17 Jun 1871
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1871
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on a stream's passage through time. The verse shifts from flowing currents to bubbling rills and roaring rapids, depicting water's myriad motions. Vivid personifications evoke mermaids of the shallows, foam-bells, and rainbow reflections as the stream surges and quiets.
A dramatic poem warns that wealthy tenants in Scandal Lane hide cruel appetites. It portrays secretive, deceptive elites who prey on the vulnerable, likening their manners to velvet claws and venomous hugs. Readers are advised to beware impostors among seemingly friendly hosts.
A narrator details an April spring cleaning gone awry as furniture is moved out and rooms emptied, Franks irritation erupts over the chaos, Ed Graham and Norah are left in improvised rooms while a ladder accident ends with injuries and soap suds.
A narrator fights through a chaotic day as Norah drinks on the job and Ted wrecks attire and porcelain. Frank and Aunt Thankful rescue her, while a collapsing cleaning spree ends with lessons about timing and starting from the attic in warm weather.
Veteran photographer T C Roche recounts a grueling Yo Semire trek in April 1871 to reach Hutchings in the mountains. He describes storms deep snow knee high traverses with exhausted horses and a warm cabin welcome, then Cherokee legends and curious cultural notes.
The piece extols a genuine spontaneous mirth within families that cuts through life’s sadness irritations and sober moments. It argues a real impetuous laugh dispels illusion and spreads contagious joy, noting how people laugh even without knowing the cause when others share earnest humor.
The piece urges men to stay with their chosen work and endure hardship. It praises labor, from farm to factory, and celebrates those who rise through steady effort, urging steadfastness, perseverance, and sticking to one path for success.
Count De Gasparin, ally of religious liberty and negro emancipation, a defender of the Union cause in the Civil War, died recently in Geneva, Switzerland, at age sixty one.
Sergeant Rose of West Point, with over thirty years in the United States Army, was buried from the West Point chapel Sunday with full military honors.
Dublin Press and Circular reports Dr Garrod of King's College detailing a lead poisoning case from snuff use. The mineral entered the body when damp snuff in lead cases formed carbonate, with symptoms traced to the source after contaminated packages were bought. Snuff users are warned of lead's subtle conveyance into the system and the profession is urged to heed the caution.
The 1871 act sets off a portion of Smithfield to Woonsocket and divides the remainder into three towns, with provisions on records access, school funding, debts, valuations, elections, court and probate jurisdiction, and representative changes. It details street lines, costs for surveys, and transfer of duties and assets among Smithfield Woonsocket Lincoln and Slater.
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