03 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1867
Page
1
朗Nature returns with green hedges and new elm and lime leaves.朗 Lambs are born as north winds fade and snow recedes.朗 Vigorous spring joy echoes as harvest weeks approach and Earth grows fat with sheaves.朗 Bracing winds ease, the ocean gathers strength, and beasts renew after decline.
A lone woman denies a cold wounded beggar at night but a later revelation shows the man is Rob Hadaway, saved by her son Charlie. The tale ends with charity rewarded as Rob and Drusilla wed, and the narrator reforms to help those truly in need.
A moral tale follows Bessie who lies to shield herself after harming her brother. Her guilt grows as her brother Ben falls ill and dies, leaving her with lifelong shame. A second section notes long lived French Academie members and aging scholars maintaining vigor.
The text argues wealth is overrated and that great contributions come from those with modest means. It cites Christianity spreading through poorer classes and notes many inventors and artists arose from humble circumstances. Riches can hinder action, while inherited wealth often leads to ease and moral stagnation.
A reflective meditation on mortality notes how lives end unseen as the world continues. The speaker reflects that friends and laughter persist while the sun rises on a new day, and within a few days time erodes every trace of a life once lived.
The Westminister Gazette argues against excessive physical training among youths. It cites dangers of overzealous athletic prep, claiming mental development in the ages before seventeen is compromised. It praises balanced sport as beneficial to mind and body when kept in due limits.
A gentleman traveling toward Pittsburg loses the bridle of his horse and searches with an Irish pedestrian. The man mistakes a turtle with a saddle for a strange creature, asking if it is a horse and quivering at the sight.
The text notes the blubber of a whale can be fifteen to twenty inches thick in the thickest parts, rarely more than a foot, coarser and harder than pork fat. It is very oily, so much that a cask filled with raw whale fat won’t hold the oil boiled from it, with scraps left over, as experiments have shown.
An old anecdote from the Established Church of Scotland describes a coupleless man stepping to the altar when the preacher invited all wishing to wed to come forward In a comic exchange the groom indicates he misunderstood the invitation and leaves without a wife leaving the congregation amused and surprised.
The article explains how novices exhaust their resident air by exhaling during start, hindering replacement with atmospheric air, causing rapid breathlessness. Experienced runners retain and add air, achieving a second wind and longer endurance, while unnecessary deep expiration weakens chest capacity and risks gasping for air like a fish out of water.
A London merchant disputes a Quaker over an account. The Quaker calmly refuses to outargue and shares how he keeps his temper by not letting his voice rise above a set key. The merchant, moved by meekness and reason, acknowledges error and learns patience.
About two hundred descendants from New England and several states met at Astor House New York to discuss a long dormant claim to lands in Leeds England once owned by Joseph Wilson. They aim to raise 20000 by subscription to buy the will for 10000, seeking due proceeds and a vast estate valued over 100 million dollars.
A moral exhortation urges restraint in speaking of women. Do not use a woman's name improperly or spread untrue claims. Shun reckless men who victimize with lies, for slander ruins lives and torments mothers sisters and wives.
An elderly resident of Trenton New Jersey read of a grinding stone bursting in a saw factory and feared her own cellar grindstone might explode. She had the dangerous device removed at once to avert disaster.
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