26 Sep 1868
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1868
Page
1
In Newport a young suitor Derwent pursues Miss Stanhope while misfortune strikes his finances. His rival Miss Arnott charms him as Derwent discovers his bank failure leaves him penniless, forcing a drastic choice between love and poverty.
Derwent, emboldened by Miss Stanhope, declares his love. she reveals she is his ally and heiress, testing his character. He earns her hand through perseverance and integrity, vowing to pursue his profession while she supports him. They plan a shared future in New York.
The Cultivator argues for simple gracious hosting. It warns against overbearing politeness that erodes a guest’s comfort and self reliance. Hospitality should ease the guest without ostentation while letting him act freely.
The Telegraf reports peasants in a neighboring district unearthed a sect member’s coffin from a churchyard, struck the corpse with a carpet and pressed for rain, while others poured water on the body before reburying it. Similar drought beliefs blame witches for withholding rain.
The article notes beliefs that certain women are witches causing rain and describes rain-bringing practices. In Servia villagers use a green bough procession with a wand and accompanying singing girls. In Wallachia witches are said to hold weather power only on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Wisdom is mocked in a humorous list of common follies. The piece notes that overeating, overstudying, excessive exercise, sacrificing sleep, and chasing immediate relief without considering long term effects show human folly. It cites these as examples from At Home and Abroad.
The passage argues that progress is neither linear nor circular but a mix of ideas. It criticizes both dogmatic peers and those chasing tangents, claiming true progress comes from ascent and a spirit that seeks all truth with humility. The speaker urges lifting one’s soul to gain light and sweetness.
A critique of humane progress cites charity and law reforms while a court scene spoofs pronunciation as Lord Campbell and an eminent lawyer duel over carriage terms. The audience laughs at the quick quips about brougham broom omnibus and boss.
The article explains steel as an alloy or compound of iron with carbon and other elements. It notes traditional carbon steel and new forms where tungsten, manganese, chromium, or titanium replace carbon, plus varieties using non metallic substances like silicon as steel generating material.
The fragment discusses silicon steel and boron steel enhancing tool hardness, mentions secret processes in Glaspor and ancient mariner notes, and then derails into a humorous naval terminology quiz about ships crew, etiquette, and nautical terms with quirky definitions and mishearings.
A New York Regiment soldier visiting the city joins a crowd of colored worshippers entering a church thinking it a theatre. The clergyman asks who will be the goat in the day of judgment and the soldier, hoping to avoid paying, declares he will be the goat.
The Lea Gleaner details Curtisville Mass pulp making from second growth poplar. Wood blocks are soaked then ground on a grindstone press, screened to remove debris, and formed into cloths then pressed into cakes for market. The process uses no chemicals and yields white pulp suitable for print paper.
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