23 May 1868
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1868
Page
1
Fragmentary verse describing a bird’s life and forest scenes. It portrays leafy halls and nests, birds calling to rise, and the joy of flight and exploration through a poetic, nostalgic lens.
At Eutaw Springs two officers long friends and cousins fall into a knightly tale of shared honor. They rescue their bond by feigning support for pursuing enemies, then part under brave vows, only to face separate fates: the British officer returns to duty while the American is killed and the sister dies soon after, ending a fragile romance amid war.
In Krazer's Magazine a writer mocks a ballroom auction scene where a mother efforts to sell her daughters under harsh, satirical imagery. The piece shifts to medical advice by Dr Charles L. Ives urging fresh air and balanced nutrition to sustain health, detailing air circulation, dieting, and fat digestion.
An old woman prays for faith to remove a hill behind her home. She wakes to find the hill still there and her son challenges her belief, saying she had not faith after all. The tale ends with a sobering lesson on misread faith and expectation.
The New York Times laments housekeepers denying rooms to a feebly named group, blaming a broader decline in discipline among youths. It argues the problem stems from independent, rude youth who lack parental control, calling for stricter guidance from society and families.
The passage discusses love as the main motive of actions, putting others before self. It links happiness to pleasing parents, siblings, spouses, children, and neighbors, asserting fulfillment comes from imparting good to others.
The passage links mind and body, noting that illness and strong feelings affect heart, appetite, lungs, and digestion. It cites fear, shame, joy, and delirium as powerful influences on nerves and will, with historical anecdotes of leaders reacting to news in battle and on court.
A young theological student at a small party declines a quadrille urged by women and asks Mrs L if a man aiming for the pulpit should dance. She replies that he may, provided he gives grace for both.
The speaker warns that the phrase What will people say imposes the world’s tyranny and robs the mind of repose. True progress comes from pursuing one’s own path without concern for others judgments, which leaves the world in subjection to the self determined by inner resolve.
During a college vacation Daniel and his brother return to their father in paraphrase, the father grants a harsh lesson by making them mow with scythes. Daniel struggles as the tool misbehaves, the father fixes it, and Daniel ultimately hangs the scythe to show resignation and resolve.
A reflective piece argues laughter reveals true character and warmth. It cites Solomon and Javater to claim a happy disposition exposes heart and integrity, while a man who never laughs arouses suspicion. Laughter is described as a window into honesty, kindness, and social nature.
A Southern Arkansas clergyman seeking church funds for shingling the building borrowed five dollars from merchant N- who, short on cash, offered a kit of mackerel instead. The parson agreed to take the fish as payment, remarking it was the first time he had heard of shingling a church with mackerel.
The article discusses whether stars are similar in size or vary with distance. It notes that early ideas favored similar magnitudes, but discoveries showed some stars are much larger or smaller. A German calculation suggested a star's mass exceeds three times that of the sun, though it is a relatively small fourth magnitude star.
Dr Charles A Catheron argues straw can rival turnips in flesh forming nutrients and even surpass them in fat forming content. He ranks straw types by nutriment and compares oat straw with linseed cake, noting cost per nutriment unit and urging balanced composts with bone to prevent exhausting crops.
A curious family riddle details a chain of marriages creating overlapping relations, ending with the speaker claiming I am my own grandfather. The snippet also notes slang terms Wosatan's Worp Boox and Abusive definitions, and a gloss on Elussrraty a valued quality.
In 1843 at Durham a preacher’s aunt staged a faith driven jump from a pew to meet the Lord in the air. She leaped with wings raised, but gravity prevailed, causing a loud crash and ripples of laughter. She apologized, saying she couldn’t reach the right of faith that night.
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