04 Jul 1868
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1868
Page
1
A verse by Rev. 8. G. Bulfinch reflecting on the nation’s birth, comparing the creation of freedom to Pallas, and lamenting the failure to grant joy to those enslaved, while honoring the sacredness of God’s earth.
A family gathering at tea becomes a patriotic vow as Mrs Ward reads a Valley Forge letter, and Aunt Hitty and Grace contribute goods and stockings for soldiers. The mother explains liberty and rights while grandparents pass on wedding blankets to aid the army.
Bishop Hinds notes Jesus taught in parables and symbols rather than technical language. His sermons aimed to correct distorted morals and reveal new truths, emphasizing inward purity and the spirit over mere outward obedience.
The article surveys bird migrations from cold to warm climates, noting instinctive drives, speeds of various species, and the challenges of navigation in foggy weather. It discusses swallows, elder ducks, hawks, and wild geese, with speeds from fifty to one hundred fifty miles per hour and northern to southern journeys. It posees how birds communicate their migratory plans to start at sunrise.
Beecher notes that during dinner splits of ten to fifteen minutes he reads Jeroude's History of England. He completed the third volume and has read fast, claiming better retention from brief, relaxed study than from continuous effort.
A rich merchant tests a boy by asking him to write a false letter. The boy refuses saying it would not be true. Impressed by his integrity the merchant keeps him and elevates him to confidential clerk instead of firing him.
The London Journal notes the August 18 total solar eclipse will darken skies for up to 6 minutes 46 seconds along a path from Aden to New Guinea. It explains the moon near perigee and sun near apogee widening the view, but monsoon clouds may hinder observations except along eastern mountain regions.
A historical note describes a simple rule for interest calculation. Multiply dollars by days of interest, separate the right hand figure, divide by six to obtain the true interest for that period. The method claims no fractions and minimal error, urging bankers and merchants to adopt it.
Lrrrze Frank muses on dust swirling in the street and imagines a new little boy. His mother asks what he is thinking, and he replies with a sober, hopeful image of another child to come.
A historical commentary notes that alcohol abuse often leads to criminal behavior, arguing that steady misdeeds arise from intemperate drinking rather than character alone. The piece reflects on vice and moral failing in society.
In Chamber's Journal the tear is described as chiefly water with salts and soda giving its taste. Tears come from the lachrymal gland and drain through lacrymal points into the nose. Continuous movement of the eyelids spreads tears, and crying leaves one using a handkerchief twice.
A Genesee Farmer reader shares a cheap exterior and interior paint method using lime, boiled water, salt, ground rice paste, glue, and hot water. Coloring options include Spanish brown, red pink tints, yellow ochre, lampblack, indigo, and more. one pint covers a square yard, three items priced per pound, and thirty cents worth of color covers half bushel of lime.
An Arabic fable tells how a camel asks to steal into a room through a miller’s window. The camel gains entry inch by inch until the whole body is inside. The moral warns against yielding to temptation, noting that allowing even a little sin leads to ruin.
A garbled quotation attributes to Admiral Farragut the claim that dressing a landlubber in sea gear and giving a commission cannot make him a sailor. The text suggests sherry could transform a shoemaker into a sailor, illustrating humor about naval prowess.
The tale recalls David Henshaw in Eaton New Hampshire aiding a failing debtor with a $500 check after a $2000 loss. The debtor offered farm deed and modest assets for repayment. Later Henshaw visits Maton to inspect his Cold Stream Farm atop Bald Mountain where taxes are resold, revealing local credit tales and sharp economic irony.
A comic tale from the Commercial Bulletin recounts Sam Springale a noted horse jockey who sells a horse to Claypit a brickyard owner on a payment plan. Claypit delays payment and Sam later demands the money only to be stalled by the agreement tied to the last brick kiln. The old Methodist’s counteroffer seals the debt and the jockey loses prospects of collection.
Cracks in stoves can be stopped with ash and common salt wet with water and smoke kept in. Vinegar alum helps set dye colors red green or yellow. Set soda bleaches white. a spoonful for a kettle of clothes. Save your ash for gardens. wash tea-trays in cold suds, polish with Quur and dry cloth. Hot iron spots come from heat over varnished furniture. A plate of pine in skim milk and water may restore faded crape. If fabrics faint, wash in cold soap suds and do not rinse. Rub rough flat irons with gum arabic to smooth.
A Victorian era note discusses the Eucalyptus or gum-tree's rapid growth and exceptionally hard wood. It suggests its potential as a timber resource for Algeria, noting strong vessel-building qualities and resilience compared with age. The piece cites Mr. Tities as a practitioner who has planted hundreds of thousands of trees and affirms no drawback in the operation.
Vengeful verse rails at Tur Max Wuo Won with curses and comic threats. The fragment mocks his fate in vivid imagery, blaming his perceived tyranny and misfortune.
Oniyen Wendell Hoxsgs notes a man over ninety brings comfort to nearby elders. He is a vigilant picket on the frontier, while younger sixty or seventy year olds believe attackers must pass him to reach the camp.
A collection of short wry lines and wordplay phrases. The snippets pair playful definitions with whimsical clues such as the best board of health a light diet and the oldest dem in history Garden of Eden, plus a joke about a mean baker as a small loafer.
A fragment describes Schoot Masten in a neighboring town on a morning walk by a neighbor named Vin. He is seen digging a jog for a pig trough. A schoolmate Mel S questions him about furniture and preparations for boarding the school master this winter.
A distorted relic narrative describes a drunken man placed in a graveyard who, after the liquor fumes faded, sits upright and proclaims he is the first to rise, then expresses astonishment at his belated appearance.
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