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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1864
Page
1
Poetic meditation urges seeking divine balm for weary hearts and burdens rather than earthly riches. It contrasts worldly acclaim with the soul’s eternal rest in heaven, promising heavenly calm through faith in the risen savior and eternal spring beyond earthly life.
A mother and child voices echo a plea of belonging and compassion. The poem threads through childhood longing toward love and shared humanity, urging warmth and solidarity across ages and social ranks.
A reflective poem in archaic diction to a mother, exploring longing, guidance, and memory. The speaker cherishes a mother's presence, recalls her comforting words, and laments absence while hoping for spiritual shelter and a home beyond earthly ties.
The speaker reflects on nature learning from sunlight rain and instinct asks who guides life and who teaches the unseen forces guiding growth and motion. He declares faith that the divine soul guides all beings from hare to stars trusting an inner fire.
A wartime letter laments bloodshed and national strife while recalling boyhood love. The unnamed soldier writes to Ellen about marriage, faith, and a hoped reunion in heaven, balancing devotion to country with personal tenderness for their children. The piece blends combat sacrifice with intimate memories from Alton and a vow to protect his family.
A Paris society of infidels met weekly to mock the Bible but fell silent and disbanded after Diderot spoke of the Gospel narrative with unusual gravity praising its simple yet powerful influence. The group dissolved soon after the speech.
A homage to a author who penned four simple couplets for his child. The reminder that small acts spark lasting light across generations, while questioning whose pen shaped timeless tales like the Arabian Nights.
A nineteenth century reflection extols a sweet temper as the most valuable trait for women. It suggests that kindness and calm influence revive weary hearts, soothe families, and spread peace among children. The piece urges study and cultivation of a gentle disposition, valuing it above wealth or beauty. Exquisite paper.
Paris dispatch in the Chicago Tiwee notes a dark beauty heir to $500000 who has been engaged twelve times without marriage as misfortune shadows her matches. The piece weaves in a clergyman’s quip about a relative’s pulpit debut and a reflection on overcoming big insults amid sorrows.
A compact dialogue shows how country and city papers influence readers and advertisers. The Major defends papers for advertising value while critiquing sensationalism, noting obituaries and local notices shape public perception. The exchange hints at future fame for the town’s printer and a robed obituary.
A tale recalls Deacon II a devout but drinking parishioner at church. A parson confronts hypocrisy then asks the squire to stand as drunkenness is mocked. The frame ends with a Gretna Green marriage where barter and Irish wit surface in a comic twist.
A Chicago anecdote shows a woman refusing Balmoral stockings as fashionable. She jokes she won’t scar her leg like a barber’s pole for style, recounting a cousin’s prompt and her witty reply.
A terse exchange shows a man challenging a reputed individual about temper flare in company. The dialogue hints at financial ruin and self-doubt, while a remedy discussion mentions caoutchouc oil used to soften leather boots and render new boats waterproof.
The article notes bees store honey in one stomach and wax in another, contrasting this with humans where children possess the honey stomach and adults have the wax stomach. It explains a digestive distinction used to describe bee anatomy in simple terms.
The piece critiques learning institutions misnamed as seminaries for failing to teach fully, urging effort to enhance education beyond limited curricula and questioning stagnation in schools and colleges.
An 1861 act amends Chapter 362 to establish the Providence North Providence boundary along the Woanusquatucket river and to straighten the river. It authorizes the North Providence Town Treasurer to retire tax money owed for improvements and allocates interest and deductions for owners and heirs. Notices of sale for unpaid taxes follow with procedures for transfer of title upon payment.
U S Internal Revenue Assessor's Office warns all liable persons partnerships firms and corporations to file annual tax returns by the May deadline and to pay taxes by June 30 with penalties for late or fraudulent filings. The notice lists duties under the 1862 act detailing assessment methods and potential fines for false statements.
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