25 Sep 1847
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1847
Page
1
Bristol Phenix published Saturdays by W H S Bayley at No 7 Bradford Street. Subscriptions: town two dollars per year in advance. distant subscribers two dollars. Single copies six cents. Advertisements: one dollar per square for three weeks, twenty cents per subsequent insertion. Continuous ads charged until paid. Yearly ads limited to twenty per week.
A historic exposition extols the United States as vast in land area and resources, noting 2.3 million square miles, long rivers like the Mississippi, expansive frontiers, and potential future wealth. It contrasts growth through peaceful arts with conquest, praising national potential.
The piece notes Mr. R. Shaler of Madison Connecticut claims a new paint tested usable on wood stone and brickwork for interior painting. It sells for 40 cents a gallon and reportedly endures well though its superiority to linseed oil mix is unproven. It also mentions experiments on ether effects on plants by M. Clemens and a humorous Sam Slick quip about a man carrying a hen for oats.
A Medical Times writer claims a simple sleeping method cures a painful, common complaint. The plan uses an inclined bed with the mattress tilted at least twelve inches from head to foot, achieved by trimming lower legs or stacking mattresses. The author notes cramp never occurs when the body rests with legs near the floor.
A wandering tale in Constantinople contrasts Christian access with Turk guarding a shop. Nearby notes recount Iceland lava huts and a printer’s cautionary warning, plus a sequence of witty anecdotes on honesty and generosity.
The August earnings report shows a gross of 16000 06 expenses 6517 05 leaving a net gain of 9589 03. A steamboat boarding scene prompts a passenger inquiry about ownership involving a enslaved responder and named figures in a period setting.
In August 1774 a Delaware River voyage ends with Colonel Lindley and daughter escaping an Indian attack aided by a mysterious stranger. Amelia senses danger, questions whether the rescuer is human or spirit, while public unrest foreshadows looming Revolution.
The narrative follows Colonel Lindley and his family from Wales to Philadelphia and Pennsylvania frontier towns. Marquis De Lacroy, a Princeton graduate, aids Lindley against a native attack, earns gratitude, and becomes entwined with Amelia Lindley, amid talk of liberty and the coming American Revolution shaped by John Adams and Benjamin West.
Reports from the village of C show widespread celebration after the Bunker Hill victory with streets lit, guns fired, and an effigy of George III burned. Marquis De Lacroy participates while Colonel Lindley seethes at the display and confronts De Lacroy during a gathering at Lindley’s home where Amelia and the colonel listen.
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