03 Jun 1871
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1871
Page
1
The note lists the office location at Phenix Building on Hope Street with C. A. Greene as editor and proprietor Ro Bert.
Jay Cooke & Co promote Northern Pacific Railroad First Mortgage Land Grant bonds as safe high yield investments. Bonds bear 7.3 percent gold interest secured by the entire road and land, with tax exemption and redemption options. Ample security via land grants and planned road expansion.
A reflective poem expresses a father kissing his children good night and cherishing the sweet, fading line good-night papa as time passes and children grow. He laments missed moments, hopes to linger, and imagines future generations echoing the same farewell into the grave.
A poetic meditation on roses blooming from buried love. Roses lie under coffin lids, blooming from buried seeds of love. The imagery connects crimson flowers to the sleepers, awaiting the Angel of Morning to carry them to Heaven.
In a tale of old New England life, Ruth Collins returns to the frail widow Ruth and Dave Spencer. Dave reveals a pact of care for Ruth despite past wrongs, while Ruth confronts her actions and seeks forgiveness. The two are welcomed by Mrs. Collins and find solace in the old house, choosing to begin anew together.
A high authority advises young ladies on a discreet method to darken eyebrows using the bent end of a hair pin heated in a gas flame. The technique is described as the least conspicuous, easiest, and safest option.
John Austin an elderly Black man from New Bedford died recently. He had previously survived the New York riots years ago by riding away in a cart half full of bottles.
A reader reflects on Christianity as a daily vocation beyond churches. Religion is an outdoor, practical faith tied to work, homes, and streets. The author contrasts societal vanity with the dignity of labor and cites Robert Collyer on city life sharing divine energy with rural roots.
An excerpt argues hearty laughter stimulates every tiny vessel and the life principle, allegedly improving health. It predicts physicians may someday prescribe laughter and urges readers to indulge in good soulful mirth, warning against skepticism of medical claims.
A household gains character through genial table talk. Parents should avoid sullen silence and quarrelsome topics and welcome friendly visitors. Seeing guests as educators, families gain refinement and proper behavior, making hospitality a valued part of education.
The morning light reveals a child waking with sudden energy. In an instant his blue eyes brighten, limbs leap, and a rapid sequence of movements turns him into a living demonstration of perpetual motion. The vivid shift from sleep to full alertness is striking.
The text argues that life’s ragged experiences shape a person far more than calm moments. It states discipline includes both good and evil, trouble and joy, and that adaptation from these trials forms true education. A successful man bears marks from his struggles.
A reflective essay urges living for a higher purpose and serving others. It argues that selfish lives leave no lasting impact and are forgotten like a pebble on the shore. It contrasts productive lives with barren ones and condemns selfishness as a starving vice.
A German paper reports five hussars lodged with a wealthy Tours farmer. The host allegedly murdered the guests in their rooms, later found dead men with throats cut, and bodies hidden under cellar cabbages. The incident is described as treacherous and murderous.
A pig skin pocket book claimed to be passed down through generations of the Stout family is described as over 190 years old and storied from early colonial times. It allegedly traveled with forebears through the French and Indian War and stood at Trenton, Stillwater, and Richmond, bearing bullets and blood after Richmond.
In a Christian Union piece by Laicus cited by Mrs. T., a rose collection is praised for abundance. She explains plucking many blooms to nourish the plant, claiming generosity yields growth and that one never loses by giving.
Quick action is urged when poisoning is suspected. Give water immediately in large quantities to dilute the poison, then induce vomiting if safe, and seek a physician at once. If pains occur, use large injections to flush the system while continuing medical guidance.
A reader laments men who drink, riot, abuse wives, eject children, resist arrest, pay fines, and seek to muzzle coverage by the editor. The writer notes such temperance and its late appearance as a form of social cowardice and public embarrassment.
A broad compilation of acts amending statutes and establishing state provisions. Provisions cover penalties for fights across state lines, creation of a Rhode Island Normal School, school funding rules, teacher certification, militia inspections, Providence bridge and market in Providence River, reporting of Supreme Court opinions, tax assessor elections in Newport, election ward hours, and updated penal code on marriage and morality.
The notice outlines ad rates: $1.00 per square for one week, $0.25 per half square for each subsequent insertion, with twelve lines or less equal to a quarter square. Special notices before marriages and deaths double the rate. Yearly contracts available on reasonable terms. Early Thursday noon submission guarantees next issue insertion. Obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
An act amends Chapter 187 Title XXVII to allow criminal defendants who testify as witnesses to do so without exclusion and without presumption against them, with an exception for murder cases. The act takes effect immediately. A true copy Attest Joan R Bartlett Secretary of State.
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