27 Apr 1861
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1861
Page
1
A devotional couplet pleads for divine help and mercy, asking God to hear the cry and save the faithful before hope dies. The text presents a solemn, reverent plea seeking spiritual aid and comfort in distress.
The act adds a second surgeon's mate to each regiment staff and one second lieutenant per company to be elected by the company. The Governor may commission officers for artillery companies with pay and allowances per existing law. The act takes effect after passage.
The article explains how solid shot rarely sinks ships, instead indenting timbers and causing interior splintering. It notes hot shot and shells can create large holes, with damage visible via seams and wire traces, and mentions forts Hamilton and Richmond unable to pierce two feet of tin timbers. It ends with a moral about cultivating friendships and a note on the first human sin.
Adam Ringstrom endures repeated misfortune with faith that things will improve while his wife Grace questions the value of worldly success. The couple reflects on past trials including their son Frank and Ellen, showing how true providence shapes character and leads to a humbler, spiritually richer life.
A meditation on how deep heartache can mute action yet foster steady progress through faith and resilience. The passage cites enduring hardship, the limits of human frailty, and a call to persevere toward improvement aided by spiritual renewal. It includes Washington letter excerpts urging decisive governance amidst unrest.
An edited diary style reminiscence from a passenger on the Polly Ann voyage up the Wabash Canal. The narrator recalls rough seas, stops at villages, vivid characters including a captain, a judge, and a deacon, plus tavern scenes and a boyhood reminiscence. The piece blends humor and local color with long digressions and dialect.
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