07 Mar 1863
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1863
Page
1
A reflective piece cherishing past generations and spiritual ties. It recalls parents prayers in the upper room, time’s passage, and the blessing of friendship, urging perseverance in faith and the hope of heaven through Jesus gifts and teachings.
A condensed excerpt defines genius as a grand, elevating force that drives discovery and creation, rises like an eagle, and conquers nature. Talent is described as the mind’s trained faculty enabling useful effort, acquired through discipline, but limited compared to true genius. The piece cites painting, sculpture, and literature as areas where talent thrives yet cannot rival consummate genius.
The editor argues subscription null gains are not free to publishers. He notes white paper printing costs and living costs are real. He warns that pleasing all readers is impossible and that delayed payments harm the paper. He invites new subscribers and timely dues.
A child discusses death and heaven, claiming friends will be there with harps. She jokes she will sit with the patriarchs Abraham Isaac and Jacob first, revealing a simple, poignant view of the afterlife through a young voice.
A fragment depicts jealousy corrupting social bonds as betrayal destabilizes friendships. The passage likens envy to disease, eroding trust and prompting guilt while readers reflect on moral failing and collective suspicion.
A reflection on how cruel language wounds, imagining unkind words piercing bodies and turning children into pin cushions with sharp, painful impacts within families. The passage laments words that injure more than ears or hearts, urging gentler speech.
A reflective note on loving friends in heaven and the comfort of eternal companionship. The author longs for a firm belief in future converse with pious friends after death and finds solace in the prospect of meeting them in heaven.
A fragment depicts the late Duke of Queensbury leaning from a Richmond villa balcony overlooking the Thames. He laments the river’s weariness and questions whether wealth and idle pleasures can steady or define his integrity and interest.
A critique of married life and public display, arguing flirtation erodes virtue and endangers the family. The piece warns that fashionable behavior among husbands and wives harms character, moral order, and civilization itself, urging vigilance against false morality.
A misty November night frames Ruth Holliday an elderly spinster in a plain home. She recalls a vanished romance with Walter Gray while facing loneliness and a prowling knock from Widow Eldury seeking warmth and news from the past.
Ruth Holliday helps Walter Gray’s orphaned son through poverty and grief after Anne Moss’s death. Walter Gray returns, offers marriage, and Ruth accepts as they plan to legally become a family. The tale ends with Ruth’s mysterious final Valentine fulfilled in her own life.
A dramatic 1690 sea encounter off New England features a French forty two gun ship against three English vessels a fifty two gun ship and two forty two gun frigates. The narrative follows Iberville and the French commander as gunfire, fire, and smoke engulf the ships, culminating in French victory and statues of heroism.
The document lists multiple acts passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly in January 1803. It covers amendments to savings institutions rules, auctioneers licensing and cross-town authority, bounty statutes for volunteers, distraint of animals, surveyor duties, and judicial court adjournments, plus a resolution on state beneficiaries educated at Brown University.
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