03 Apr 1869
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1869
Page
1
The document records actions of Rhode Island's January session of the General Assembly. It notes bills, resolutions, and committee reports considered during the session. No specific outcomes or individuals are listed in the fragment.
Two captains at Smyrna vow to quit swearing and drinking as they plan marriages in Boston. The Crow and the Pigeon voyage home through storms with frostbite and gear loss. Captain G relives the night ashore filled with revelry, a near shipwreck, and eventual abstinence leading to church membership.
A reflective piece compares spiritual sustenance to bread from heaven and water given in need. It argues the source matters less than the life it sustains, warning that the first glass of liquor destroys many and urging restraint from youth. It stresses gratitude for divine provision and the value of simple drinks.
A discussion on housing health stressing ventilation and drainage as essential to habitable homes. It contrasts urban poverty with rural air and notes the misery of crowded tenements. The Cuba section frames a colonial struggle in Spain’s era, highlighting General Roda and the broader Old World versus New World clash.
Notice outlines rates for transient and yearly advertisements including special inserts and advance payment. It mentions prioritizing early submissions, restrictions on advertisers, and charges for obituaries and political notices.
The piece argues farmers overextend by seeking more land, noting a well tilled small farm yields more profit than an indifferently managed larger one. It cites a French vineyard anecdote showing diminishing returns with excess land and urges cultivating only what can be tilled well.
The article explains that preserved hen house manure, when diluted with loam and moistened, rivals African or Peruvian guano in fertilizing power. Use one bushel of hen manure with six bushels of muck or loam, keep the floor sandy, sweep and store in barrels. Benefits include earlier, heavier, better crops.
A passage on the Goose Wheat shows a wheat variety from Washington territory and Cuenca Spain, later stored in a museum with other samples. The piece condemns animal cruelty and extols improved farm machinery as essential to hemp and grain production, noting February to April as prime fishing times.
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