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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1868
Page
2
A lengthy discussion on schooling criticizes current methods and argues for practical, object-focused teaching. It stresses trained teachers, experiential learning, and reduced emphasis on rote definitions, noting social gains and future civic benefits.
The expedition under General Napier crushes Magdala and destroys its defenses. Theodorus the Great dies. Queen and heir are taken under British protection. Go Hazye aided Napier and will be crowned king while the former prince is sent to England. Theodorus’s body is buried with dignity.
The North American Steamship Co plans to abandon the Nicaragua line and run semi monthly New York to San Francisco service via Aspinwall and Panama. It will dispatch the Bristol and Providence, built for a million dollars each, to operate Panama to San Francisco under a new arrangement. The vessels are described as the finest ever built for the sound navigation and are expected to enhance the Pacific fleet if they reach the coast safely.
A Boston inquiry into James D. Martin cashier of the Hide and Leather Bank reveals a large defalcation. Martin and Felton are committed to await trial with bail set at $50,000 and $100,000 respectively. The testimony fixes the amount stolen between $180,000 and $200,000.
The Chicago Tribune argues that prudent state spending and the transfer of the land grant to the Illinois Central railroad would cover ordinary state expenses. It notes that in 1867 the railway paid earnings of 114000 dollars toward reducing state debt.
The Methodist Episcopal Church reports total contributions for general missionary enterprise at 2 511 43854 dollars. Allocations include Liberia 5855, South America 79870, China 64728 24, India 21844, Bulgaria 282448, Mexico and Central America 10000, foreign population in the United States 229525, Indian missions 18000, American empeutic K missions 21 22, third class missions including Southern territory 536646 17, and miscellaneous 552224 Be.
The New York World reports two middle aged Angelat women in the city plan a weight gain wager. One drinks sherry and egg at dawn, the other chocolate. Dinner features fatty foods and the other prefers seafood notably shad and roes. Target weight cited is around one hundred fifty pounds.
A night incident near Blackhall four miles from the Connecticut river saw an express train obstructed by placed ties on the line. The down grade prevented stopping, with damage avoided. Police suspect an express and mail robbery attempt. The First Light Infantry of Providence marked fifty years with a parade oration poem and banquet.
The article describes Gottlieb Juntz and his claim of a telescope that makes internal nerves and vessels visible from the outside, enabling diagnosis and treatment guidance. It notes his family background and rumors of his fortune, plus an unrelated potato experiment in Baltimore and gardening guidance from Gardener's Magazine.
For weekly use turnips should be sown as soon as possible to benefit from spring showers. Early varieties like Early Flat Dutch are best for this purpose. For main crop sow in fall and winter, then in spring July or August, just before rain or during a shower. Thin to 40 plants per row. Keep soil rich mellow and weed free. Sow about mid June for some crops.
A father in Boton recently received a long hidden letter from Moses I. Oakes written thirteen years earlier in Havana. The note, with its seal, concerns the future wife and a two gold dollar sum. Both parties are now deceased, but the letter survived in a safe. The discovery follows readers noting strong demand for Mars Tierra Shoes in Silver and Copper.
Tar Lapy's Faruxa for Janey features a steel engraved fashion plate, a wood engraving of the First Church in England, and numerous engravings illustrating women and children's dress. Contributions from Harriet Prescott Spofford Elizabeth Prescott Amanda M. Douglas Angust Bell and others accompany stories by Henry Wood Louise Chandler Moulton Florence Pur Margaret Hosmer and more. The magazine seeks a high literary standing with steel plates, subscriptions at 2.50 a year, sample copies 15 cents, and June issue opens Barrows Monta Miagaress for June with modern costume chapters. Published by Elliott Thomes Talbot in Boston.
An Englishman shaken by a railroad accident sued for damages on three counts including business losses structural suffering and agony in anticipation of untimely death. He was awarded 4000 dollars.
Random notes report real estate value in New York at 476 million dollars, locusts in Baltimore, market shifts in New York wholesale trade, war-era finances in Italy, and a mix of global items. Observations include a halting growth in Bangor to St Paul travel, mortality in Mauritius, and local weather-like exchanges in Nova Scotia.
A sheriff impounded a quantity of liquor described as one barrel and two kegs of whiskey and two barrels of ale kept in a location on the east side of Ames Street near the State and Thames street corner. The individual in charge faces complaint charges for keeping and maintaining a common nuisance.
A Town Hall fair held last week raised one hundred sixty five dollars for the Wood Street Mission. The event offered ladies and gentlemen items including gold and silver watches fine jewelry silverware and cutlery. Gray's at 281 Westminster street Providence conducted sales.
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