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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1864
Page
1
In dollars per annum or one dollar for six months, advance payment required. Fifty cents if not paid within the year. Single copies six cents. Paper not discontinued until all arrears are paid unless publisher allows. Postage and terms noted. Bristol County and state-wide references appear in the notice.
A fragment from a poem about the robin heralding spring. The speaker notes the robin's early song brings tidings of warmth, new growth, and chores to resume. Alice claps and calls Rubin's come as the season returns.
A faded verse paints a quiet cottage scene near a red mill. Sunlit sanded floor, patched easy chair, wildflowers on a sill, and evergreen shadows frame a gray father asleep while a maiden with frozen hair glides by, ivy clinging to a trembling form.
Two soldiers leave a fire lit camp in autumn night toward damp woods with rifle and spade. They dig pits as dawn nears while a chanting owl laments. A column of steel moves up the hill but pauses when a clause in the front halts the advance. The next day the dead lie head to foot in a clay trench with two buried apart.
A narrator recalls a night scene of shadows kissing her shadow on a wall while a companion's presence and implied romance unsettle her. She describes the eerie repetition and the conflict between desire and propriety in a dimly lit room.
Poem-like tribute praising Little Sue with phrases on her kindness, bright blue eyes, gentle smile, busy hands, and loving nature. It ends with a blessing and a garland laid up in Heaven, reflecting a devotional, sentimental tone.
An essay argues the mind influences illness and recovery, noting that mental states can provoke serious diseases and that uplifting, courageous thoughts aid health. It cites a French advocate whose stress led to pneumonia and a carriage accident causing a fatal bowel inflammation, urging vigilance against depression and the cultivation of steadfast presence.
The writer recalls the Valley of Jehosaphat and its burial ground near Siloam and Kedron. He describes a vast hillside of evenly set slabs, Hebrew inscriptions, and compact rows, likening the scene to a vast pavement of death and noting the graveyard’s ancient appearance.
A college student proposes a trick on a poor man by hiding echoes and placing silver dollars in the toe of each shoe. The man, discovering the coins, kneels and thanks providence for saving his hungry wife and children, moves the student to tears, and the instructor urges kindness over cruel pranks.
A reflective epitaph-like saying links forgiveness to self passage and moral balance. It contrasts fear and hope as magnifying glasses that shape perception with equal power.
YEARLY ADVERTISING Twenty lines or under per week S100 per annum including the paper. Advertisers gain privileges for Mercantile notices with three weeks free, then 71,00 for each extra week 20 cents. Special Notices require twelve lines in minimtype to form a square. Notices inserted before marriages and deaths are charged double. Advertisements due by Thursday noon. Religious Obituary and Political notices charged as advertisements.
Town finances show receipts from culinary taxes and state school funds plus expenses for relief of the poor, volunteers, licenses, rents, interest, and building repairs. Detailed items include payments to Munro Wardwell Chace and various districts, with notes on town debt reduction and hospital bills.
An old contraband prisoner offers a prayer amid Union soldiers, asking for strength to fight for liberty and the Union. He pleads for homes shelter and deliverance from slavery, invoking biblical imagery and appeals for victory and justice.
A harsh critique of fashion's influence on women, arguing that fashion enslaves female virtue and strength. It asserts women lack character and moral power unless free from fashion, portraying fashionable mothers as weak and dependent, contrasted with strong minded women who avoid fashion’s pull.
The obituary notes Teance Hambin aged 86 near Bloomfield Indiana and recalls his wartime claim about Tecumseh's death. Hambin says Julineon stood close as Tecumseh fell after a volley and horse with sword lost, then Tecumseh leaped, and a French bayonet pinned Jim Johnson to the ground.
Passing Bis ton Washington Street a well dressed lady attracts notice as a tall countryman nearly blocks her path. The pair clash over a weighty skirt while a crowd gathers and trades humorous remarks, ending with the countryman joking about his feet as laughter subsides.
A fragmented character sketch describes a man of striking blue gray eyes, tall build, and polished demeanor. It praises his executive skill and benevolence while accusing him of hypocrisy, claiming he sits between Christ and Barabbas as both reformer and tool of evil.
A conversación about fear of the sea reveals a man’s lineage of seafaring deaths. A woman questions why he sails while relatives perished on waters, prompting a sermon on Providence and constant vigilance in life at sea or on land.
In a small town a sermon ends with a call for volunteers to come forward and pray. Bill Lowry, known as tough and quick witted, finally rises and declares he is a friend of the Lord despite the crowd’s silence. The tale blends humor and moral reflection on generosity and strain.
The United States Excise Law requires annual tax returns by May 1 each year for individuals firms or corporations liable to any annual duty. Failure to file may lead to penalties including a five hundred dollar fine and enforcement by the assessor. Returns must be delivered to the Assistant Assessor of the District by June 30 with blanks provided by the Assistant Assessor. Thomas Q Turner US Assessor First District Rhode Island March 1 1864.
A Chicago advertises a patent remedy Verminion claimed to cure consumption and other lung and digestive ailments. The Rev Charles F. King promotes the treatment from Bible House New York and cites references to medical professors and church figures. Public thanks are given to generous publishers for free insertion of the notice.
Twenty three photographic portraits of Oriental men and women in indoor and outdoor costumes. Priced at $8 postpaid. Dealer discount available. Album awarded a silver medal by the American Institute. Address Oscanyan at 37 Lafayette Place New York for purchase and free copies with multiple insertions.
Pure next term of this institution for the education of teachers will commence on Tuesday, April 26. For circulars or information concerning the school apply to Joshua Kendall, Bristol, April 4, 804 Principal.
Large assortment of lamp shades and hardware for sale at 76 Thames Street. Also listed are rakes manure forks shovels and related tools by J B Munro and Wm. B. Taylor. Patent medicines and ocular remedies advertised by N Gifford and A J Smith with Westminster Street Providence listings.
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