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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1864
Page
1
A reflective poem about memory and a dim old forest scene. The speaker recalls a late brother laid to rest among autumn leaves, finding that memory’s forest picture remains the most beautiful on Memory’s wall. The piece centers on loss and enduring affection.
Garrett B. Cullen writes from Hospital Ward 4 Nashville asking for letters from his family as he awaits battle with the 111th Pennsylvania Volunteers. He laments the silence at home, longs for news from his loved ones, and hopes a line from his mother and wife will lift his spirits amid the war’s toll.
A devotional hymn praising God for protection and victory in battle. The speaker attributes success to divine arm and guidance, thanking God as bulwark and shield while praying for continued favor and the spreading of the truth that foes belong to the divine.
Jenny embodies luxury with silken attire diamonds laces feathers and gems while Jamie endures poverty in tattered clothes and worn boots. The stark contrast fuels tension as the mass movement grows and fear of change rises.
In a Fairfax room a young woman Matty Esmaine runs a charity raffle to aid wounded soldiers. Montague Rayner taunts then financially backs her, Josiah Carberry wins a prize and nearly proposes, and Matty ultimately accepts Montague's love while sending early aid to hospitals and a soldier at Chattanooga.
A mother consoles a grieving boy who asks if various animals have souls. He begins with elephants and oxen, then dogs, and finally insists white guinea pigs possess souls, prompting a compassionate yet constrained response from the mother.
A Frenchman planned suicide by tying a rope to a post and ladder and lighting his clothes. He kicked away the ladder causing a pistol to fire and sever the rope, plunging into the sea. The sea water quenched the flames and counteracted the poison. he survived unharmed.
Practical notes on crops and livestock covering cabbage protection camphor use in drooping plants sulfur for pest control lard storage corn grinding guidance turnip nutrition smaller roots versus larger ones grafting on mountain wall fruit and root crops olive oil for snakebite garlic to deter rats during grain packing drainage for land value of well fed animals and seasonal timber decay factors cure for scratches in horses and general farming advice on plowing, feeding, and maintaining productive pasture
An 18th century tale recounts skull collectors and unscrupulous dealers trading relics of famous figures. A Baron quizzes a broker who claims Shakespeare’s skull as proof of authenticity, noting the skull’s small dimensions and the age that would match a young Shakespeare before he rose to genius.
A historical note cites Puaillet showing the sun alone would not heat Earth enough to sustain life. The article claims the annual heat melts a 75 foot ice crust and discusses the vast numbers of visible stars, noting 3123 stars from first to sixth magnitude.
A satirical list challenges probing questions to various figures including an unmarried woman a lawyer a dust or a merchant a minister and an editor. The exhortation condemns prying inquiries about private matters and moral misdeeds.
A quip contrasts the brain of a hasty man to a chimney prone to fire from beneath while praising a calm citizen as a chimney where sparks pass safely into cooler regions of thought and reflection.
A fragmentary notice posted over a publication office door references a dispute about business practices and a demand to stop talks abruptly. The snippet hints at tensions among staff or writers regarding editorial actions and messaging.
A concise aphorism extols the farmer as the most dignified independent and useful citizen, praising intelligence and virtue as the core civic values associated with rural labor. The statement elevates agricultural work as essential to the nation.
A Balticore Convention adopted a Union platform urging all citizens to uphold the Constitution and fight the rebellion by force of arms. It calls for uncompromising war aims, abolishing slavery, honoring soldiers, and supporting Lincoln’s emancipation policy and national unity.
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