17 Aug 1861
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1861
Page
1
Poem by Edward B. Band Jr reflecting on Civil War memory. Describes Virginia cavalry, fallen soldiers, widows, and matrons mourning at a craggy run. Calls Virginians to remember Washington and guard liberty and Union in the face of loss.
An essay on civility as a social passport and its impact on success, citing Marlborough and Fox, and urging gentle, respectful treatment of the elderly. A child Julia helps a blind old man, teaching that every old person is somebody's grandpa and deserving care.
An account recalls Liszt at a Russian princess party where he mindfully poured sugar with his fingers and discarded a tea service by the window after snubbing the tray attendant. The princess accused him, but Liszt explained his gesture as cleansing since he touched cups and saucers with his fingers.
Describes the elite forces as the world’s strongest men of arms, whose leaders issue orders that send tremors of excitement through the globe. Their columns march to command, turning hearts toward their campaigns with unwavering rhythm.
Fragmentary text speaks of memories arriving softly like a breath from heaven and a cradle as a pilot boat for life. It mentions Treaven using excess hops as medicine for despondent individuals.
A farmer’s daughter Mary saves her crippled brother from a bear by stuffing the bear’s mouth with her arm and later loses her arm to amputation. John Horton shoots the beast to save Mary and George. Dr. Morton treats Mary and asks for marriage, uniting the family as George becomes a lawyer and William stays on the land by Winnipissogee lake.
Life Illustrated counsels perseverance through setbacks urging readers not to mope at misfortune. It advises laughing at rain, rebuilding after a fall, and treating every hardship as a challenge to begin again with resolve and optimism.
A fragment discussing why rain occurs from atmospheric saturation and cooling. It explains that uniform temperature would prevent rain, that cold air holds more humidity, and that rising or descending air causes clouds and rain. The piece then notes spare moments as seeds of virtue or vice and ends with a proverb about contentment.
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