22 Feb 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1862
Page
1
A Woonsocket Patriot verse asserts Rhode Island’s resolve during wartime. It features a speaker from little Rhody pledging loyalty, courage, and readiness to march against tyranny, with references to Sumter and national calls to arms.
The letter argues that farmers with the greatest trouble making ends meet stay poor because of overcropping. It cites examples like wheat yields, cattle, and sheep, urging exhausted land be rested and manured with clover and grass. Rested fields will yield better tillage and replenish soil fertility for future crops.
A writer in the New York Commercial Advertiser muses on pies sold by New York restaurants, noting 23 125 12 square feet of pies daily and the diverse fillings from lemons to pumpkin. It surveys vanity in pie making and includes recipes and home remedies for sickness and cramp, with scattered household tips.
Kitty Logan, a determined schoolteacher, helps her husband Thomas Gray and his father amid misfortune. After a devastating crash of 1857, she converts a shabby hovel into a respectable home, holds the deeds, refuses to be a drunkard’s wife, and guides her family back toward stability with steadfast resolve.
The passage extols happiness cheerfulness and industry shaping a family. Kitty continues to work with blue eyes and golden hair likening to spring sun shining joyfully. She whispers to Susan that she will teach young Thomas the important life lesson that where there's a will there's a way.
The passage argues wealth comes from regulated industry and relentless effort but requires sacrificing leisure integrity and refined sentiment. It contrasts harsh practicality with a personal reluctance to endure drudgery, ending with a note from Mrs. Barbauld about striving for riches.
A Temple Bar September reflection extols the beard as a natural respirator and sun shield. It notes beard hair absorbs moisture and filters air, cooling exhaled breath and warming incoming air. The piece praises the beard as a protective, comforting feature reducing fevers and rheumatic complaints.
The piece condemns idleness and praises useful labor. It argues that real happiness and social rank come from pursuing honest, purposeful work. It contrasts the sober practitioner with the idle and criticizes those who live by ill gotten gains.
Obituary notes Jem Bangs died Monday at age 23 after a quiet end. He left a wife eight children a cow four horses a grocery store and livestock to mourn him. The notice laments his death and wishes peace to his remains with rustic, humorous flourishes.
A son of Erin hired men to cut ice with a cross cut saw. Reaching the pond center, the saw remained joined and he drew 10 cents from his pocket. He then proposed a fair bet with Jamie, asking who goes below, head or tail, in a bold display of brinkmanship.
A starving family scene shifts to Lucy Gordon, a bright eight year old, whose hymn and smile touch Mark Allen. He finds work after a shipmaster offers a day’s pay in advance, and his family’s life improves as he continues to toil, grateful for the unexpected mercy.
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