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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1864
Page
1
Fragmentary religious verse echoes the Lord's Prayer with archaic spelling and reverent diction. The lines invoke God the Father, blessing, mercy, daily bread, forgiveness, guidance, and deliverance, ending with Amen as a communal conclusion.
A lyrical piece recounts how birds mourn Jesus on the cross with the swallow said to offer relief. It reflects on compassion for the sufferer and the call to remember Christ in every plight, urging readers to ease others pain and recall the savior.
Fragmented OCR era poem fragment by Roneret Lowe. The text envisions rest from war, peaceful fields, ships in harbor, and a hopeful, free land. Contains broken phrases and misspellings but centers on longing for peace and prosperity.
A playful verse extols the frog as nature's busy creature. It humorously notes its eyes atop its head and its habit of leaping rather than walking, ending with a cue to its quick, splashy dives when disturbed.
A romantic couple shares a deep bond described as two birds in one nest and two souls in one breast. They pledge a lifelong union, united in love and prayer, each awaiting a future moment together. The verse speaks of shared longing, a protective ear for a distant band, and a softened world outside a sheltered love.
In a rugged Maine home, Bessie Atterly waits for a letter from Harry Ives as rumors of his capture swirl. James Grayling schemes, but truth prevails when Harry returns to claim Bessie, exposing Grayling as a fraud and sealing the couple’s wartime nuptials in a twilight ceremony.
The passage presents a moral allegory on danger and virtue drawn from ancient idolatry and Persian faith. It argues that zeal without prudence leads to self harm, comparing reckless devotion to a broken eye or failed cure. It warns that prevention of mischief is easier than recovery from sin or peril.
An English paper recounts a harvest home sermon at Slangbam Sussex where the dean refuses to print a clear copy. He explains bad handwriting is better to ensure skilled typesetters work carefully. Mention of Southey and Lord Brougham illustrates contrasting copying habits.
In a crowded car with about thirty passengers a stove fire made the space uncomfortably warm for two ladies near the stove. Rather than shift seats they closed the dumper, forcing some thirty others to endure the chill. Poor human nature.
An alert warns that moving a city girl to the countryside can lead to social indiscretions, claiming country air makes young women feel impulsive and lively. The piece argues rural exposure cures bashfulness and pale dispositions more than medicine, using rustic life as a remedy.
A reflection on the joy of giving and the emotional reward of charity. The text asserts that a heart finds exquisite pleasure in doing good and in spreading happiness, contrasting the world’s frowns with smiles that acknowledge the impact of kindness.
A collection of maxims about restraint warning self act with gentleness and patience. It warns against humbug folly greed and exposure of faults and emphasizes unity and prudent behavior in social relations.
The author argues that sleeping in a cold room is unhealthy and endorses keeping an open fire in bedrooms for ventilation and gas escape. He cites ten open grates in his house, noting coal costs at eleven dollars yet deeming open fires essential for comfort, despite expense.
In experiments on polype like organisms and lower animals Spallanzani's findings show that severed parts repeatedly regrow into the primitive type. Pieces such as head or tail reproduce the whole body, with nature always returning to the primordial form, as described in a lecture excerpt.
A reflection on Chateaubriand's claim that virtue appears in a great man's countenance. The piece argues true greatness requires integrity benevolence and influence that fosters virtue in others, else greatness is not genuine.
In a classroom example a fourteen year old girl struggles to parse the phrase courting. The teacher asks what it agrees with and Ellen blushes before finally saying it agrees with all the girls.
It notes that some birds sing less in darkness while others offer sweeter song. Likewise a soul under a great affliction loses joy yet turns to God and voices purer praise from a chastened spirit.
A traveler late for breakfast provokes Thompson the hotel keeper in Atlanta. The guest barely acknowledges the host as Thompson reacts with heated appliances and loud apologies. The traveler finally asks for truth and proclaims, You out traveled me.
A little bird called Euphaga Africana or rhinoceros bird attends the rhinoceros to eat ticks on its hide. It warns of approaching hunters with a sharp note and may even peck the rhino’s ear if the beast slumbers, though this loyal sentinel can be annoying to the large creature.
The late Rev Robert Stull tells of a clergyman who gained a lucrative living after changing his beliefs. Mr Hall pressed him on church reform questions and the man repeatedly declared he could not see the point. Stull then wrote the word God on a letter and covered it with gold, asking again if the clergyman could see it, but he could not.
A quaint verse vignette where two lovers meet in the street and confess love. He proposes after courting through various trades to fund a home, and they are finally joined by a priest in a happy, vowfilled ending.
Guidance from an old horticulture note on when to cut scions, best seasons for collection, and storage methods. It details burying in earth in fall, keeping in a cellar with moisture, and timing grafting for best success. Emphasizes choosing first rate varieties with sturdy growth and healthy trees for scion quality.
Fragmentary note from the Boston Curnivator mentions sending something hundreds of miles by mail wrapped in oiled silk to exclude the strain. It states many received and were rewarded, but few failed to grow.
The Royal New Yorker argues rolling after ploughing yields better seed beds than harrowing, reducing clod formation and improving moisture retention. Dry conditions lessen benefits, so rolling soon after turning soil is urged for fall grain seeding and quick germination.
A practical guide urges every farmer to carry a 16 1 2 foot rod for land measurement. Learn to pace a rod and combine rods to gauge width and length, then divide by 160 to get acres. 160 square rods equal one acre, and to lay off one acre measure thirteen rods on each side.
The Rev Caintes E Ktxo formerly secretary to the London Evangelical Alliance and now connected with the Venezuelan Mission as resident minister and physician will mail free of cost his prescription used to treat over one hundred consumption cases. The remedy aids asthma catarrh bronchitis and lung affections and revitalizes nervous and digestive systems. References to medical college presidents and several named ministers are provided.
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