30 Aug 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1862
Page
1
Poem urging immediate enlistment and sacrifice as heroes are needed to defend freedom. References to fathers, mothers, and martyrs evoke a martial call to arms and a plea to honor heritage amid battle. Strong imagery of bugle blasts, cannons, and the Cumberland battlefield underscores urgency.
A lengthy sermon condemns misdirected industry, showing a hardworking farmer who fails to prosper despite thrift, discipline, and early rising. It warns that toilsome effort without proper start points can lead to poverty and burden life, urging readers to avoid wasteful labor.
An aged nobleman on his deathbed forgives and blesses his estranged children and heir, after Lillian pleads for her husband Henry St. Clair. The scene unfolds with a hidden child, a stern brother and a minister as reconciliation heals a long fractured clan.
A fragmentary reminiscence discusses heaven’s absence of tears and sorrow, praising the consoling promise of no pain or bereavement. It contrasts earthly grief with the hoped-for heavenly state and cites Dr. Barnes and Doren Cuzzst. The text also includes unrelated recipes and wartime notes about the American Revolution.
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