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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1871
Page
2
The piece argues Congress should adjourn to give the people a break from heated policy. It likens lawmakers to a stirring spoon in hot pudding and hopes for a cooler, calmer period away from senatorial agitation as summer heat rises.
A columnist laments the Paris Commune era noting greed and violence while praising restraint. The piece shifts to a travel diary from Chicago to Omaha describing Mississippi steamboat views, Iowa soil, farming habits, and a night in Omaha’s Cozzens Hotel with vivid social scenes.
The speaker notes that loss in trade evokes pity while foreign relations seem peaceful and may improve soon with John Bull. He recalls Fenianism, the Alabama claims, and the Fisheries as topics for praise or critique, wondering what the Sage of Gloucester will do as tensions settle.
The quote frames three groups whites, freedmen, and carpetbaggers as distinct social classes. It argues common sense for whites, knowledge for freedmen, and justice for carpetbaggers as essential remedies, presenting a blunt, opinionated stance from a historical reading.
A sardonic view argues the republican caricature in France creates loud clamor without substance, likening it to a whistle that costs too much yet produces no music.
The piece lauds the governor's vetoes as acts in defense of a powerless constituency. It argues that further efforts are needed to support democratic law and protect vulnerable citizens.
A young woman was scalped after wearing her own hair rather than another's, illustrating danger from neglecting fashion norms in public. The incident underscores risks tied to unconventional attire and social enforcement.
The article notes support and opposition to granting the present executive another term. A few individuals express doubt about extending the claim, while others favor continuity in leadership.
A Wise man advertises extensively believing that many columns provide firm support for his message.
Rev. H. M. Dow of Boston will preach at State Street M. E. Church on Sunday morning and afternoon. Portions of Hope Street are being improved with a fresh coat of gravel.
Funds have been allocated and the building committee appointed as the town prepares to erect the new school without delay.
A witty quip asks if a lawyer attaching a demijohn to a dog's tail would be illegal. The odd pairing plays on legal jargon and absurd imagery for humorous effect.
The First Baptist Sunday School leaders and others traveled to Newport aboard the steam yacht Anemone on Wednesday to attend the Baptist Sunday School Convention.
Some schools in streets and evenings cost too much and fail to repay the misery they cause. The speaker condemns these lessons as wasteful and argues society bears the hidden price.
At the Justices Court last Tuesday two cases on the docket settled without trial one was dismissed and the rest of the docket was continued. The session lasted nine and a half minutes.
Poetic exhortation to celebrate nature in June, inviting readers to the leafy grove to enjoy living beauty and give thanks for the earth.
The largest and finest looking strawberries this season were brought to our sanctum on Wednesday by B. J. Munro Esq. They grew on his Franklin street property.
The Committee of Arrangements for the approaching Fourth of July has secured Rev. J. P. Lane of the Congregational Church to deliver the oration on that occasion.
A meeting of the Methodist Preachers of the Providence District is set for State Street M. E. Church on Monday and Tuesday next with services and preaching each evening.
To Mr. M. W. Newton, popular proprietor of the Bristol Hotel, informs us that his house has been well filled for several weeks past, and the applications for accommodations for the season are constantly being received.
The New School House Building Committee met at Capt. James Lawless's residence on Thursday evening and organized with Capt. Lawless as Chairman J B Munro as Secretary and Treasurer.
Messrs Slade and West house carpenters are erecting a cottage on the east side of Hope Street south of Union opposite General Lewis Richmond's residence. The project is near completion and reflects the steady growth of local construction.
Mr William J. Tilley formerly of this town graduated and earned the Bachelor of Divinity degree at Drew Theological Seminary Madison New Jersey on the 18th ultime. He is now at Sand Lake in Rensselaer county New York.
A child fell from Paull's wharf on Friday last week and, the next day, another child fell from the adjacent wharf. A nearby person safely rescued both youngsters, averting potential drownings.
The sidewalk on Hope Street opposite Fort Rounds and in front of Captain James Lawless’s residence has been concreted. The adjoining bank from the walk to the street was graded and turfed by Mr. William Toye.
An alligator skull and skin from Florida, shot by Hon J R Bullock of this town, has been on display at Messrs Fish and Simmons's Market for several days. The nine foot reptile carried a formidable, open countenance while alive.
On Monday evening the weaving room staff presented Mr. E. J. Babson with a gold ring and pin before his departure to another field of labor. He spent the evening at his home, sharing refreshments, and both sides parted in mutual good will.
A thundery shower lasting nearly three hours passed Sunday afternoon with little wind. Heavy rain benefited vegetation, and brief hail sprinkled the scene. Lightning caused no reported damage. J. Crawford Brown, formerly of this town, now at 665 Broadway South Boston Mass, praises local papers as advertising media in a note from The Inquirer, a new Boston paper.
Sunday services at St Michael’s Church marked Bishop Clark’s annual visit. He preached in the forenoon and confirmed twenty two candidates in the evening. Rev. Mr. Locke conducted baptism by immersion for one candidate at Gardner’s wharf shore and sprinkled baptism for seven others in church.
Repairs are under way at the State House with masons fixing cement, carpenters repairing the roof and building, a new apartment replacing outbuildings, new windows, exterior painting, and a basement furnace for heating. The improvements are long needed.
Parcels of the late John Gladding Jr estate were sold at public auction with prices listed for each lot. A Town Meeting appropriated twenty five thousand dollars for a new school house and formed a Building Committee. Additional notices cover temperance events, probate court actions, and local civic updates in Bristol and Warren.
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