08 Sep 1866
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1866
Page
1
The item lists the Phenix Building at 9 Hope Street Bristol with R L C A Greene as editor and proprietor. The short notice names the property and the local publisher responsible for the page.
The fragment speaks of sowing despite uncertainty and failure. It invokes a simple creed to scatter seed even as winds blow and Rome falls, noting flowers and blades appear in unlikely clefts and on stony ground.
A narrator recalls a striking tale aboard a galley where a respected youth, once a public official, is jailed for forged documents. His lover Amine, a seamstress, reveals their romance and vow as she disguises herself to sustain his chance of liberty. They share a telegraphic routine of sending work and visits.
A reflective piece argues against aging as a rigid fate. It praises inner vitality, child like trust in God, and living fully despite time. The author urges letting go of past burdens and future anxieties to preserve youthful plasticity and enthusiasm. A closing anecdote cites a man who thrives by minding his own business and letting others be.
A reflection on living harmoniously with others through a humble opinion of oneself. The text warns that clinging to dignity damages friendships and breeds unhappiness, while gentleness and humility foster peace.
A baker, Simpkins, reflects on aiding a sick widow named after Harry Watkins with bread on a small budget. The woman visits three times weekly, sewing income limited, and the baker notes that what seems like a trifling sum sustains several families daily. He ponders the unseen good from minor charitable gifts.
The article argues temper often stems from unhappy circumstances rather than bad nature and that a cheerful atmosphere, sympathy, and proactive prevention reduce outbursts. It warns against scolding, promotes healthy habit and joy, and praises the beauty of nature as moral guidance. It ends urging value in seeing beauty in buds and children.
The quote reflects Scott praising the heart and spirit of poor and uneducated people. He asserts stronger moral insight from their sincere remarks under hardship than from classic religious texts.
Be Gentix notes violence defeats its own ends and coercion cannot win respect. A gentle word, kind act, and good natured smile can work wonders and influence minds. In the home, harsh speech harms children who should be corrected mildly yet firmly for lasting salutary results.
The passage argues that a misinterpretation spreads from 1 Tim the author claims the phrase is not biblical and warns that charity begins at home by honoring parents. The critique highlights how appetites and affection are rationalized to justify self interest.
In a fragment from a history piece, Charles A. retires to St Justa after abdication and spends his time attempting to make many watches keep perfect time together. He laments wasting his life trying to make others share his religious views, acknowledging his own failings.
A Richmond Times correspondent recounts how Lincoln obtained General Leo’s sworn statements from a rebel Congress committee. The plan used a covert cart route carrying a beef barrel to a planter’s house, with a rider hidden beneath the meat and a brief cavalry dash to recover the package.
A fragment describes collecting mosses and beach treasures at low tide after full moon. It advises picking items that resemble nothing, preserving them in salt water, sorting with a needle, then pressing between pasteboards to dry. It notes effort and questions making mosses a living trade.
In a period prose style, the piece contrasts ancient Roman bedtimes with modern dawn rituals and notes that many nations share the habit of darkness. It also ponders the Atlantic Ocean’s immense scale with figures on depth, volume, and energy, ending with Bishop Norne praising newspapers as moral teachers.
A reflective passage extols benevolence as the noblest goal of life. It advocates shaping conduct to please the Creator by yielding the greatest good to fellow beings.
In a Newburyport Herald tale, Sheriff Philip Bagley promises to pay arrears but dies before morning. The editor jokes the obituary printed before his payment, then Bagley appears alive to demand his money. The incident ends with the sheriff paying the printer before his later real death.
Mehitable Merit, a 39 year old, awaits a visit from Solomon Periwinkle and begins to fear a heart matter. He asks about a possession of hers and she realizes she has his umbrella. After a brief awkward exchange, she admits the umbrella mix up and returns it, ending the intrusion.
A Louisiana jury faced a goose theft trial where the defense attorney delivered an epic faltering appeal. The accused finally confessed, exclaiming I did steal um but I didn’t eat um as the Major’s eloquence collapsed and the jury released him.
In the Newburyport Police Court Judge M presiding a man faced arraignment for assaulting and maltreating a plaintiff. A conscientious witness for the plaintiff testified after promising to tell the truth that he could not say he saw the defendant kick the plaintiff but noted the defendant took away his foot three times.
A note in Paris journals records an expressive stanza penciled on the final page of an album. The lines urge Milton to rhyme no more Watts to lie in the tomb and Shakspeare to stand behind the door, arguing for space for poets.
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