15 Jul 1865
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1865
Page
1
From the Newport R J V Republican 1827 an ode by Alvan Barnany depicts a peasant heroine rallying against oppressors. She confronts a tyrant, lightning and thunder strike the fiend, and a peaceful banner spreads light as the symbol blazes across lands oceans and Columbia’s enduring time.
Mark Meriden a fashionable shopowner marries Emily, while his friend Ben Sanford a carefree lawyer resists settling. Mark keeps a little book recording every expense from frolics to gifts revealing a surprising year of retrenchment and future plans.
The text urges embracing prayer during harrowing moments to awaken a higher life and purer thoughts. It warns against idols and half measures, urging full devotion to Christ and heaven. It reflects on fleeting years and the joy of living rightly before eternal night.
The essay asserts that a man who acts honorably remains content with inner righteousness even if material outcomes fail. In God’s providence conscience remains his guide, as he serves others and seeks happiness for his circle, accepting life’s end with equanimity before a single God and Father.
A historic account describes the vine of Sodom found in valleys near Jordan and Jeriosha by the Dead Sea. It notes grapes as bitter as gall and wine as poison, compares it to the fields of Gomorrah, and suggests the wild vine causes strong purgative effects as mentioned by Moses and prophets.
A Weathercook begs the Wind to shift for better drying weather but fears crop damage. The Wind moves from North to South and then West, bringing sun or rain as the Weathercock complains of spoiled potatoes and withering crops. The Wind concludes that pleasing all is impossible and vows to blow where it wills.
A woman with sensitive nerves faints after a rose perfume at an afternoon gathering. The distress peaks as an acquaintance arrives, then the truth emerges the rose is artificial, prompting discussion of fragility and affectation.
A critical reflection on the wasted time spent in schooling for young ladies and the belief that education yields little practical benefit after life. The author argues society excuses deficiencies by noting a girl has just come from school and will only improve with time.
A crowd in Judge's bar room recalls a county tale of large toads and strange phenomena. One speaker describes sitting by the stove and a bark-marked rock that leaps away as if alive, vanishing toward the back settlement after a short, startling hop.
Forty years after the Empress Josephone's death, Her dressing room at Malmaison remains odoriferous. The present owner had the room washed and painted but the musk scent persists as if the bottle had just been removed.
Fragmentary text outlines an 1860s Rhode Island law creating a river navigational commissioner to mark the Pawtucket river channel with stakes and buoys, penalties for damaging marks, and immediate effective date. It also references public schools, banking, and other statute amendments in a mixed set of provisions.
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