20 Sep 1845
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1845
Page
1
The notice outlines a weekly Bradford street publication published every Saturday morning. It lists advertising rates, intervals, and charges for display ads, including per square pricing and additional fees for subsequent insertions, with conditions on payment and limited business arrangements.
A Virginia diplomat on a naval excursion tries to capture a slave ship off Brazil by flying the American flag. The exchange with the frigate captain reveals hypocrisy in slave trading, while Wise frees a enslaved neighbor and reflects on abolition. The scene ends with Wise contemplating his roots and stance on abolition.
A reflective early American prose piece urges compassion for the outcast and poor, urging readers to help the afflicted and emphasize mercy. It cites justice halls, trials, and ruinous hardship, then pivots to a 1774 Boston voyage note about patriotism and charity aboard a wagon from Plymouth to Boston.
A long anecdote recalls Captain Taylor and Judge Morton discussing a shark incident under water and a copper boot breakfast. The tale ends with a judge fleeing the room amid disbelief.
In a farmyard debate with neighbors Gaskill and Alt, talk turns on buying a weekly newspaper for two dollars. Wakeful presses claims he will pay to read and Sally Block’s education and suitors arise, while Wakeful gets cheated on crop sale prices and urges staying awake for news.
In a fragment from a religious revival scene a preacher named Zedekiah spreads influence over a Methodist church. The text depicts skeptical onlookers and a tense exchange as a figure speaks of faith, probation, and perseverance, amid a community in spiritual confrontation.
A fragmented excerpt details a tense scene with a character warning a doctor of a limited time to live amid accusations of betrayal. Readable names or places are not clearly identifiable due to the garbled OCR text.
The text warns against mating with passion and quarrels, urging calm judgment and restraint. It condemns malice and revenge and urges staying from destructive behavior within the household and public life.
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