27 May 1865
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1865
Page
1
A fragment notes the Patent Office in Boston located on State Street opposite Kilby Street, Washington. The entry references the 1837 statute under the solicitor or agent role.
The excerpt offers Cowper’s meditation on enduring fortune and hardship. It argues for living between extremes, acknowledging poverty and wealth without bitterness. It envisions winter giving way to spring and urges magnanimity and steady effort despite misfortune.
In Polktown a quiet cottage known as The Building becomes the scene of a murder and robbery. Captain James Vance, keeper of the cottage and Mary Edgecomb's master, is found slain after a night of debt pressure. A forged bank transfer and a river hiding place lead London detective Perkins to the killer, revealed as Joseph Vance alias Compton Watkins Crowder. The suspect is arrested in London and sentenced to life for forgery and murder.
Jonan W Pearse at 82 Thames Street near the Depot advertises a steady stream of nod offers for sale a good assortment of groceries. The brief notice indicates ongoing activity in secure stock and potential business opportunities.
A fragmentary historical note from Springfield documents a letter from Abraham Lincoln written around 1836 to Colonel Robert Allen. The letter defends Lincoln publicly against political charges, urging honesty and fidelity to the public interest and promising friendship regardless of outcome. It highlights Lincoln’s early grasp of candor and reasoning.
An eloquent reflection on moral principles in a self seeking age. The author praises those who act rightly for intrinsic reasons, not for money or praise, arguing such uprightness earns admiration and imitational worth, even when heavenly mindedness is scarce.
A dubious medical note claims lobelia tincture applied to a swelling felon will kill the felon rather than hang. The old physician allegedly asserts it cures in many cases, insisting it never fails if applied reasonably.
A reader reports using woolen foot covers for hens to prevent scratching and improve garden health. The contraptions wrap the hen’s foot, allow toe expansion, and reduce yard damage while keeping hens active. The author notes flexible cloth versions work as well and claim benefits for egg yield and pest reduction.
A Paris daily recounts how Alexandre Dumas altered a published novel’s ending after persuasion by Marquis de Dalomieu to save the heroine. Dumas’s changed conclusion revived the heroine, and years later he met the Mirquinata party and learned his daughter owes her life to the tale.
The piece urges young men to think before acting but to stop thinking when action is needed. It argues Chu as true doctrine and warns that overthinking ruins prospects, preferring decisive pursuit of a chosen path even if not perfect. It concludes with the motto to guide behavior.
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