18 Jan 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1862
Page
1
A poem contemplates divine balance between rich and poor. It extols equality, warns against pride, and pleads for health and steadfast desire. The speaker imagines children of peasant and heir alike and urges virtue as conscience guides through hardship.
The piece contrasts the beauty of a life lived well with the sadness of its end and moves through hospital wards where wounded soldiers suffer. A chaplain comforts patients, notes the pain of loss, and urges faith while a young officer named Steve shows resilience and longing for his mother as prayers and consoling words unfold.
The text contrasts prayer’s renewal with hardship, noting how faith deepens resilience. It cites London’s 155 tagged schools, 15 refuges, 26 400 scholar attendance, 200 week night schools with 9 400 pupils, 99 industrial clubs with 3 780 scholars, and 76 penny banks with 25 637 depositors. It ends by praising a steadfast leader whose enemies’ persecutions reveal nobler character.
In a Civil War ward a wounded volunteer, told he has little time, seeks comfort from a chaplain. The chaplain prays with him as fear gives way to faith, and the dying man entrusts his soul to Christ while asking for his mother and minister to be advised of his last hours and wishes.
A devoted man prays by the bedside of a dying young volunteer, his voice low and intimate, as the motherly figure and the dying man share tender moments. After a final kiss and a quiet exchange of farewells, the chaplain learns the soldier has died, and the surgeon confirms the death.
A child friendly retelling of flag origins from union of English crosses to the Stars and Stripes. It traces St George and St Andrew crosses, the Union Jack merging, Washington in Cambridge, and the shift to stripes and stars as national symbols. The piece highlights patriotism and the flag as government authority and protector of citizens.
This passage urges couples to value home life over wealth, stressing mutual delight after marriage, faith in God, and prudent conduct. It advises wives to guard the home, husbands to be faithful providers, and children to seek light and happiness at home, noting the value of quiet wisdom and hopeful thoughts.
A Scottish Farmer correspondent advises burying potatoes in a dry deep pit or well to preserve stock during surpluses or poor seasons. He notes potatoes buried one to two feet sprout by spring and mid summer, while three to five feet depth prevents growth, and that potatoes buried at three and a half feet stayed sound for one to two years.
A 19th century agricultural note warns that overgrazing and close mowing strip natural meadow litter, risking winter kill. It advises top dressing with well rotted manure or compost, muck, or similar amendments to shield roots, with rain and thaw aiding next season’s recovery. Apply soon and avoid deep soil disruption on frozen ground.
Step by step on shaping a barnyard to keep manure dry on uneven ground. It covers center to outside grading, a central drain to a soak vat, and using cobbles for a dry yard. It also notes rain guards and cistern drainage to stock water.
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