29 Sep 1855
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1855
Page
1
Public Tost and advertising rates from a Bristol Rhode Island notice. Items include weekly publication schedule at No 7 Bradford Street and Bayley references. Rate details show two dollars advance per half year for residents with additional charges for longer or repeated insertions.
Fragmentary poem prose about life’s sunny spots amid sorrow. Mentions friend, wife, child, and enduring light in hardship. Evokes gratitude for loved ones who ease burdens and brighten days despite pain and gloom.
The Queen of England while departing Paris left a thousand pounds sterling to be distributed among Paris’s poor. The gift is described as well intentioned and capable of doing much good despite widespread poverty in the city.
On the Isthmus two murders occurred in Memphis Tennessee. The first, of P. Mercer a respectable young man, was stabbed by a man named Joe Abbe and Mercer died within hours. The second, John Sheehan, was stabbed by a girl named Mary Moriarty whom he had deceived and Sheehan died immediately.
A respected city furniture dealer learned his name appeared as a director of a newly formed insurance company. He had supplied furniture valued at 1000 dollars and was told he held stock to that amount, but was later found to be the sole real stockholder, suggesting his investment may become permanent.
A Nantucket ship, described as a whale carrier, lies at the wharf after its third Pacific voyage. The owners report a clear profit of over 80 thousand dollars beyond interest, demonstrating a lucrative return for the venture.
The Hartford Times reports Shadesland based company leases the Grove Company works in Walcottville for five years to operate a manufacturing business. It will produce various articles under a new patented process.
A female school teacher advertises herself as a complete mistress of her own guide. A caustic commenter replies that if true she cannot ask too much for her services.
A fragmented account discusses American business life and domestic excess. It mentions Mr. Broche of Buck hardware earning $22 000 last year, lavish furniture purchases, Newport trips, and families at leisure while workers labor long hours. The piece alludes to a family tragedy with a death and senseless heirs.
The piece discusses insomnia remedies from the Rural New Yorker urging movement and exposure to break wakefulness and prevent illness. It also reports the Boston Journal note on Capt. William Allen proposing a canal from the Mediterranean to the Dead Sea to restore an ocean and open Palestine to settlement, claiming faster routes to India.
A comical survey of costume extremes from coats with skirts sweeping the ground to tight sleeves and bran stuffed trunks. The piece recounts fashion mishaps, from lining pockets with pantry items to a prisoner using a wardrobe of linens as storage, drawing laughter in historical notes.
A Market street railroad team driver struck a tavern keeper's son on a moving car. Neighbors alerted the father who offered to settle. The driver boasted of the assault and the father paid him a dollar for the "good service" rendered.
A nostalgic piece extols the pleasures of autumn with praise for golden sunsets soft airs and tranquil walks. It invites morning rambles through fields groves and waterside scenes while noting ripe nuts and seasonal bounty.
A letter requests John to discipline a wayward youth using calm measures and corrective guidance. The writer urges examining the youth closely, assessing deceitful behavior, and restoring him to duty with measured action and a fair bill of charges when he returns home.
In North Carolina forests a lover sends a pine knot as a symbol of longing with a painted eye signaling I pine. If the beloved favors him she selects the best knot saying pine not, while if she despises him she burns one end to say I make light of your pining.
A rough old saying advises women to test a suitor by his table manners. If he eats cleanly and remains tidy after a meal, marry him. if not, proceed with caution.
A Rutland rumseller told the grand jury that the people were becoming well trained and took liquors from him that were two thirds water. He complained that if left alone the crowd would have drunk only water within six months. He accused authorities of disturbing the trade.
A Milwaukie newspaper recounts a sailor's return after a shipwreck. His wife, with a three week old infant, mourned him as dead before a late knock at the door revealed his survival and perilous twenty mile journey home.
Chickweed expands to warn of dry weather and rain is delayed if it stays open. Half concealed signals possible showers while full closure or green veiling indicates travelers should prepare for cold. Treloie leaves contract before storms and tulips with other yellow flowers close pre rain. Wood sorrel doubles leaves, Bauhinia and sensitive plants show similar behavior.
A narrator recalls a modest wedding scene in a small church where a laborer signs with a simple mark while his bride, once a noted schoolgirl, whispers of her pride in his honesty and mutual tenderness. The tale celebrates quiet dignity and the strength of ordinary love.
A slave named Tom steals a turkey and, when confronted, explains to his master that eating the bird created more labor for him rather than loss for the master. The overseer is avoided and Tom stays intact in wit and punishment.
A gentleman tries to apologize for remarks made while drinking saying his teeth are missing so words escape without his knowledge. A friend tugs his coat tail and warns that any further words would ruin the moment. The scene ends with an imperfect but perfect apology.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues against a narrow contagion idea of yellow fever. It says infection spreads only via favorable sanitary conditions and polluted air, not mere contact. Proper sanitation and quarantine are keys to preventing epidemic spread in northern cities.
A court scene features a Hindoo woman testing a judge with a pillar question. When told the verandah had four pillars she corrects the number and mocks the judge by noting he cannot count his daily steps. Her wit earns a favorable ruling for Serar A Hindoo.
A soldier recalls being on the Somme like trenches when a shell hit as a man sang a song about death and Mary. The fragment also notes young men thinking of marriage and comments on a slatternly cook and dress.
Fragmentary notes describe gravestones and deceased wa guerreotypes as poetic elements. The text envisions cemeteries and living galleries where the eye would delight, suggesting a contemplative, artful approach to memorial spaces.
Fragmentary speech depicts two characters named Sambo and Juliae discussing opening gates and a mistaken reference to Turkeya or Yankees. A grocer reacts with a question about trade and a plan to “kill the mga of chocolate” and “black tea dies ty,” indicating confusion and a possible humorous or coded exchange.
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