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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1864
Page
1
Fragments of a war era lyric describe burial at Gettysburg with lines on banners, dirges, and brave soldiers. It recalls a nation’s grief and the memory of those fallen, invoking motherland and sacred ground as echoes of battle and sacrifice.
A mournful poem laments a drowned beauty as waves murmur above her burial. A lover grieves, promising eternal remembrance while the sea keeps watch and the Eden of departed years haunts his thoughts. The verse depicts sorrow, homage, and the seductive, overwhelming sea.
A damaged verse fragment speaks of sorrow and tears as a child of sorrow and child of joy weep to express grief and renewal. It imagines love and joy mingling with rain and sunshine while longing for divine nourishment of the heart.
The poem portrays a roaming Yankee figure who travels across continents stirring affairs from Russia to Paris and Dahomey. It mocks both sides of the Civil War era while praising Union aims and Plymouth Rock allegiance amid a backdrop of global travels and social upheaval.
Charles Lynford a prosperous tradesman and his wife Caroline devise a daily dime savings plan using a tin bank. When 1857 downturn hits, Caroline’s prudence preserves funds, enabling survival through lean months. By spring business returns and most of the nest egg remains, proving thrift and joint effort can weather crisis.
A fragment describes Noah wrestling with a leaky ark and a pact with the devil who takes the form of a serpent to safeguard the vessel. After ashore Noah burns the agreement, ashes disperse, and the tale claims fleas flies lice and bugs originate from the ashes. A furrier advertises fashioning furs from old skins for ladies.
Vermont has furnished 2025 more soldiers than required under all calls so far, reflecting a surge in military recruitment and state contribution to federal efforts.
The piece argues that no era may be richer in truly great men than the present, asserting that successors surpass Shakespeare and Bacon in intellect. It laments past praise given late by after ages and contemplates whether future minds will exceed today’s achievements across all fields.
Mazeres, a political prisoner, endured six years in a dungeon with only four pins as a pastime. His body weakened and mind nearly failed but he clung to life by throwing and searching the wire fragments daily. A revolution freed him, his wife welcomed him home, and their story was commemorated in jewelry.
A warning on how temptation gradually ensnares youth and adults into vice, with alcohol described as poison that harms body and spirit. The piece contrasts the destruction of idlers and drunkards with the noble strength of a resolute person who remains vigilant and firm against these dangers.
A terminally ill husband lies asleep as his wife and servants guard him. A masked thief enters through a window at midnight, but she signals with a finger to stay silent and offers her husband’s puree and keys. the intruder leaves without robbing the house. A final line notes a lie travels faster than truth.
A condensed portrait recalls Sir Boyle Roche through witty outbursts and muddled logic. Dickens cites him as a blunder prone figure whose remarks on constitutional sacrifice and sweeping the French fleet became enduring snippets.
The text argues that grant personnel misjudge others and themselves due to flattery and circumstances. Great men face mixed blame and reward, while the modest suffer diffidence and the confident overdisplay. It notes patrons and sycophants distort value, the former rewarding service while praising flatterers, leading to eventual punishment of the sycophant.
A Wall Street Journal Health writer warns lifelong discomfort sickness and death can follow parental neglect of a child's cold damp feet. Dry warm feet are urged with drying rubbing and re dressing after each outing. Tight shoes are said to hinder blood circulation and risk illness.
A Portland correspondent recalls a Maine House debate over granting land to the Maine Wesleyan Seminary at Kent's Fall. A clergyman extols the seminary citing a line about turning eight “young man” into preachers, while Mr Small of Lyndon defends farming as honorable. The bill failed amid reflections on public noise and duty.
Early life as a barber forged through diligence a peak legal career. Sugden credits deliberate study and mastery of one path, comparing rivals who scatter effort. He warns against wavering at bright distractions and extols focused, fearless pursuit as the path to lasting achievement.
Farmers overlook the benefits of high feeding in fattening cattle and sheep and milch cows. More grain can produce substantially more fat or milk, while underfeeding leads to poor efficiency even when grain prices rise. German Fane argues for ample nutritious feed to maximize returns despite cost.
An Agricultural Society in Maryland conducted a trial comparing two pig feeding methods. Four pigs of similar size were split into two groups. two received one gallon of shelled corn per day, the other two received half that amount as a husky pudding mix. After a fortnight the corn-fed pigs gained 25 pounds more than their initial weight, while the half-quantity group gained 44 pounds in thirty four days, showing a clear difference in growth.
Meager text describes a groit promoter touting mixed meals for hens using scalded meal or shorts with sour milk as a substitute for animal food. It suggests confining hens under dry earth floors, with sand for dust baths, and releasing them before sunset to graze, claiming profit from early laying stock and referencing Black Spanish hens.
A Victorian home remedy from Mates Warner recommends mixing pipeclay with water into a thick paste and applying to greasy boards to dissolve the grease quickly. If grease is heavy, apply more paste after the first layer dries. An alternative uses Fuller's earth and pearl ash boiled in soft water, poured hot on grease, left overnight, then scrubbed with sand and water.
A historic tip explains removing grease from silk by rubbing with brown paper to draw out the grease or by placing the silk on a table with brown paper underneath and using a flat iron just hot enough to scorch the paper. The method is claimed to be more effective than escouring drops.
A historical note instructs to soak cabbage stalks overnight and cook them like marrow, promising a cheap yet delicious dish. The language mirrors archaic spellings and phrasing from the period. The tip emphasizes resource use and frugal cooking techniques.
The Internal Revenue and HIE urge taxpayers to file annual tax returns by the first Monday in May with the Assistant Assessor of the district. A false or fraudulent list may incur a fine of up to five hundred dollars. noncompliance may lead to 50 percent penalties and delayed payments until June 30.
A physician missionary in the Venezuelan Mission offers a £9 prescription free for consumption in all stages and for asthma catarrh bronchitis and throat and lung ailments. The ad invites reference to medical colleges pastors and named individuals and notes thanks to publishers for free insertion.
The proprietor of Prott’s Gallery on Stath Street Bristol invites ladies and gentlemen to view and use his photo facilities. Thousands have patronized in three years for cartes de visite and vignette portraits, equal to any in the state. Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes are produced with oil or wax colors and artistic finishing.
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