14 Jan 1865
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1865
Page
1
The notice lists subscription rates of two dollars and fifty cents per year and one dollar plus twenty five cents for six months if paid in advance. It also mentions higher charges if paid late and single-copy price.
Poem by J. C. Hage recalling a cherished Fort Lee homestead. It celebrates boyhood memories, the Hudson Valley scene, and Revolutionary era ties with brave patriots and a toast to liberty. The verse mourns potential ruin and honors shelter for the weary.
In Hatfield Chase a hermitage built into rock sheltered Walliam of Lindhulme whose sacred waters ran from a spring. Sir Walter Loveleigh and his bride Rosa visit the hermit. a curse is invoked for deriding holy waters. The bride is saved as Sir Walter defends her and flees with the shaken Rosa.
A wedding tale ends in tragedy as Thea Rand and Rosa Loveleigh fall ill and die after visiting a priest at the Hermitage. Suspicions arise among guests. A dying priest confesses he poisoned the couple during a blessing, then drank the fatal draught himself.
A nostalgic meditation on old New England kitchens and the great fireplace as the heart of home life The author recalls an era of frugal ancestors and simple comforts describing the clock the feathering of embers the iron fire dogs and the social warmth around the hearth The piece laments modern improvements and laments the loss of health cheer and happiness provided by the old fireplace as a symbol of a bygone era.
A late Manchester merchant Samuel Fletcher is praised for great benevolence and profitable success. He gave to religion and humanity rather than accumulate wealth, finding true happiness in generosity. His family never wished he had given less to the poor, the blind, the orphan, or the widow.
Fragmentary dialogue and flourishes mix in a playful text about marriage and social quips. It riffs on wedding vows and identity, pairing odd fellow jokes with brisk banter about marriages and professions.
The article recalls a recent disaster as a large tract of reclaimed land flooded when an embankment failed and the sluice gate washed away. It notes neglect of minor warnings that preceded the catastrophe and the ruin faced by local farmers.
A writer promotes raw onion eaten before sleep to ease severe coughs from long standing colds. He claims the uncooked onion heals by drawing waters from the lung and throat, offering immediate relief when taken internally or applied externally to the arm.
A health convention in New York recounts a woman who wore a Bloomer dress for two years amid mockery and insult. Facing hoots on Broadway, rude remarks and social ostracism, she ultimately abandoned the fashion, returning to conventional dress and finding peace. Her account aims to guide other women toward reform with conscience.
Practical tips mix with household remedies. Instructions cover painting glass to deter ice, pepper and brine cements, and browning potatoes before serving. The text also notes simple cleaning with soap, and a curious remark on avoiding quarrels by silence at table.
A jurist delivers bombastic rhetoric while a witty spectator sketches a cloud cracking overhead and a cat’s tail emerging from a bag. The drawing travels among lawyers, undermining the judge’s gravity with a satirical finish to Sir Bumbastio’s eloquent line.
Yearly advertising rates set at twelve dollars per annum with a weekly limit of twenty lines or under per week. The yearly mercantile advertiser privilege is restricted to the advertiser’s own immediate business.
Classified section compiles religious obituaries and political notices as advertisements. These items announce services, memorials, and candidacy messages reflecting local community events and public figures.
At this office, printing is executed with neatness and dispatch on reasonable terms.
The article discusses a twenty acre farm near Washington village between Boston and Norchester. It highlights thorough cultivation producing forty to fifty tons of hay annually and valuable fruit and crops in 1862 including currants oats and carrots. It argues that farming by intelligent effort can thrive under state influence and could be replicated on many New England farms.
A Paris source cites a 1,000,000 beggars and vagabonds in France and details extreme housing shortages caused by a door and window tax. Regions such as Asere Var Alpe Dauphine report peasants living in cabins with minimal openings, burning pine knots, and baking bread only every six months, with winter hardship and widespread disease.
A fragment recounts a North Carolina incident where a man identified as Sam claims his name is Sum and says he is a free black with no family. The dialogue style preserves a regional voice as the contraband asks for lineage and origin.
Two people view a hilltop house through different colored panes, one praising sunshine while the other sees winter. Then notes Californias Kern River valley discoveries with 15,000-foot mountains and ancient grove, plus Navy shifts to fast iron steamers and double ender ships.
Twelve veterans were listed as living on January 1 1563 with five named in New York and elsewhere. Samuel Book resided in Clarendon New York and did not know his age. Samuel Voweing lived in Edinburgh Saratoga County New York and was ninety eight. William Hutchins lived in Penobscot Ma and was one hundred. Alexander Manunay resided in Yates Orleans County New York and was ninety four. James Barham lived in Missouri and was one hundred. The note predicts most will have departed soon and a new generation will take their place.
A reflective piece extols a beloved aunt as the ideal woman shaping a generation of children. It likens a unmarried maiden in a family to the Virgin Mary of the home and praises nurturing, guidance, and selfless devotion.
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