13 Jun 1863
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1863
Page
1
Fragmentary verse portrays a bereaved parent memory and a child’s grave. The text laments fading summer flowers and a life cut short, contrasting hopeful dawn with sorrow, and ends with a tender image of a tiny headstone in winter.
A poetic lament condemns internal strife and treason that foul America’s glory. It denounces cities fighting each other and brothers’ blood spilled, blaming libels on freedom and patriots cast as traitors. The piece assigns blame to treacherous leaders and calls for unity.
John Stiles and Susan Cutter share a rural supper as they pop corn and joke by the fire. The scene ends with Susan telling John it is one o clock and he must pop the question, signaling a potential proposal.
A coroner's inquest details the troubled life of Augustus C. Brodhead, once a British army officer famed for bravery. His marriage to a wealthy Paget family baroness collapsed amid dissipation and alcoholism. He drifted from wealth to poverty, dying in a state of intoxication after years of decline and wasted fortune.
A young district teacher sought consent to begin with prayer, granted on the condition of non sectarian content. A trustee later testified hearing an Episcopal Our Father prayer, raising sectarian concerns. The anecdote echoes Maine worries about universal religion in early schooling.
A social reflection notes that young women seek husbands through culture and courtship, yet the supply of suitable grooms lags. It questions masculine virtues, observes unions revealing flaws, and asks why many men fail to meet youthful expectations.
Fragmentary archaic text describes iron as straw and brass as rotten wood. It likens a formidable power to moving seas and boiling depths, with imagery of a path and awe before a mighty being. No clear narrative or date is determinable from the fragments.
A quip classifies theft by value from a million down to a loaf of bread. The speaker labels the large thief as a financier and the smallest theft as a scoundrel of the deepest dye, contrasting moral judgments with money amounts.
The piece contrasts two umbrella carriers, one careless and rude amid a crowd, the other discreet and graceful, suggesting that how a person handles an umbrella exposes social refinement. It notes women typically carry umbrellas gracefully and urges readers to examine their own habit.
A New York man travels to Boston to collect money owed. He learns the debtor hid behind a wall for weeks, but the creditor traps him by claiming a halved sum. After persistent 16 visits and a long door-step stakeout, the debtor finally pays half, and the collector closes the note.
A colorful wager unfolds in a hotel setting where five stout gentlemen in varied dress claim they can name liquors by taste alone. A fat man tests brandy, whiskey, and watered samples, declaring astonishment and excitement as he blunders through the tasting, praising the bet and the process.
Cut two pounds yellow soap into thin pieces and melt in a double saucepan while keeping the water boiling. Stir occasionally and boil a few minutes, then add a quarter pound of honey and three pennyworth of true cinnamon oil. Boil six to eight minutes more, pour into a mold, and let set until the next day. The result is a very superior soap.
Prof Andrews argues men die in snow wet ground or open sheds yet survive in a closed hospital where fresh air benefits troops more than food warmth or shelter. He notes every man holds a personal shrine and that fortune is acknowledged only by the miserable while the happy credit prudence and merit.
In a Connecticut hill town a drafted man named John Morgan returns home to his wife Mary and five children. He longs to spare them, hints at a substitute, and the scene shifts to introduce Ash Thornycroft, the son of Morgan’s employer, a refined young man returning to the cottage as the town faces conscription's harsh choices. The draft tears at family bonds, duty, and class, as Mary clings to hope and Morgan contemplates the price of war.
In a wartime scene Ash Thornycroft decides to enlist as a substitute for John Morgan’s draft, seeking duty and protection for his loved ones. He reflects on a lost love Constance in graveyard vigil, while Mrs Morgan and the children cope with imminent separation and hope for a hopeful reunion beyond war.
A narrative of Ash Thornycroft and Stephen Chase as lifelong volunteers, Thornycroft dies of a mortal wound after urging brave defense at the Rappahannock. Chase saves his body and reflects on glory, sacrifice, and a future reunion beyond death. Their names and the tale of love, war, and faith endure in a family memory.
A century old column cites a method to deodorize cesspools using sulphate of zinc dissolved and poured in. It also recounts a four year old girl finishing prayer with a humorous line addressing her mischievous brother Freddy, asking for a moment to kick him.
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