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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1864
Page
1
A fragmented verse explores a crowding city street and a dreamlike snowy scene. The speaker recalls loved ones and a race of life, then contrasts pure beauty with a degrading street scene where snow turns to filth and begging. The tone shifts from reverie to despair as hardship and fear intrude.
Fragmentary lines present a questioning sinner and a speaker named Min Hing or Bing. The text references punishment and completion of deeds long ago, ending with the claim that everything was fully done and urging the reader to listen to the moral of the story. The fragment lacks clear dates or events but hints at a catechetic or exhortational meditation.
John Siddons, a weary wounded officer, seeks shelter on Thanksgiving Eve at Zenus Carey’s farm. There, amid snow and memory, he learns of Davie Carey’s sacrifice, meets Zenas and Melindy, and joins a supper with Deacon Frary. News arrives that Squire Peter Ailesford has died, leaving Siddons his heir, a revelation that reshapes the soldier’s uncertain future.
In a somber winter scene, Mrs Carey begs to fill a dead son's place and the old man grants a blessing as a solitary Thanksgiving light stays burning. The narrative blends grief for a Gettysburg casualty and a living son, with the family awaiting dawn and solace.
A meditation on disease, prevention, and the virtue of economy. It argues illness has causes, urges prompt rest warmth abstinence and clean air, and contrasts frugal households where economy elevates living, with wasteful displays and heedless comfort. It ends praising prudent frugality and orderly homes.
The essay extols the soldier's inner worth over fame, praising the inward glory of the common man. It notes soldiers over thirty five endure hardship better than younger men, and argues virtue, wisdom, truth, and fidelity matter more than worldly glory.
A satirical fragment offers maxims for husbands about patience and cheerfulness, mild humor at mischief by children, and coping with pain by memory or song. It shifts to stark scenes of poverty and child death, then to a grim image of straw towers where corpses are burned and ashes spread over fields.
A gardener asks who gathered the lilies as the master laments death and the poor man dies rich in memory. The passage contrasts wealth, legacy, and charity, suggesting that value lies in thoughts, memories, and inherited links rather than gold.
A garbled early note describes methods to preserve flowers using sand and heat to retain color and form. The text references a maniac voice detailing steps and observations, with uncertain context and purpose. The fragment mentions spreading sand in a pane like stage then layering flowers and drying, yielding preserved specimens.
To make and clear coffee, put a sufficient quantity in the pot and pour hot water over it. Boil until four or five bubbles rise, then remove from the fire and pour off a portion. Return the grounds, set aside for one minute, then pour a tenth cupful of cold water over the top. Let stand one minute longer for a bright cup as the cold water carries the grounds to the bottom.
Advice urges keeping feet warm and dry and wearing correct coverings at night. It warns against sleeping in drafts or near open windows and advocates gradual warming of the body and avoiding sudden exposure during walks. It emphasizes a quiet mind and doing today what should be done for tomorrow.
Water proof boots are treated with a homemade paste including spermnaceti and melted earthen vane to create a polish. The mixture includes tallow and lard, varnish, and drippings, then brushed on and buffed to a fine shine.
Soak a tea cupful of Aaxseed overnight. In the morning boil two quarts of water with liquorice root broken in half and riging until strength is extracted. Add flax reed soaked earlier, simmer half an hour more, then strain. Add lemon juice and sugar.
Sago and Apple Pudding with sago soaked in boiling water then mixed with peeled quartered apples and sugar, baked for about an hour until done.
A recipe blends perfume cloves cassin lavender with coarse powder to make sachets. Pack into small bags and place among clothes or wrap garments to deter moths and odors. The method aims to keep garments fresh and protected in storage or wear.
The Rev Cuanes E Kino and the Secretary to the London Frangelica Thi ance announce a free prescription said to cure various lung and nervous system ailments. The remedy, claimed to have treated many at a large Mission Hospital, targets asthma bronchitis cataracts and general lung disease while energizing weak nerves and digestive organs. References to medical colleges and several pastors are provided, with address for order requests at Bible House New York.
Bristle, MeK proprietor invites ladies and gentlemen to visit his studio for cartes de visite vignettes oil paintings and rustic charms. Photographs finished in oil and colors praised as artistic with warranties and samples for examination. Also notes a patriotic fraternal society seeking members with aims of unity liberty and national memory. contact Jollet Trimble Jr for full information.
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