15 Aug 1868
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1868
Page
1
Partial OCR reads Buck hot and Graham ails corn meal and rye. KIMBALL and SCHWOLIS show letters about lime and COLE PAULL, with a5 aitnsilan mention. Readable items suggest daily trade notices on grain and supplies.
A Victorian tale follows Emma Roberts, seventeen, as the Man of Leisure Mr Inklin courts her with visits and a wedding cake reveal. Emma rejects marriage, Henry Bertram fades, and the story ends with Inklin’s unfaithful fondness and his death after a late church visit. The piece centers on unrequited love, social expectations, and the emotional cost of flirtations in a small town.
A pale blue eyed boy pleads with Mr Inklin to secure him a place to work. The youth brushes coats at a hotel to earn bread for his emaciated mother and herself, hoping three meals a day will follow. He anxiously asks again next morning, as the man delays.
A Saturday night accounting error nearly cost the Bank of England one hundred pounds. A box of specie to the West Indies was weighed and found heavy by exactly one packet of sovereigns, prompting a delayed launch while a quick telegraph search corrected the shipment. The incident ended without delay or harm. A second tale recalls Indian captivity during the French war, where Schoonhoven’s life was spared after a chief recalled an old favor and ordered the massacre halted.
Advice on outdoor health from weather dangers to cold prevention. The piece links outdoor activity, wind, snow, and heat to deaths from respiratory diseases and urges quick warming after exercise and maintaining warmth to avoid colds and pneumonia. It emphasizes two causes of colds and urges prompt warming and steady activity to extend life.
At a Pathological Society meeting, Dr Hallier of Jena and Mr Simon proposed fungi as origins for diseases including typhus and smallpox, with cholera possibly linked to the Arocystis occulta. Hay fever and asthma were discussed as spore inhalation effects from fermentation fungi and flowering plants.
A renowned horticulturist quips that if he preached a sermon on pardoning he would choose the phrase stir the soil as his text. The remark frames soil care as a moral lesson and reflects a gardener’s practical wisdom applied to ethics.
New Orleans resident John McDonough prepared a lengthy will over years with Parisian legal counsel. The forty page document, rich with pious reflections, aimed to fund a grand charity. Courts and lawyers tore the will apart and the ambitious charitable plans were never realized.
The memory of early happiness comforts and guides us through life. Reminiscence shapes present life, feeding recovery and growth, while adults rely on old joys to nourish vigor. Those unable to revisit childhood fear losing that simple satisfaction.
A sermon anecdote recalls Charles Spurgeon asking if readers have read The Ancient Mariner. The speaker notes witnessing a church filled with “dead men” in roles such as pulpit, deacon, and collection plate, illustrating a metaphorical death in church leadership.
The author discusses the moral challenge of waiting after effort and struggle. True greatness lies in maintaining self Poise and resolve during crises, regardless of recognition, whether noted by others or by the eternal judgment.
A Maine landlord named Cram appears on dining table plates and an impatient guest at a dinner table warns him to bring the vittles or face action. Laughter erupts among the guests.
A Kobe correspondent details a fire funeral where mourners dressed in white surround a barrel shaped coffin, offerings are burned on a stone trough, bells and cymbals sound, and the wife tends the dying man’s ashes while a mourning boy weeps.
A historical note extols insect diversity and the limits of perception. It cites Hydra like polyps renewing via a knife, spiders laying eggs, and astonishing internal counts including 4041 caterpillar muscles and 14000 drone eye mirrors. It describes spider silk threads formed from thousands of filaments.
A medical warning explains grape seeds, cherry stones and similar items are insoluble and irritate the digestive tract. They can lodge in the bowels and cause ulceration, tumefactions, and death, with a quoted case of cherry stones and grape seeds found in the intestines.
Samuel Davies, then president of Princetown College, visited England to seek donations. King George II heard him preach and praised his eloquence but was rebuked when Davies declared that when the lord speaks kings must keep silence. The monarch later awarded fifty guineas for the institution.
An old notice states that sweet oil can counteract poisoning by swallowing two gills of oil if accidental or intentional ingestion occurs. A stronger constitution would require double that amount to render the poison harmless quickly.
A man with a good heart under his shirt front works with greater willingness and steadiness, keeping the operation moving smoothly.
An old grudging Connecticut blacksmith who fed his workers cheaply and tested heat with a superstition loses favor with his apprentice who proves his soup cooling test by spitting into the boss’s hot bowl. The prank sours relations and ends the boy’s friendship with journeymen.
An Epoca tale describes female workers quitting a Madrid cigar factory and marching to the director’s office to demand justice. The director orders three delegates the oldest ugliest to meet them, then reverses and never receives the deputation.
The piece mocks the alligator as a useless southern creature, describes its diet and noise, and compares it unfavorably to a beech tree, mule beef, and a crocodile. It ends with a hyperbolic threat to hatch alligator eggs if found.
A court encounter shows a cautious witness grilled on intent and meanings as he repeatedly denies driving a wagon and asserts he drives a horse instead. The exchange highlights courtroom interrogation style and the witness’s careful responses.
A metaphor likens the Bap Company to a nail driven into a post with two blows, easy to remove initially but once head is set, removal tears wood. Only destruction of the wood can salvage the situation.
The quote argues that true happiness requires fixing inner disorders as a foundational study. It frames inner well being as essential before pursuing external joys or achievements.
Classified request seeks a German Irish American girl born in Ireland to assist wife, perform housework, and follow directions. Wages flexible. must avoid sea baiting and washing feet in the dish tub. duties include meal prep and choosing menu. Piano use offered. Christmas tips expected. apply at 99 Gray Street between 9 am and Christmas.
A recounts a satire where a Frenchman and an Englishman clash over a heated poker. The scene likens governance to a quarrel about paying for damage from stamped paper destruction. It highlights a ministerial offer to repeal the act if compensation is paid, framed by the comedic anecdote.
A heated exchange on a street oyster counter features John Van Buren and an enraged opposition figure. The man questions Van Buren about his actions, inviting a sharp retort as bystanders listen to the terse dialogue.
Fragmentary 19th century musings discuss propriety in jewelry and dress for young ladies. A pastor weighs higher values against vanity while comments on landownership and dowries reflect courtship norms. The tone blends moral guidance with social expectations.
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