12 Aug 1865
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1865
Page
1
The notice lists the annual price two dollars and fifty cents and six month option at one dollar twenty five cents paid in advance. A year end renewal costs three dollars. Single copies are five cents. Paper is not discontinued for arrears without the publisher’s discretion.
Fragmented poem passages describe a rustic maid dreaming under an apple tree beside a castle by the sea. The verses juxtapose courtly fantasy with honest rural love and the sea’s murmur. A final reflection questions the hidden truth as waves and wind carry the tale.
A narrative follows Guiles a New England shopkeeper turned peddler as he searches for his missing child across vast byways and snowbound orchards. Three years into the quest he travels endlessly, driven by a vow to protect and reclaim his child against long odds.
A weary peddler named Giles braves a blizzard to reach a distant healer twelve miles away. He seeks aid for a dying child in a desolate inn, aided by the host, the doctor, and a devoted old woman who found the infant. The rescue ends with the child saved and the peddler transformed by the night’s selfless act.
A speaker urges soldiers to honor family sacrifice and carry Christ’s peace home. He stresses the ache of separation, the value of mothers and wives, and the need to temper temper with kindness. The message: return transformed, bringing faith and love to those waiting at home.
Luther relates a proverb about a father who leaves all for his six children. He seeks shelter with each child, only to be rejected for scarce rooms or noisy homes, until at last the youngest daughter Helen offers him nothing suitable. After three days with her, the old man dies, heartbroken by their refusals.
A garbled list describes gluing old crape with milk and water to restore it a stain on a white tablecloth and a servant spilling ink a salt and pepper mixture and frames protected from flies with brush and salty water for crevices soft soap stored in a cellar for three months old notes on preservation and cleaning methods.
The article describes Armenian family structure with common property held by descendants of a household head, strict gender rules after marriage, and women’s restricted public and social roles. It contrasts Armenian practices with Turkish and other norms, noting wives’ obedience, veiling, and limited labor outside the home.
An 19th century account describes sun exposure as a cure for nervous disorders and prostration. It recounts a London clinic using glass skylight rooms where patients undress and bask in direct sunlight to stimulate vitality and health. The narrative condemns or unrealistically endorses such extreme sun bathing practices.
A garbled text mixes flower care tips with scattered, dated anecdotes and moral observations. It includes guidance on preserving bouquets with French water, changing water daily, and keeping blooms for a month, then shifts to social commentary about court life, fire, and sayings from historical figures. The piece blends practical horticulture with curio-like quotations and moral reflections.
Classified notice indicates all religious, obituary, and peligual items are offered as paid advertisements.
Finn, a former witness for the prosecution in a Boston case, testifies with force against defense counsel. The exchange centers on his relation to Mrs Finn, whom he defends as not legally married, and the tale hints at a debt of gratitude and protection owed to her by him.
A garbled excerpt discusses a book titled the Payehonomy of the Fhomb, noting gorilla thumbs as symbols of character. It debates whether an accommodating thumb suggests virtue or weakness and cites a tale about a lawyer probing truth in a murder case to illustrate questioning and moral restraint.
A fragment from a 18th century law text describes a 1770 act prohibiting women from deceiving men into marriage using beauty aids or cosmetics. Offenders face penalties including public punishment and removal from matrimony upon conviction.
A newspaper fragment notes home yeast making advice using flour sugar and water to ferment after warm milk sits for a day and claims a pint of beer yeast yields eighteen pounds of bread A coroner jury returns a verdict in a sensational case involving a young lady and a related remark about Cupid A remark attributes lawyers to the Fenian Brotherhood.
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