24 Sep 1853
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1853
Page
1
Published weekly in Bristol by W. H. Bayley the paper lists subscription costs two dollars yearly in town with half year upfront and two dollars for distant subscribers. Advertising rates show one dollar per square for three weeks and twenty cents for each additional insertion with twelve fonts per square.
A grieving speaker narrates a lover’s death and burial at sea in tender verse. The Indian maid’s tale speaks of disgrace and enduring sorrow, as time heals some wounds yet deep wounds remain in memory and honor.
A character study of Sue, a half housekeeper who starts tasks with zeal but fails to finish. Her unfinished shirts, abandoned quilts, spoiled meals, moldy pantry, and half made children's clothes illustrate a life of inconsistency. She pines for order yet endlessly distracts herself with gossip and new schemes.
The Worcester Transcript advises painting in September or October when temperatures are mild. A single coat laid in autumn yields durable coverage, dries evenly, and lasts longer than summer coats due to reduced heat. In fall weather, surfaces harden before winter and resist summer damage. White lead should be applied thinly when it adheres to the surface.
A New York Tribune visitor reports on Blackwell's Island Prison showing a wide range of ages among inmates. An orphaned sixteen year old Mulberry Street boy explains post supper thefts and limited reading, while Bowery crowds imitate Jack Sheppard worship and theater portrays the thief hero, prompting English city bans.
A description accompanies a recent letters patent from England detailing the Great Seal. The seal is a solid wax cake about six inches by two inches and weighing at least three pounds, enclosed in a tin box and tied to the document with ribbon, then packed in a wooden case. The seal bears inscriptions and devices including a figure of the Queen on horseback.
The Cincinnati Gazette recalls a pact made by seven young men twenty one years ago to hold an annual supper as long as any survived. Henry L. Tatem died recently, leaving Dr. J Vattier as the last man, and the next supper is slated for October. The newspaper muses on the haunting image of the remaining survivor entering to find seven chairs and seven dead friends.
A historical note profiles James Webb of Fairhaven Massachusetts as the subject of an extraordinary thirst. Reports claim he drinks vast quantities of water daily and remains in good health at age 59. The item cites Boston Medical and Surgical Journal and Taunton Whig as sources.
A Southern planter Louisianan, Curtis, loves Desiree Allston, a quadroon. After a thwarted attempt by Desiree’s long-estranged mother to reclaim the child and a cryptic revelation at a wedding, Desiree learns her true status as a enslaved woman. The shock shatters the marriage, exposing the cruelty of bondage and the fate of the slave mother and her child.
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