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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1864
Page
1
Fragmentary line from a Bristol county notice mentions 20 cents postage for a four year period and states it is nowhere else in the state or nation.
A fragmentary poem speaks of pity as a heavenly spark and sorrow as life’s deepest curse while extolling virtue, friendship, and love over wealth and power. It blends religious imagery with nature and ends by praising appetite and culinary metaphors in a playful, aging verse style.
A fragmented verse recounts a boy sailor missing home and loved ones as a ship sails away. He imagines a sea maiden with green hair combing and singing, while memories weave a magical web of distant kinship and longing.
A fragment recalls winter treasures and parlor pleasures with flashing wit. Skaters glide past frost sealed waters as crystal floors shine. The scene evokes Bacchanals and fashion in a winter parade of speed and joy.
A captain recounts taking command of the Peteratam bound for Liverpool. After a collision with a shallow iceberg, he brutalizes his 14 year old cabin boy Jack Withers, punishing, torturing, and ultimately imprisoning him below deck for hours. As hunger and fear mount, the boy endures while the captain wrestles with guilt and resolve to break him, risking a life he once vowed to protect.
A sailor recalls racing to secure a broken plank as water bursts into a ship’s hold. Jack Withers braces the plank for twenty four hours to stop the flood, saving all hands, while the captain later vows fair discipline and respect aboard.
In this passage SKELTON extols God as creator of all comforts and beauties of the world. He urges readers to notice the infinite bounty in food, clothing, seasons, scents, music, and celestial wonders, and to respond with reverent love rather than mere appetite. He contrasts humane enjoyment with beastlike ingratitude.
A rugged, energetic passage lauds the phrase I can as a motto and calls on young men to adopt its bold philosophy. It links the idea to achievement, character, and the will to excel, noting how decisive action can shape a life, and cites anecdotes about fathers and sons to illustrate perseverance.
A speaker reflects at year’s end on finding a single white hair and questions life choices and legacy. The narrator contemplates aging and the sense of obligation to make a meaningful turn in life before the year ends.
An observer recalls an old planter using a suspended wolf skull as a weather indicator. The skull allegedly predicts wind changes by the nose direction and remains accurate for years, though the user admits no scientific explanation.
The Democrat reports a strange ice sport where a live duck is placed in a box with only its head exposed. Spectators pay to throw a stick at the duck, hoping to strike its head. the duck dodges and survives, while the operator earns about thirty dollars in a few hours.
Arago notes that a precise definition of scintillation eludes astronomers and naked eye observers see rapid brightness changes in stars with color shifts. He mentions the star Sirius called Barukeach meaning a star of a thousand colors, and claims planets also twinkle.
A fragmentary reflection on religious attitudes and humility. The piece contrasts lively belief with sorrowful piety and cites sayings about secrecy humility and moral magnetism. It references Joana and Gorunie as figures within a dated voice.
Practical instructions describe constructing a hot bed in a warm dry south or southwest border using a frame of planks and manure to heat soil. Steps include filling the pit with fresh stable manure, covering with soil six to eight inches, sowing seeds after several days, and banking the frame with manure for insulation while watering and uncovering as plants emerge.
A naval officer recounts aiding a drifting blockade vessel crowded with contrabands, including two brothers shot by enemy pickets. One brother dies as he proclaims faith and freedom, kneeling beside his wounded sibling, uttering a hopeful wartime exultation.
A Maryland era note warns about mixing hog lard in hen dough to spur laying and mocks marital faults while urging temperance. The piece also mentions moral cautions and a historical tally: since July, Morris Island has seen 140 heavy guns land in Charleston harbor, one weighing 27,555 pounds.
In an orchard the author asks if the root cap feeds the general circulation or if each root furnishes nutrients to its own section. He describes three apple trees on opposite slopes, one wet and one dry, with the wet side dying and the uphill top healthy. He wonders why the whole tree does not die when acids from mud enter the system.
A farmer explains his method to curb jumping by ear‑marking ringleaders. He cuts small holes in each ear, threads a cord through the holes to bind the ears together, and releases the flock to keep them quiet.
The cause is costiveness. Cure two ounces Epsom salts and one drachm of ginger, or an equivalent of hogs lard or linseed oil. Wsconeny Farwxe.
A recipe describes rolling a light paste into a sheet and lining it with orange slices after removing seeds. The fruit is layered with sugar within the paste, then folded and enclosed in a pudding cloth to form a syrup secured dessert. This dish is noted as a nursery luxury in some families.
Wash berries reject bad ones simmer until soft and burst strain through a sieve remove hulls add sugar to taste bake on a thick under crust in a moderate oven.
Peel and core five large apples then boil until soft. Press through a sieve. Mix with beaten whites of three eggs, bake or cook until set, and serve with cream poured around. A simple dessert recipe with fruit and light custard texture.
A historical baking note lists ingredients for a delicate cake: one cup butter, two cups sugar, one cup sweet milk, seven egg whites, one cup flour, two teaspoons cream of tartar, and one teaspoon baking soda.
A historical recipe describes melting 1 pound of lard with 3 ounces of spermaceti then stirring in orange flower water 1 ounce and essence of Invender 26 drops after removing from heat. The method notes a gentle heat and careful stirring to blend ingredients into cold cream.
Historical brief notes raw cotton and castor oil as an invaluable remedy for frostbite. It claims the treatment cured freezing injuries even when swelling or swelling threatened life, suggesting practical folk medicine amid harsh winter conditions.
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