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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1865
Page
1
A sale notice lists a variety of fancy goods toys and holiday items from local firms. Describes a Santa Claus appearance and a broad selection including Christmas stock and seasonal novelties for the season.
Poignant verse memorial tracing a mother's grief for a lost child. The speaker laments the cold weather and desolation as they seek comfort in faith, describing sleep, angels, and the promise of reunion with the Redeemer. Dated May 2nd 1955, this elegiac piece moves between sorrow and hope.
A poem from Haneens Magazine laments the passing year and urges the reader to inscribe a grave decree for the future. It speaks of death, birth, and destiny as the old world yields to a coming era, promising that written words endure beyond time.
The fragmentary verse passage urges a balanced life with heart and hand, warning against greed and urging kindness. It contrasts saving wealth with generosity and cautions that words and gentle deeds matter as much as material gains.
Hannah Fanthorn recalls a Quaker upbringing and a doomed romance with Willie Haslet, faded by wealth and social pressures at the Hall. Sabrina Haslet's illness spurs a dramatic confession and a reawakened bond as Willie returns to claim his love.
An interrupted memory unfolds as an aging couple recalls youth and reunion at the hall. The man and woman, once lovers now aged, reflect on thirty years since their wedding and the enduring bond despite time’s changes.
A reflective piece condemns neglect of loved ones and urges compassion and perseverance. It laments youth drift and disrespect for parents while urging steadfastness, sympathy, and self improvement amid hardship. It also lists notable benefactors and their generosity as moral counterexamples.
Fragmented text recalls Columbus voyages and the discovery of the Americas with references to the Grand Khan, Cabot, and the first settlements. It mentions Saint Augustine, Santa Fe, and Virginia Dare, noting English exploration, Roanoke, Jamestown, and early colonists, with scattered dates and names.
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