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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1873
Page
1
A weary neighbor dies unseen across the way, starved of friendship and aid. The speaker recalls passing by without comfort and faces a moral reckoning at the gate, pondering Christ’s judgment for neglecting the hungry and cold. Chicago.
In a late 19th century tale, Floy and cousin John clash playfully during a visit by Floy’s aunt and the eccentric Durham. After a butterfly chase and a fall at Sylvan Falls, Floy tenders aid, and John’s respect grows. Three years later they are married with a daughter Florence, living beside a vine-covered cottage.
A miscellaneous quotation attributes a saying to Lord Brougham about life as the space between matter and spirit. It suggests teaching self denial and making its practice pleasant to shape a destiny beyond the wildest dream.
A reflection contrasts the oak with shifting leaves and a person’s playful moments, arguing that appearances of instability or lightness do not prove a lack of inner steadiness. The analogy notes how outward behavior can mask solid character and resilience.
A mid nineteenth century meditation on aging contrasts youthful days with later life. The author notes life’s autumn as time to reflect on youth, and speaks of a second, wiser youth ahead if one looks forward rather than back, citing F. W. Robertson.
Fanny Fern argues clergymen ought to focus on guiding how people live rather than policing creeds. She urges open hospitality to outsiders and comforting, practical words for wearied souls over doctrinal disputes.
A reader note suggests slicing a common onion and holding it near the eyes to provoke tears. The method purportedly refreshes the eyeballs and dispels soporific heaviness, though no medical backing is offered.
The Bank of England covers five acres and employs nine hundred clerks with no street windows. Light comes via open courts. cannons mount to defend the immense walls. A central clock bears fifty dials. Large cisterns, ready engines, and fire precautions are described. Incorporated in 1694 with capital $90,000,000.
The act allows Providence to take a one acre school site by private valuation if negotiations fail. A three-person nonowners panel fixes the price, with notice to landowners and City Aldermen recording the report. Owners may appeal to the Court of Common Pleas within forty days. The act also funds sinking funds and annexes part of North Providence.
An act amends Chapter 246 Title 33 of the General Statutes. It sets notary fees at 25 cents for noting any non payment or non acceptance and 25 cents per notice beyond the first, with travel charged at 10 cents per mile. It repeals conflicting portions of section 28. Effective upon passage.
The General Treasurer’s annual salary is set at two thousand dollars. All conflicting acts are repealed effective April 1, 1873.
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