout, with broader moral lessons on endurance, misperception, and hopeful outlooks.
A moral tale contrasts wealth and poverty. A rich man cannot enjoy what he has due to greed, while a thrifty poor woman with little money remains cheerful. She aids others and praises God, proving true piety is a cheerful day. The lesson: a little with blessing beats much without.
A discussion on shells notes the diverse forms found on shores and in water and land animals protected by shells. It explains conchology as the study of shells and their inhabitants, praising the subject's interest, amusement, and profit as readers observe shell diversity and rich coverings.
A dapper man bargains for a large watermelon from a sturdy enslaved worker at a Philadelphia hotel. The vendor jokes about its value as the melon is cut open, causing alarms and exclamations from onlookers and a startled remark from a bystander.
A ventriloquist named Wyman departs as a crowd roars at a melon trick gone wrong. One spectator is killed by a knife poke, the melon shatters, and onlookers cry out in shock while the performer exits amid chaos.
A neighbor feud centers on Reuben Black whose violent temper and legal clashes torment Joe Smith and Mrs. Smith. Simeon Greene moves in brings calm, kindness, and prosperity, turning the farm toward harmony and provoking envy rather than further quarrels.
In a rural dispute a stubborn neighbor Reuben blocks help to pull his oxen from a bog until Simeon Green arrives with two yoke of oxen. Reuben resists aid, then discovers Green’s timely rescue saves him from a worse night. The episode softens hearts and reveals neighborly tensions and gratitude.
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