14 May 1859
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1859
Page
1
In a brief update, Whe Lines, a regional wheat cooperative, lines up support for a local agricultural initiative. Community groups and city officials meet to discuss funding and potential partnerships for extended irrigation and research programs.
A two month old New York tomb story ends in a tragic spectacle as the coffin is opened for grieving parents from Harpe to see their daughter. The body shows a hand under the head proving she awoke in tomb. The scene leaves spectators shocked by the apparent revival and failed escape.
Bishop Cobb of Alabama sent $60 to a county treasurer. The money came from a man who deceitfully obtained it years ago and now repays the debt without disclosing his identity.
A sleepy deacon and a sagacious man discuss names from creation as a minister quotes scripture. The exchange cites Adam naming animals and humorously questions naming a slug, framed in a rustic, dated speech.
A long illustrated piece opens with a boy in a classroom weeping over a hard lesson and a guiding vision describing the thread of life. It shifts to anecdotes about Bishop Seabury's arrival, washerwomen using borax, and musings on smiles as expressions of hope, virtue, and memory.
An elderly preacher narrates a parish tale of Jack a lifelong drunkard who converts after hearing a hymn and seeking church admission. The deacons finally accept him while he repeats the chorus I’m a poor sinner and nothing at all as his guiding creed. The host urges youths to build a pyramid of character on truth obedience and piety from early life.
Letter argues a Scottish national heritage centered on Bible reading and Reformation. Claims Scotland upheld Bible faith against papal and English pressure since 1320, Knox's 1555 rise, and that biblical literacy shaped Burns and Herrick. Warns against Catholic influence and future loss of Bible culture in America.
An old gentleman visits a family with three boys and a thoughtful Bennie. He urges Bennie to love his mother, citing a distant kin’s regret and a boy’s path to jail and ruin. The tale blends moral counsel with reflections on parental love and regret.
A Buffalo doctor joins the Sons of Malta and the B. B. D. s as a wife reads him a curtain lecture. The dialogue spoofs secret societies, mocking rituals and supposed morals while poking fun at intoxication and secret initiations.
The Rhode Island General Assembly enacts provisions for electing Providence School Committee members by ward. It details term lengths, ballot process, official duties, vacancies, and transition rules with sections on citations for creditors and general governance, effective on passage.
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