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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1864
Page
1
A speaker recalls finding a friend dead beneath a pine in frozen ground. Winter chills the scene as snow shrouds the grave while distant longing haunts a tremulous soul in New England. A restless road and a haunting miniature linger as the narrator holds hope of reunion beyond the shore.
A poem praises modest blooms from clover to violets and lilies, contrasting wealth and poverty. It urges gentle courage, quiet dignity, and steady work despite harsh conditions, finding beauty and freedom in humble surroundings. The speaker asks to learn from the lowly flower’s resilience.
Poetic fragment depicts a hushed deathbed farewell with somber ritual. The speaker requests gentle acts for the dead, laments beauty, and bids the idol rest in grave quiet as angels’ reception and quiet weeping surround the sleeper.
Kitty Bragg supports her husband John as he endures fear of battle and pressure from camp riots. She urges courage, prays for strength, and helps plan his future, while Charlie, Obharbie, and Jacob witness a family steadiness. John ultimately proves brave, earning praise from his peers and family.
Readable fragments describe deep ocean beds covered by fine shells and a calm bottom with life and currents. The piece cites a English asthma work by Mr Rumball detailing a moisture based cure using a wheel device with alum and gum arabic. It also recounts 1704 Spanish Crown flocks and Merino blood in Vermont and a strange garden seed tale involving herring and unexpected growth, ending with a minstrel-like narration about a lodging demand.
An act to create a commissioner of shell fisheries for Rhode Island, appointable by the General Assembly for a five year term. The commissioner would oversee leases of tidewater lands for private and several oyster beds, require annual returns, set penalties for noncompliance, and outline lease restrictions and prohibited areas. The law also limits leases, provides for forfeiture, and sets conditions for enforcement and amendments to prior statutes.
The article explains that a small amount of water vapor, under half a percent, traps heat in the atmosphere. This absorption prevents heat from escaping to space, keeping Earth warm and enabling life. Without it, a summer night would end with frost.
An officer rushes to report Schwartz's battery captured at Suloh. The General asks if the guns were spiked, the Dutchman replies he spiked none, they were wheeled back. The piece ends with a string of marked admonitions: when offered a great bargain by someone you know nothing about, don’t take it. when provoked by a young infielder don’t retaliate. if Herbert tells you to whistle, don’t.
A Welsh jury foreman proclaims a verdict stating the man who stole the mare is not guilty, reflecting a dramatic line about inner spectacle surpassing the sea and sky and the soul.
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