27 Sep 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1862
Page
1
Mrs. H O Gardner recalls early married life with a poor pastor, misadventures in housekeeping and bread making, and how she seeks help from family and neighbors. The piece captures domestic struggle, humor, perseverance, and the supportive husband who encourages her toward improvement.
An elderly narrator recalls learning bread making and domestic skills from a considerate husband. She boasts of cooking, dining, ironing, preserving, knitting, and darning, inviting a future generation to Lanewood parsonage to witness her work and emphasize home comfort through skilled housekeeping.
The Rochester Democrat notes Bradford in Yorkshire as the bunting source for flags. Cape of Good Hope wool provides long fiber suitable for spinning. Silk banners are embroidered or painted with female labor mainly German and French, while New York embroidery pays well. Paintings by American, French, and German artists yield weekly wages.
A French officer on parole reads a Bible and is convinced of Christianity. He declares he seeks a crown in heaven rather than in Sweden, comparing himself to Bernadotte who pursued a royal crown. His conversion shifts his stance amidst his wartime companions.
A mix of anecdotes from the Seven Years War and 18th century arts. A non alchymist seeks royal favor to turn iron into gold but is dismissed while calving mice into cattle is praised as a possible aid to war stores. Haydn and Reynolds are pictured in a witty exchange about Cecilia and celestial inspiration. A humorous Irish butter tale closes the fragment.
A dated community column riffs on a Psalm reference about who is named in verses and jokes about a Detroit man with a Canadian ticket claiming a passport. The piece blends social observation with humor in a terse, period voice.
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