10 Aug 1867
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1867
Page
1
A poem fragment contrasts bright sea spray with memories of coral groves and calm deep waters. It speaks of waves, a maiden bearing spray, and beauty found in hidden grottoes, suggesting nostalgia for distant shores and nature’s forms.
The narrator recalls a hereditary farming instinct from ancestry and boyhood on a farm. He describes swamp memories, collecting terrapins and frogs, planting crops, and the lure of open air labor. Though not sure farming would be his life, he longs to own land and notes a nearby decaying old farm poised for sale.
The narrator recalls a vanished garden on a hillside farm and, after years away in service, returns to claim the land. He describes trees that greet him with a living welcome, the tangible bond of possession, and the dream of a stable future anchored by real estate.
The essay argues people excel when choosing a congenial trade matching talent and taste. It warns against forced paths by parents and notes toil is a necessity, not misfortune, with dream careers failing without fit. Loved work fuels lifelong progress and American achievement.
The excerpt argues that many fail to gain success in labor despite education, urging young men to choose a calling they can pursue and commit fully. It emphasizes practical, straightforward effort as the path to fortune, noting the merit of shaping one’s life around a chosen vocation.
A concise essay on the need for forbearance in family, work, and social dealings. It argues that pressing rights to the limit or quarrelling over trifles disrupts relations, and that consideration for others should prevent deadlocks and feuds. It notes limits to forbearance when justified.
A lyrical meditation by Maria L. Child extols flowers as universal emblems of marriage, life, and memorial rites. It notes their use around the cradle, altar, and tomb across cultures from Persia to Greece, tying floral beauty to renewal and devotion.
English writer Mr 8 Bar ing Gould collects myths of the middle ages. A noted tale recounts Cartaphilus the Roman porter striking Jesus as he left Pilate. Jesus declares his work unfinished and Cartaphilus will wait till Christ returns. The tale notes age changes from 30 to 430 and Cartaphilus later baptism by Ananias and Paul.
The Cincinnati Commercial notes cholera rages in Central Kansas and parts of the Indian Territory with the same deadly force as in crowded cities. It defies conventional defenses of clean air and open plains, and experts admit only limited understanding of the disease as it travels toward the Orient.
The Arial Steam Navigation Company of San Francisco seeks to build and operate a steam powered air machine shaped like a fish bird hybrid. It will be 8 feet long 20 feet high with a 21 foot greatest diameter. Propellers provide motive power and a hydrogen filled balcony provides lifting force.
A southern editorial argues postwar hardship requires all to toil for bread and clothes. It urges abandoning luxury and parade for industry and thrift, noting men behind plows and women at home will strengthen the next generation.
A village mill accident injures workman David Jones as he is pulled into a drum and discarded machinery chunks scatter. The article notes severe injuries and asks whether Jones survived, but the report ends without confirming his death.
A bashful young man escorts a bashful young lady to her home. She asks him not to tell anyone they were there, while he reassures her he is as ashamed as she is and promises discretion.
When molasses is used in cooking it benefits from boiling and skimming first. This removes the unpleasant raw taste and makes it almost as good as sugar.
The Utica Herald urges constant liberal advertising across all business classes. It argues a store should stay open and visible, and merchants should view advertisement as seed planting. Separate sheets fail. a paper notice keeps readers engaged, turning attention into eventual purchases and sustained profits.
The article argues for summer pruning of fruit trees of all sizes, noting benefits such as yielding fruit spurs for next year and faster healing of wounds. It recommends the period between July 15 and August 10 for best results, avoiding pruning before the season’s growth finishes. It cites long experience and practical observations from Farne and Fireside publications.
An odd tale aboard the New World recounts a refined passenger ordering onion and gizzards while a rough Wests trod manhandling him. The scene erupts as the table erupts in laughter with a horsehair tied ink-pot gag and brick-bat scorn amid the feast.
In a school a teacher recounted a tale of a girl who gave a New Testament to a boy who ill treated her. The story was briefly appreciated but soon a pupil struck another, blaming the Bible for provoking the fight. The incident ended with an awkward, unintended lesson.
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