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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1864
Page
1
A store named Perry and Barnard's proclaims to hold the largest stock of fancy goods in the state at his shop. The notice emphasizes extensive variety and prominent display.
A wartime poem speaks of a son marching to battle and a mother’s sorrow. The speaker laments the fate of the soldier, imagines wounds and death, and pleads for peace as guns rage and brothers fall. The piece reflects the home front impact of conflict and the sacrifice of youth.
A reflective verse describes loneliness as the clock marks time and embers fade. Ghosts of the past appear one by one, voices and memories returning softly. Holy faces and dear whispers drift in by the chair, while shadows glide beside the solitary dreamer.
A mourning speaker contemplates loss and enduring love. He envisions reunion after death, praising the beloved as pure of heart. The poem contrasts painful separation with a steadfast belief they will meet again beyond sorrow and time.
A reflective poem contrasts civilians at home with soldiers on distant battlefields. It laments casualties, the call to freedom, and the unending toil of the living while honoring those who died. It emphasizes eternal rest and a vow to remember their sacrifice.
In a city car tale two men discuss Squire Dunham who dies of apoplexy a hard banker who owned wealth yet yearned for affection. A poor widow and children face eviction but Dunham visits and pays the rent with ten dollar gold pieces, learning at last that money cannot buy mercy.
The item advises ladies on a bright cheek tint using crimson silk and strong spirits of wine, presented as harmless and undetectable. It warns that the youth at a local shop was discharged after an incident and must refrain from further embraces.
A fragmented line captures a playful old proverb about joy and human limits, with antiquated spelling and phrasing suggesting a humorous regional toast.
In a French Journal account, Fiorelli’s plaster casts reveal four Pompeian bodies in a street ruin. One woman clutches valuables while dying, a mother and girl fall nearby, a young girl hid her dress, and a resolute man lies unmoving as the city’s eruption unfolds. The scene is described as the most striking evidence of violent death preserved after eighteen centuries.
A four man party on a Pennsylvania railroad trip at Altoona tries to enter the ladies car to avoid tobacco fumes. A band box is passed to a lady and repeatedly admitted, with the same box used to gain entry three more times. The fourth man succeeds only after the conductor recognizes the box, completing a playful ruse and convincing several skeptical travelers.
Old period advice explains how to mislead bloodhounds chasing fugitives by waving a pole to misdirect them and adding pepper to the ground to ruin their scent, causing the dogs to lose track and wander off.
The piece argues handshakes express friendship as a natural, physiological gesture echoed in animals. It notes touch and reciprocal pressure convey warmth, comparing hand contact to lip tests for smoothness and signaling affection beyond mere courtesy.
A tale from a travelers’ account recalls a man wrongly accused of wronging his patient stomach at a famous resort. A mustard poultice misdirects a wife, lighting a bedchamber, leading to a mistaken commotion and a hurried departure with trunks. The story ends with the man keeping the lady’s handkerchief as a keepsake.
A rural shopper on Lake Street visits a store and mistakes his reflection for his brother in a long mirror. He enacts a reunion, touches the glass, and realizes he has been duped by the ghostly double, discovering he and his twin cannot tell each other apart.
A late hour scene in a dining house shows a moustached dandy debating waiter class. The waiter replies he entered only after confirming no gentleman remained, prompting the dandy to abaquatalate.
Yearly advertising available at 10 dollars per annum with twenty lines or less per week. The privilege is limited to the advertiser’s own immediate business and applies to the paper.
The notice outlines pricing for one square ad for one week with three weeks of privilege at $1.00 per net week and 25 cents extra. Twelve lines in a minion two produce a square in Special Notices with double rates for marriage and death notices. Ads should be handed in by noon. Obituary and Notices listed.
A brief notice states job printing services were executed at this office with neatness and dispatch on reasonable terms.
A 19th century physiological note explains that sleeping two in a room can reveal weight loss overnight, averaging over a pound, due to exhaled carbonic acid and decayed matter. It argues for well ventilated bedrooms and airing sheets and bedding each morning to reduce accumulated damp odors and airborne toxins.
Dr Beecher’s autobiography recounts Montauk Indians on Long Island showing piety in ordinary life. A pious equaw shares meat with Col Gardiner after Thanksgiving, praising the Lord. She later attributes a hawk strike and a fallen brant to divine provision for Thanksgiving.
The passage contrasts mountains with plains, arguing that mountains express fierce energy and vitality while plains embody repose. It describes the earth’s true nature as a spectrum from dormant, resting lows to fiery peaks and exalted, living peaks reaching toward the heavens.
Rev Mr W at Appleton Wisconsin faced first Sabbath whispering and improper conduct by young gentlemen. He paused his discourse and denounced offenders noting fear of misjudging like Brother R did at F. A disruptive attendee worsened the sermon until a fellow brother challenged the preacher. The nuisance waned afterward.
In 1778 King George III and Queen Charlotte attended a ceremony for the infant daughter of the last Duke and Duchess of Obandos. Cornwallis, Archbishop of Canterbury, officiated. The baby, nearly dead from the strain, slept away hours later, as etiquette and ceremony overruled the distress. The event prompted remarks that the baby was the quietest he had ever held.
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