09 Sep 1865
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1865
Page
1
A poem recounts Katie Lee and Willie Gray, two children by a brook with willow fringed banks. They share playful chatter and a then future promise as they grow from youth to a quiet life on a cottage porch with a basket swinging.
Clare Summerfield recounts a life of hardship and endurance from a painful goodbye with Willie to years of service as a governess. She recalls her mother, an unfulfilled love with George Leland, and a final resolve forged through sorrow, memory, and strength.
A young woman describes a dramatic evening of vanity and cold longing, meets William Halstead, and discovers a hidden marriage that shocks her. Ten years pass in secret ache until a reunion reveals a betrayed love and impending marriage to Mrs Leland before a planned Amer ican departure.
The Philadelphia North American prints a copy of the Pekin Imperial Gazette, the empire’s sole Chinese daily at that period. It notes the paper’s age, structure with five cavera sheets, and the arrangement of pages and inscriptions across its folios.
A concise proverb-like line notes the paradox that poverty can still possess vast dawns and celestial imagery. The speaker elevates the idea that meaning and ownership extend beyond material wealth, reaching to the morning and stars themselves.
The piece argues newspapers boost neighborhood property values and give towns a reputable image abroad. It urges readers to support a good, readable paper through commerce, not charity, noting the press as the power moving the people and shaping local character.
A clergyman preached that faith powers all achievement, then, on returning home, a congregant asked if faith can aid in facing a bully. The preacher urged faith by work, declaring you must show faith by your deeds in the upcoming test.
The text contrasts real power with mere bustle, arguing true energy shows in calm, capable effort. It warns that bold rushing and excessive strain reveal lack of strength, while genuine courage rests on measured action, fortitude, and steadfast devotion rather than foolhardiness.
A Quarterly Review excerpt notes a Java practice among Chinese in Java where a marriage ad appears as a horizontal mark on a pot seen over house roofs. It is presented as a deliberate signal rather than superstition, described as the plain English “Husband wanted” in a British readers context.
A historic remedy suggests boiling rosin pitch lard and give until thick, then apply to the skin as a protective layer. The note claims mosquitoes will land and wait while the user seizes the moment to remove them, or for a harder coating that resists bites.
In Connecticut a town plans a public subscription to repair a dilapidated hearse. Squire S declines, recalling a past five dollars donated twenty years ago and stating he will not contribute again. The eccentric villager speaks in his singular manner.
A fragment recounts the Duchess of Newcastle asking Bishop Wilkins about reaching the moon and he quips about stopping at many castles she has built. A later line mentions raising funds and critiques prayer as selfish on its knees.
A judge learns a door to door turkey scam led to a claimed watch theft. A lady tricks a clerk and thinks a watch was recovered, only for a fair meal to be served by the bench. In London a coroner notes a woman who buried six husbands and was later tried for murder after the bodies were exhumed.
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