12 Jan 1861
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1861
Page
1
Maggie meets a soulful gaze and faints as emotion washes over her. She collapses to near nothing, regains color and warmth, and ends in tears resting on his chest, her life echoing an April rain.
The article surveys extraordinary feats of strength from ancient athletes like Milo of Croton to modern tales of giants and animals. It cites Milo lifting oxen, pulling trees, and supporting roofs, plus various record examples such as a miner’s finger strength and Augustus II twisting iron. It closes noting a swordfish’s striking power and the whale’s swift movement through water.
The excerpt argues wealth begins with practical means and moral use, including shelter, water, clothes, fuel, light, meals, transport, tools, books, and generosity. It asserts wealth is mental and moral, a dollar's value rises with virtue, and education outweighs crime, noting a man is not whole without earning a livelihood and society harms when industrious people cannot do so honestly.
The piece argues that women shape a society's morals through affection and esteem, claiming men cannot degrade or elevate themselves without modifying their treatment of women. It contrasts the East and West, noting Eastern societies keep women as serfs while Western cultures honor and liberate them.
The text discusses maternal love as primary and selfless, citing the mother's unique tenderness and its moral elevation of character. It also records Nightingale on music’s soothing effects for the ill, favoring wind and string instruments over piano for patients. A garbled medical note follows with advice on applying a thick jelly from egg white to sprains.
A tranquil Clinton church scene centers on a young minister and an old warrior pastor. Maggie, a shy granddaughter, grows under the preacher’s influence as the elder dies, the preacher departs for fieldwork, and Maggie clings to a Bible kept by the man she loves.
A collection of anecdotes contrasts the baggage train on a Utah march with a dragoon captain joking about carrying books. It also recounts a London Times note on watch parts and costs, and a tale of Sir George Simpson refusing a fee yet accepting a purse from a grateful patient.
The La Crosse Wisconsin Democrat notes in a humorous city census that 211 marriageable girls are available alongside 120 young men. Forty-two men seek not girls, thirty-seven girls prefer not to marry, fifteen chase money, and the rest are engaged.
The Connecticut Homestead reprints a Genesee Farmer report describing three experiments to test if more butter comes from the same milk when set in pans partially filled versus full. Results show 3 or 4 percent more butter from fall pans, contradicting expectations.
A man asks a companion about choosing a leg or wing, the reply being indifferent. The carver then declares the choice matters not, setting down his knife and fork as a greenhorn watches a young lady operating a sewing machine, muttering about the scene.
The reader contemplates week end rituals and self assessment, urging honesty, virtue, and the formation of manly character. It extols duty over wealth, notes the crown fades while character lasts, and questions common Sunday footwear irony in a moral context.
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