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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1858
Page
1
Rhode Island tale of a farmer and an Indian who trade a basket for cider. The basket fills with rare ice preserved cider as frost deepens and the stream freezes. The Indian carries away the prize while the farmer and his kin pass the story to descendants as the years slow.
An essay discusses how wealth cannot buy comfort or moral health. It argues that discontent and vice persist regardless of riches, and urges cultivating a good heart and bodily health first. The piece cites Scripture and moralizing examples, then closes with brief humor about brevity and a tipsy Irishman in a funeral procession.
John Boggs, famed for delaying fixes, neglects barn repairs and fleet of oxen. A split hub, broken floor, and a failed timber plan trigger a chain of misfortunes, ending with a bitter letter from Aaron Rolf and a hasty escape to salvage the situation.
A man hesitates to buy oxen until his wife gently urges action. He buys eight yokes, hires men, and starts work, earning a thousand dollars. He learns to value prompt effort, keeps his place orderly, and prevents domestic friction by acting without delay. The tale ends with improved safety and harmony on the farm.
An essay urging true Christian living beyond hymn singing, insisting faith must shape daily work and ethics in shop and family. It argues justice, honesty with employers and customers, and faithful execution of duties as core to genuine Christianity. The piece cites Channing and contrasts labor roles with spiritual life.
In Lane on Wednesday two young boys climbed to the roof of the summit observatory. One boy clung over the cupola caves about 220 feet above water. He could not descend. Lynn Bard and a carpenter with a ladder helped lower him safely. Charles Elord of Charlestown stood watch during the tense moment.
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