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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1863
Page
1
The piece extols human ingenuity in machinery and industry while stressing nature's slow rejuvenation processes. It notes forests regrowing after destruction, soils enriching, and minerals forming underground, arguing ongoing natural cycles sustain future generations despite human exploitation.
A historical note explores water’s reach from human bodies to earth and plants. It details water content in soils and foods, how rivers and sap transport moisture, and illustrates water’s role in plant growth and even timber dyeing processes. It cites measurements like water making up most of foods and massive plant water loss through sap.
The Romans honored the goddess Fides later called Fidelity with a white veil symbolizing frankness. Her emblem was two right hands joined or figures clasping hands, a sign of adherence to a pact. Greeks and Romans used hand contact to seal agreements, a practice common into modern times.
The text mocks pretension and charlatans across professions, noting how deception prospers for some while others see a moral reckoning. It laments counterfeit fame, contrasts bogus and true value, and ends with a nod to an assessment of “bogus” versus genuine gold at the Great Assay.
Dr Moore argues light affects health and intellect. He cites tadpoles and infants deprived of sun as examples of deterioration. The essay links sun exposure to healthier homes and notes epidemics impact residents differently based on street orientation.
A short essay argues that class distinction is misdefined focusing on behavior not wealth. It asserts the “high class” are orderly, sober citizens while the “low class” are lawbreakers and rioters. The piece insists the poor perform essential civic and wartime roles, leaving two classes: idle and industrious.
A Union captain, once a hungry soldier aided by a boy in a Baltimore street, found the boy’s note on an album gift. The captain, now home after eighteen months in service, gave the boy a photographic album of Union leaders, inscribed Soldier are you hungry on the back. The boy is the son of a Lutheran minister in the city.
A 19th century piece discusses cases where craving for unusual foods aided recovery. It cites a girl who improved eating maple-sugar treats, a man who healed by salt intake, and Nightingale’s observations on patients digesting nonstandard foods. It warns that appetite must be followed cautiously for certain illnesses and outlines a safe gradual approach.
A satirical vignette targets an Irishman awaiting work, showing how a helper’s request becomes a favor to him. The piece critiques wage bargaining and class attitudes, with a narrator noting the man’s dignity and the irony of paying more for labor than it costs.
An 19th century tale recounts a high sheriff who hilariously miscasts juries in a small English town. He fills October with fat, January with lean, April with barbers, and July with a squinting crew, provoking laughter from court, barristers, and even prisoners as the unusual grand and petit juries are sworn.
A tavern tale features a king, a philosopher, and a countryman who warns of rain. After dismissing the rustic, the king replaces the philosopher with a jackass and discovers the moral that every jackass seeks office. The aged politicians listen as the story ends with the quip about jackasses desiring posts.
An Irish tale tells of an elderly woman who wept at the moon’s cracks and journeys to mend them with a giant needle. The moon giant rejects her, curses her with a hump, and she bears the burden to her death as punishment for intrusive meddling.
A fragmentary column extols Josh Billings as philosophic caustic and humorous. It riffs on money luck and resilience, questions the era’s tunes and notions, and muses on rusting out versus wearing out, with provocative quips about drinking and perseverance.
A private letter from an officer aboard the U S steam frigate Colorado describes a misheard drill command. An Irish sailor nicknamed Dublin mistook "without doubling" for "without Dublin," causing a comic moment when the crew moved, and he remained standing.
The note discusses how habits mold character and whether they propel or hinder progress. It argues that their influence remains significant even when not easily seen, shaping the path toward personal wishes and future achievements.
The article describes welding tie plates and deck beams on iron ships and boilers using gas flame heat to join edges, creating solid forgings without riveting or bolting. It cites a Cornish heater finishing a boiler and the Warrior frigate deck beam joints as examples of the method's potential.
A rainy day scene portrays a woman battling wind torn umbrellas and drenched fabrics as she struggles to stay upright. A looming figure follows, then passes out of sight as she drags through the drenched city street with clinging garments and fluttering drapery.
The writer claims castor oil applied to new boots makes them soft as buckskin gloves and allows easy wear and foot comfort. It also notes castor oil as the best method to render a new boot waterproof.
A compact reflection on moral improvement suggesting that struggles with habits can be overcome by elevating one’s inner state. It compares fighting vice to rising above a mist to gain clearer vision and stronger restraint.
A reflective piece notes that the most effective preachers inspire by actions, setting a standard through concrete conduct rather than words alone. It argues that living principles strengthen sermons and community trust.
Toraco Mann comments on a brother sister bond as divinely designed, a preparation and prophecy of a holier relation that requires forsaking earthly ties for a higher kinship.
The New York Mercury announces Miss M. E. Braddon as a star contributor and lists a staff of noted writers including Dr J. I. Robinson, Cousin May Carleton, and Ned Buntline. The paper touts its wide circulation, low cost, and plans three major serials for the New Year. Subscriptions and club deals are detailed with prices and mailing options.
The Rural America offers a premium eight dollars for a club of twenty subscribers. The paper, proposed to circulate starting January 1, 1604, promises free grape vines to subscribers and free sample copies. Postmasters and club agents are urged to send for details and specimens.
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