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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1871
Page
1
A speaker recalls a loved one gone, describing radiant eyes and amber hair now in marble sleep. The poem contrasts a tranquil heavenly region with lingering earthly grief as Summer returns and pain echoes in sunshine and rain. The speaker endures solitude, seeking reunion beyond the silent air.
A reflective poem describes a silent beach stretched to the horizon where waves murmur and winds carry a musical calm. Seabirds call and the sea sleeps beneath tender skies, inviting inner peace that steadies troubled hearts. A divine watcher sees tides as symbols of life and endurance.
A baby girl is found on the Mortons doorstep. Mrs Morton hesitates but chooses to keep her, naming her Faith. The family endures hardship, sewing and caring, while Faith grows into a devout woman beloved by many. A widow mother later reveals she was the child’s biological mother, leaving without contact.
The article argues cheerful nature is a health based trait not a merit above others. It notes invalids and nervous individuals struggle to be always cheerful and warns against praising constant cheerfulness as a virtue. It compares social sunshine to shade flowers that perfume the air yet thrive in quiet respite.
A passage discusses how most flowers sleep at night with examples like marigold daisy and tulip closing as evening falls. It notes ivy lettuce opening at eight and closing at four, blossoms expanding at twilight and fading by dawn, and calls plants awake at night the bats and owls of the vegetable kingdom.
The Florida basin bursts from fertile land forming a one acre pool about a hundred feet deep and a deep stream six to eight miles to the Ocklawaha river. Three steamers run from St Johns connecting with Palatka ocean lines and the water remains astonishingly clear. Large fish and rock fissures feeding the river are visible from boats.
A critique of gossip and its harm to social life. It laments the urge to repeat private details and urges letting offensive remarks die to reduce scandal and distress in the community.
The author argues the stomach takes about five hours to digest a meal and that a person eating three times daily yields fifteen hours of digestion per day. He contrasts this with workers demanding eight hour limits while overloading their stomachs, noting after sleep we awaken with a fixed vigor distributed throughout the body.
A health notice from Hall's Journal of Health urges parents to teach children proper eating habits. It argues that overtaxing the stomach by late meals and eating between meals weakens digestion, potentially laying the groundwork for dyspepsia in adolescence, likening it to consumption.
The article argues plants have digestion respiration and nervous-like systems and sleep-wake cycles. It compares plant and human life claiming close affinities and warns about gathering medicinal plants under proper conditions. It also notes extraordinary seed vitality with ancient seeds germinating after decades. It ends with a children's prayer anecdote about Willie learning to talk to God.
The article explains that burying a thermometer fifty feet below shows constant surface temperatures, but deeper levels rise steadily. It argues the crust is thinner than an eggshell relative to Earth’s size, cooling and causing rapid geological changes such as city sinks and lava flows described by Dr Roylston.
The saying warns that a person who reveals others faults plans to disclose your own faults. It reflects on gossip as a social liability, urging restraint and consideration before repeating private criticisms.
A reflective line notes that usefulness brings happiness, but happiness does not always come from pursuing happiness alone. It highlights the link between purpose and joy, suggesting fulfillment comes from helpful deeds rather than self focused pursuit.
A discharged Portsmouth soldier sought a Washington bounty by a claim agent after repeated rejections. His wife urged another attempt for food, and the agent paid a $100 bounty. He then sent $10 to his uncle who later died, bequeathing him a fortune of about $200,000 for lending money earlier.
The article urges every worker to open a savings account to prepare for unforeseen hardships. It recommends starting with five dollars, then regular weekly deposits, and receiving a bank book to track progress. It argues savings cultivate frugality and deter extravagance and vice.
The article argues that long established banks like Brown Bros. & Co. and Duncan Sherman & Co. rely on advertising to sustain and grow their business. It lauds A T Stewart & Co. for high advertising spend and claims advertising signals success and future continuance. It warns that halting ads marks decline for once thriving houses.
During the winter of 1862 3 the Army of the Potomac camped at Falmouth and suffered from disease and poor supplies. The Ninth Corps began moves to Newport News and then Ohio to join Burnside. A drunken mishap near Baltimore led to a humorous moment when a guard joked about the doctor, who fled in embarrassment.
Poem vignette reflecting trust in divine guidance through trials and peace. The speaker asserts steadfast courage, noting a journey with potential hardship and beauty, led by a higher presence who guides toward glory.
Public Laws of Rhode Island 1871 define elected Turnpike Commissioners with one year terms and five dollar daily pay. They must inspect roads annually, issue written orders, and toll-free access if not complied with. towns may seize and redesign roads as needed. The act also expands magistrate court jurisdiction over tenancies and amends Woonsocket town council size, effective June 1 1871.
An Act changing tax collection in Providence. The City Treasurer now handles all duties of tax collectors. Assessors must certify completed assessments to the Treasurer who will collect under law and council orders. The act repeals inconsistent provisions and amends Chapter 807 on sewers.
The landowner may connect to a sewer under Chapter 807 with city rules set by the Board of Aldermen. Assessments under the chapter become a tax lien on the land, collected with annual taxes after commissioner report is confirmed, and from effective date the act supersedes inconsistent laws.
An Act authorizes the Secretary of State to appoint an assistant to aid in duties of the office. The act sets the annual salary at six hundred dollars and includes the indexing funds for births marriages and deaths.
An act amends Chapter 34 allowing town councils to enact ordinances regulating the speed of horses and cattle crossing bridges and traveling along highways within their limits, so long as not repugnant to law.
An act provides additional appropriations for state government for the year ending April 30, 1871 including officers fees in criminal cases Reform School and court houses and jails and legislative pay. It also amends Chapter 640 to allow suit against Providence for unpaid bonds and enables execution or sale of Providence real estate to satisfy judgments with repeal of conflicting statutes.
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