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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1863
Page
1
Publication notice for a Bristol weekly newspaper by C A Greene. It lists pricing: subscribers in town two dollars half-yearly, annual four dollars in advance. single copies four cents. yearly advertising rates at twenty cents per line, transit ads at one dollar per square. Mentions obituaries and political notices treated as advertisements.
A mixed page of verses and notes includes Jennie Curtis poems about returning home from war to a mother, alongside reflections on lucky birth days in Anglo Saxon belief. It also features light anecdotes about everyday life and humorous quips from factory life and social scenes.
A reflective miscellany discusses untimely death and heaven with biblical allusion. It contrasts eternal riches with earthly wealth and notes virtue and endeavor as best companions. The piece urges acceptance of God’s will and caution about judging appearances and others.
A commercial traveler dreams of a cottage murder then investigates in a French town. With police aid he uncovers a buried chest in a well containing the victim, revealing that an elderly couple strangled a traveler for money years earlier and died in prison.
A fourteen year old drummer boy Willie fights bravely in a Civil War battle, loses strength after tending wounded and is helped by civilians. His father and mother are mentioned, with his mother’s letter expressing pride and longing, and Wille’s wish to return home.
The narrative follows Willie a young drummer boy wounded in battle as doctors debate amputation. He clings to prayer and memory of his mother while the surgeon decides against surgery. He dies peacefully, remembered as gallant and beloved, with heaven promised to his soul.
The article notes that widowers face higher yearly marriage odds than bachelors, rising from ages 20 to 60 where widower marriage probability is up to eleven times that of a bachelor. It also cites how bachelors and husbands change with age, and includes anecdotes about perceptions of color, misread notices, and an odd sermon mishap.
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