20 Dec 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1862
Page
1
Readable fragments reveal reflections on faith and patriotism, a wartime lament, moral exhortations to educate children, and curious essays on toads and time from a print issue. The text blends sermons, poetry, scientific curiosity, and agricultural advice with scattered quotations and civic sentiment.
A mother's struggle to part with her baby for the Lorrimers leads to a night rescue of the child. Willie and the mother defy social pressure, reclaim the infant, and the family reunites amid lingering hardship and community judgment.
The excerpt discusses how strong emotions affect the body, linking fear and surprise to physiological reactions. It mentions stroke risk and notes the collapse of bodily functions during intense emotion, with references to various speakers and events in a disordered, partially readable passage.
A historical sketch explains Giles de Retz known as Barbe Bleu as a feared fifteenth century noble. It describes Champtocq castle near the Loire with legends of witchlike omens and peasant superstition surrounding his bloodstained deeds and the downfall of a once rich estate through debauchery and magic.
A wife recalls ten years with editor husband Mr Snow who reads exchanges at night while she tends children and mends clothes. She chides his absentmindedness with coal orders and baby care as the household quiets to sleep and he apologizes for the missed duties.
A French account depicts the final desperate charge of the Old Guard at Waterloo. Napoleon urges courage as two columns under Reille and Ney advance, the Guard presses the center, and the formation endures heavy fire before collapsing under the weight of allied forces and approaching Prussian pressure.
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