24 Mar 1860
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1860
Page
1
A fragmentary OCR text shows a cryptic verse about hidden meanings and elusive knowledge. The garbled lines reference Duridyee and borowihed Fr with phrases about wisdom and avoidance of a covenview. No clear event or proper nouns are reliably identified.
A weathered captain doubts a city boy seeking passage as cabin boy. Willie Graham offers his Bible and proof of Sabbath School reward for good conduct. The captain, moved by the child’s plea and teacher’s testimony, welcomes him aboard to help his mother with a hopeful pledge.
A Rome letter reports Rogers is crafting a bronze door for the Washington Capitol priced at 25000. The six scenes trace Columbus from his Council of Salamanca voyage to his death, with portraits of Ferdinand and Isabella and contemporaries in niches.
A Sab bath School classroom discussion asks how a child should give its heart to God. A girl names age thirteen, another says ten, and one says six. The final response asks, In that moment, who God is. The exchange reflects childhood views on spiritual commitment.
A fragment describes a young lawyer bragging about two hundred dollars for speaking in a case and an older lawyer retorting that he would earn twice that for staying silent in the same matter. The dialogue hints at cautious defense and public scrutiny.
The text presents a jumble of quoted phrases from religious and moral themes including the Koran and notions of duty and education. It mentions angels and noble powers and contains stray words about world goods and good government.
Mr. Bray refus es a late hour loan to Mr. Carlton then faces public rebuke and a sharp street exchange. Carlton presses again at work, but Bray exposes the insult with a candid glossary, leading to a reconciled evening and a restored family mood after a single burst of temper.
Timothy Walker argues that rapid technological progress and wealth tempt nations to abandon conscience and reason. He warns that telegraphs and locomotives do not replace virtue or self sacrifice. Without loyal, self disciplined citizens, expansion and riches will fail to endure.
The piece outlines hog feeding practices to avoid puffy meat and pot shrinkage. It warns against summer flesh and irregular feeding, advocates early fattening in autumn with grain, then a final week of feeding, thorough cooling, and careful butchering. Brining in barrels is described to yield white firm pork good for cooking.
A shrewd writer notes the Choctaw principle man’s claim that sending boys to school without educated mothers yields uneducated, uncivilized outcomes. He argues mothers mold future generations, and nations cannot advance without qualified mothers guiding education.
Historical Rhode Island legislative items show acts amending school land processes, bank and education funding, milk sales measures, coroner inquests costs, and married women property rules. Provisions cover land valuation by committee, juror allowances, and oyster fisheries leasing by state commissioners.
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