09 Nov 1861
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1861
Page
1
Poem praising a banner called the Flower of Liberty. The verse describes a starry emblem that lights the land, stands on holy ground, and spreads its glories from towers to domes. It declares the banner's power to make the land ocean free and to plant an empire on the sea.
A tale of a garden stand owner sharing grapes with a neighbor and teaching faith in patient giving. The narrator compares delays to divine treasure, as waiting yields richer fruit than expected and gratitude follows.
In Gossiptown the Widow Jenkens explains to the Ladies Mutual Improvement Society that she never married Dr Wells because he never asked her. The club and observers had suspected crime rumors but the widow preserves dignity as she discloses the simple truth in a staged, suspenseful gathering.
The article explains indigo production from harvest to fermentation and drying, noting steps with bundles, tubes, and presses. It also suggests salt as a simple tooth powder based on microscopic observations of infusoria. Additional aphorisms discuss Johnson and the danger of brooding over misfortune.
A scene unfolds with a doctor and a widow left alone as guests slip away. A relative’s illness is cited as the excuse prompting the abrupt departure, while a curious crowd debates the meaning and ends with hints of a possible marriage proposal from the doctor to the widow.
The New York Evening Post notes the American Bank Note Company as the world’s largest. It describes designers, engravers, and machine processes that produce bank note vignettes, portraits, and intricate lettering. Fifteen skilled engravers work eight hours daily earning 2000 to 4000 dollars yearly, with complex transfer and decarbonization steps and costly lathe and cycle machinery.
A man asks where to find a mourning store on Broadway. A witty reply notes that many shops carry melancholic evokes, from dry goods to jewelry and books, suggesting mourning is found in almost any store. The piece ends with reflections on love and experience.
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