05 May 1866
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1866
Page
1
The notice lists annual subscription rates two dollars and twenty five cents, six month rate one dollar thirteen cents if prepaid, and a higher yearly rate two dollars fifty cents. It states papers are not discontinued until arrears are settled, with discretion reserved by the publisher.
The piece speaks in verse about Mary informing the mother that the father has left drinking and has taken the Temperance Pledge. It promises a reconciled family with the father returning to his reason and faith, bringing light to the home and hope for mother and child.
An poem evokes the first swallow as a hopeful spring sign. The speaker contrasts winter gloom with the bird’s arrival, promising sparkling waters and meadow scenes. The verses pleas for welcome, joy, and resilience as the season’s promise arrives.
A country bricklayer reflects on rough times and scarce work hours in a hard luck tale. He recalls his wife Mary tightening the budget as wages fell and food vanished, then seeks help from a local mason named Jenkins who admits no work is available.
The narrator, a laboring man, contemplates moving to London for higher wages and steady work. He leaves home after Polly’s support, joins a major hotel project, endures dangerous scaffolding and a near fatal fall, survives with effort, and continues work while reflecting on strikes and country life.
The article describes prairie sod dwellings in Western Town, built in blocks with grass thatch and a single room plus door and window. It notes sod houses sheltering a family, flour, corn meal, and bacon, with examples of two room log and frame houses. It cites large families, multiple children, lodgers, and even four dogs sharing cramped spaces.
The piece compares mental healing to medicine and argues that laughter and integrity sustain life. It warns mental distress can poison years of health, while positive conduct and cheerful speech act as strong, lasting balms for body and spirit.
A Turkish observer notes roadside graves for strangers in Turkey. Locals bury outsiders away from home so they may receive prayers from visiting relatives, ensuring the deceased still gains commemorative prayers when passing by cemeteries. The practice is seen along roads and even near Constantinople’s streets.
A dated quotation rails at men who seem devout yet act cruelly in bargains and tenants, driven by passion and greed. It condemns holy pretensions as illusion while noting their vanity, stubbornness, and subjugation to sin. The passage emphasizes inner conflict and moral hypocrisy.
An 1866 Rhode Island act protects waters from fish harm by prohibiting disposal of fish waste and deleterious substances, with penalties of one hundred dollars per offense. It includes oyster bed protections, penalties for damaging beds, and rules on planting or removing oysters. The law also outlines administration for Providence City Marshal duties, and an 1867 appropriations bill funding government operations, schools, courts, and state facilities.
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