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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1862
Page
1
Poem argues that ambition and effort conquer obstacles in every endeavor. It frames learning, wealth, and love as tests that favor those who show Roman courage to find a way or make it. The speaker invokes historical strength to urge persistent striving.
An 19th century digest discusses humane room temperatures for winter comfort and hospital care, recommending 12 to 15 degrees Celsius and open windows daily. It critiques piano music's harm to the sick, favors continuous wind or vocal tones, and illustrates practical anecdotes from military service and sensory history.
Jeremiah Onthank, a Vermont-born youth visiting Boston, answers to a cousin’s rustic gossip as he boards a city hotel, buys country clothes, and later appears in polished dress at a feathered social gathering. He endures amused scrutiny from two New York society women and charms Miss Vancouver at a quadrille.
Alice learns Mira Vancouver is her cousin Meant to meet there in New York during college years Mira explains the family link Then invites Alice to Vermont for a longer visit and hints of potential marriage to Awkward Jeramiah. the trip proceeds.
The essay argues both dyspepsia and drunkenness stem from overindulgence of appetite. It contrasts deliberate self murder by dyspeptic self-destruction with drunkenness leading to harming others. Society shows sympathy for the dyspeptic but punitive views toward the drunkard.
The piece condemns shallow displays of wealth and fashionable status. It argues honesty suffers as people chase outward appearances, front-row social seats, and conspicuous consumption. It warns that vanity leads to fraud, poverty, and ruin affecting many innocent families.
A religious meditation contrasts earthly wealth with eternal treasure. It invokes Lazarus and the rich man to urge readers to seek heavenly inheritance rather than fame or material success. The piece stresses that true value comes from spiritual growth and inner strength over worldly distinction.
A writer argues that happiness grows with time and that every life stage prepares the next. Emphasizing present joy and future visions, the piece urges earnestness, self control, and wisdom as the path to a peaceful, fulfilling sunset.
A mixture of brief humorous tales and academic snippets from a 19th century setting. Topics include zeal for Methodists provoking a magistrate, a microscopic note on salt killing infusoria and suggesting salt tooth powder, an austere parson’s self deprecating remark, a Springfield Republican quip on editors, and reflections on time and aging. Some names and places are implied, with light social commentary.
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