29 Jun 1867
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1867
Page
1
A nostalgic verse recalls an old gray mansion standing alone with shuttered rooms. It portrays a house emptied of sound where weary travelers seek refuge but find no cheerful inn. The speaker recalls childhood joys fading, as memories of mirth give way to sorrowful reflections.
Annie and Mary hear a mining tale in Cornwall about two young miners Will Seaward and Jack Blanding who survive a dangerous explosion. Their father explains mining risks and gas dangers as the girls imagine rescue efforts and later raise fifty pounds for Will to buy cows and leave danger behind.
A revered preacher cites the clash between science and faith arguing that reason cannot dismiss immortality or prayer. He notes humanity’s universal longing for divine connection and the natural instinct to pray, even among pagans, contrasting it with secular doubt.
The text contrasts constitutional impatience with natural patience, noting how nerves, brain activity, and circulation influence outward calm. It discusses phlegmatic dullness, stubborn stolidity, and how apparent patience can mask inner anger or lack of feeling. It concludes that a notorious liar cannot pretend genuine patience.
Dr Butler recalls a 1859 Indian case where a British soldier found a human in a pack of wolves in Oude. The captive, about 24, mute and wolfish, was bound and kept in Tuabje-Vampore. Theory suggests a she wolf abducted the infant, imprinting maternal instincts as the boy grew.
The Cincinnati Gazette touts alleged elephant tusk deposits in the Northwest possessions as a source of sustenance for women. It mocks consumption of ivory for nutrition and argues fossil work could secure ivory supplies, claiming it would protect female generations from privation.
The report recalls a racial confrontation on a Springfield railcar with a white passenger protesting a Black man sitting near him. A Worcester court note appears, then shifts to a Ledgard watchmaker obituary praising integrity and charity, dated November 4th, 1802, aged 57, highlighting his careful management of time and hopeful religious restoration.
A Cincinnati area father struggles with drinking described as a tares analogy from a Sunday school lesson. His son Johnny explains the term tare by recounting the father’s three day absence and gossip about his drinking, ending with the boy being sent to bed.
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