Postage Rates Note Bristol County
Postal brief notes 20 cents per year for Bristol county with no charges described for other parts of the state or nation.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1863
Page
1
Our Union Verse of Duty and Destiny
The poem proclaims unwavering Union under divine ordinance. It speaks of unity against danger, the South and nation bound by shared heritage, and readiness to fight until victory. It evokes the Mississippi and the loom of cotton as symbols of a single national plan and destiny.
Live well to live long and reap lasting truth
Wise maxims urge living with purpose and virtue. The poem extols honesty, charity, and integrity as the harvest of a life well spent, urging daily truth, selflessness, and a steadfast creed. It speaks of sowing truth love and peace to reap a bright, enduring harvest of light.
Lillies Answer by the Dean of Canterbury
A devotional verse contemplates fate and hope through trials at sea. The speaker seeks strength in faith as waves rouse fears yet assure divine guidance. The refrain promises safe land and bliss beyond, with divine tempering of hardship.
Summer Friends and the Fleeting Nature of Friendship
A reflective poem about summer companionship turning cold in adversity. It contrasts cheerful gatherings with grim loneliness during a tempest, warning that earthly friends fade, betray, or become hollow when misfortune strikes. The speaker urges not to lean on earth for solace.
Old Friends Poem Echoes of Loss and Faith
A reflective poem speaks of old friends scattered by time and fate. Some lie in graves, others drift apart or mask emotions, while faith and truth influence reunion in later life. The speaker finds lingering companionship in memory as daylight fades.
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Dias
Severance
Positive upbringing as reform in child education
The piece argues to cultivate antagonistic virtues to steer youth toward truth, industry, purity, and propriety. It warns against softening terms for misdeeds and favors a positive, benevolence driven approach, emphasizing patience, hope, and consistent moral development across body, mind, and character.
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St Paul
The Sense of Touch and Its Hidden Skills
The piece notes extreme touch sensitivity from practice. It cites blind readers using raised letters and a case where lip touch enabled reading when fingers were damaged. It adds that a Bank of England clerk may detect counterfeit notes by touch that others cannot discern even with knowledge of fakes.
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Bank of England
If you wish to grow wealthy get married
Advice on marriage costs and stability highlights the burden of supporting a large family and the toll on health strength and character from constant upheaval and ungodly decrees.
Death we can face but we face birth hour
The fragment ponders human life and the courage to face birth as a conscious act, reflecting on mortality and the human drive to endure from the moment of existence.
Mispronounced American Town Names Highlight Local Speech
An observer notes how residents mispronounce city names across the country. La Salle becomes La Sell, Bellfontaine Bellfountain, Evansville Joansville, Terre Haute as Hish-Iand, Trafford in Connecticut, Bromwick in Maine, and Portsmouth as spoken humorously in New Hampshire.
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la Salle
la Sell
Bellfontaine
Indianapolis
Evansville
Joansville
Terre Laute
Indiana
Terry Trut
Martford
Conn
Trafford
Brunswick
Boudouin
Bromwick
Portsmouth
N. H
Careful Speech for Young MindsWarned by Observant Children
The piece warns parents and adults that words spoken in the presence of children shape their attitudes and future behavior. It cites a writer on how careless talk can imprint lasting, sometimes horrifying, impressions on impressionable youngsters and emphasizes mindful, kind speech at all times.
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Saya
Don't Make Yourself Miserable with Slurs and Slander
An exchange argues gossip and tattling harm social peace more than crime. It condemns liars who destroy innocent reputations and warn virtuous people to live honestly and ignore wicked slander, which cannot outlive a good life.
Winona Legend Inspires Name of Navy Gunboat
The article recounts a Northern New Hampshire legend about Winona, daughter of a Native American chief who helps a traveler named Thornton. They marry, inner tragedy follows as she kills herself after his plan to rejoin society, and Thornton later dies near Winona's grave in Winchester, New Hampshire.
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Winona
New Hampshire
Thornton
Boston
Winchester
Expand the Chest Through Deep Breathing Exercises
The article urges people in easy circumstances to practice vigorous breathing to enlarge the chest and boost health. It describes standing erect with shoulders back, inhaling full lungs, then exhaling while stretching the arms, repeated in a cold room for denser air and greater chest expansion.
Flowers and Their Sacred Uses Through Ages
Flowers symbolize marriage, death, and worship in many cultures. They adorn the cradle, the bridal altar, and the tomb, with perfumes and wreaths linking humanity to renewal and reverence across civilizations.
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Far East
Far West
The Hollow Cake Fraud in Northern Vermont
Mr. M of northern Vermont purchases a tallaw cake at ten cents per pound. On breaking it open a large cavity is found. He demands restitution claiming deceit and theft, but the merchant agrees to fix it. Mr. M leaves with the hollow tallow unsatisfied, still feeling cheated.
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Vermont
Iecea
Life's Irritabilities and the Truth
A brief meditation on not overreacting to rumors. Seek truth and avoid spreading falsehoods, since deceit harms all sides. The text urges listening to the other party before judging and treats unverified tales with caution.
Clergy Under Censure Over Ties to Farmers
A Rochester bishop censures an incumbent for pursuing agriculture and socializing with farmers, while the accused defends himself saying he sells grain and cattle via an agent and remains a gentleman. Sir Astley Cooper cautions us about mistakes in eye anatomy. Dr. Traln notes English health hinges on quiet sleep, while Americans suffer from premature wear due to lack of rest.
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Astley Cooper
Traln
Strong Minds in Weak Bodies
An essay argues that a sharp mind without a strong body is like a keen blade in a poor hand. It urges ambitious youths to ensure their physical condition keeps pace with intellect, so their talent can be wielded effectively.
Foreigners challenged by guards at Saint Sebastian
An Irish British Legion member in Saint Sebastian stops a stranger at the border asking who goes there. The reply is a jocular friend saying he was finishing time in state prison, prompting a warning that he is the first person met in the murderous country.
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British Legion
Saint Sebastian
Spoorman and Miser Exchange Small Requests
A Spoorman visits a miser and asks a favor. The miser counters with a request that the other grant him nothing, and the exchange spirals as both demand nothing. The tale hinges on shared paradox and the humor of mutual denial.
Aunt Sally’s muff sparks mysterious legacy in village tale
Aunt Sally disperses wealth to her kin while Frederick Strong irks her with tricks. After her death a will codicil reveals the muff and a sly final joke, leaving villagers puzzled over Aunt Sally’s money and its fate.
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Sally
Ier
Shoe
Atock
Frederick
Glorryman
Lucy
Dr. Blood
José
Fred
Naunt
Fimo
Young Strong
Gentle Lusy
Aquila A
Judy
Frederick Strong
Dean Neprew
Anniversary of Aunt Sally's Muff Loot Sparks Village
In a quiet village tale, Frederick and his wife uncover a hidden stash of over thirty thousand dollars inside an auntly muff left as a legacy. A will dispute arises but the couple maintain calm, hosting an annual mansion soiree dubbed the Aunt Sally's Muff anniversary.
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Esquire A
Wna
Frederick
Fred
Lucy
Sally
Sam
Medicine Tester Job Turns Harsh Practical Joke
A job seeker is invited to test medicines by a drugstore clerk named John Wews on Market Street. The test includes consuming boosters like castor oil and rhubarb. The result is a grotesque, foaming reaction and the prank ends with the applicant fleeing toward a tavern, never returning.
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John Wews
Market Street
John
Han Feller
Anand
Ile
Tabitha
Scripture On Draft Exempts Newlywed Soldiers In Deuteronomy
The text cites Deuteronomy chapter five verse seventh as opposing wartime drafting for men recently married. It states a man with a new wife is free at home for one year to comfort his spouse and not be assigned new duties or war.
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Cambridge University Press
Philins
H. Wright Smith
United States
Clough
Providence
R. T
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