10 Apr 1875
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1875
Page
1
A fragmentary poem describes forces moving against a guarded camp. Young David leads a raid that overthrows sentinels and guards, returning with booty. The host, now headless, fears loss of freedom as the hero returns from bed to claim victory.
In Wisconsin, every woman aged twenty one and up may be elected to roles including director treasurer and clerk of school districts director and secretary of town boards under township school government member of boards of education in cities and county superintendent of schools.
Reports from West Boyleston Massachusetts describe a con men scam where two well dressed individuals charged victims 80 to 100 dollars each to treat hearing loss with a wire head device worn four hours daily for eight weeks. Victims paid deposits and wore the gear while sellers vanished. some dupes still wear the contraption.
The six annual conferences cover the New England states with Maine and parts of Massachusetts divided among them New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut and parts of Massachusetts form Providence and New England conferences The church serves 85893 members 102958 Sunday school scholars and 800 churches with property valued over seven million dollars not counting educational institutions
A narrator recalls a rural station master Dick Archer and Ellen Sanford at Burford Arms near Teesdale. Jealous Ned Walters confronts Archer at a party. A midnight express peril ends with a fatal misjudgment but a brave act saves Ned, Ellen, and the lovers amid station life and past loyalties.
The writer recalls Archer's sudden frenzy that nearly killed him as a train mishap unfolds. A porter and station master mishandled switch points leading to a deadly, self-serving chain of events. Dick, once confined to an asylum, later dies in America after being struck by a train on a level crossing.
Two New York attorneys pressed a robbery witness about the night in question asking if the witness was in such vicious excitement as to prevent accurate understanding of the situation. The cross examination focused on whether the witness could recall details with precision and truthfulness under pressure.
A Nashville merchant asks a fellow shopkeeper how business stands. The response is bleak and blunt: sales are dull and fearfully slow with only provisions and whisky moving, the bare necessities of life, leaving merchants wary of any hope ahead.
A reflective piece urges self control to avoid inner enemies and stresses humility. It values love as life’s bread, work as its salt, poetry as its sweetness, and faith as its water. It notes improvement comes from respect and restraint, and champions expressing fair thoughts plainly.
A reflective line stating that prayer emerged with the earliest human experiences of sighs, joys, and sorrows. It presents a universal view on religion as intrinsic to humanity rather than a human invention. No specific people or organizations are named.
A proverb notes the tongue as the hardest to hold, surpassing hot smoothing iron and a kicking horse in its unruly power.
A compact meditation on goop spirits noting that goodwill often masks insensitivity as the root of kindness while true sensibility marks the latter in contrast to the former.
A reflective note on how cherished feelings comfort most people, making many accept expressions of love without question. The piece highlights the solace found in being valued and the ease of believing sincere declarations.
A reflection on humor and sense as companions and warnings about a perpetually serious man. The text cautions that constant seriousness can lead to morose behavior or mental strain if not balanced.
A reflective line contrasts honesty and courage with modest natural phenomena. It notes that genuine virtue and brightness require no boast. The sun and moon symbolize quiet strength and understated radiance.
A reflective line from a bygone era notes that a long life binds generations, while a brief life neglects history and the present, fixating on the future. The saying frames time as the bridge between past, present, and what lies ahead.
By honesty and integrity you will gain credit everywhere, and your word will be thought more valuable in any business you may be concerned in, than all the lawyers' bonds in the world.
The statement asserts that persecution reflects efforts to cheat nature, such as making water rise uphill or bending sand into rope. It argues that the number of actors or their power does not change the fundamental nature of oppressive endeavors.
A reflective aside on how core lessons from parents and teachers slip away when needed most, likening it to a door label that vanishes as the door swings open wide and rests against the wall.
A moral observation links frugality to prudence temperance and liberty. It warns that extravagance leads to poverty, dependence, and potential corruption, presenting thrift as foundation of personal and civic virtue.
A reflective line contrasts deceit with trust, likening betrayed confidence to restoring a ruined bloom on fruit. It underscores that once deception enters public or fair dealings, restoration is impossible. The imagery ties ethical breaches to irreversible loss of integrity.
Dr Caird argues religion should focus on improving this world not the next. The goal is to be good, do the most good now, help others, and seek the highest welfare of our society. The emphasis is on wisdom happiness and nobleness here and now.
Mary Hellen engaged to George Washington Adams, eldest son of John Quincy Adams. After she shifted affections to John Adams Jr., George vanished after leaving Providence for New York. Suspected suicide near Point Judith. John Adams Jr. later married Hellen, who died in 1870.
A devotional meditation uses vivid image of a gospel tree and silver bells to describe joyous spiritual experiences. The prose links the fruit of divine influence to forgiveness, righteous security, and adoption, culminating in the expansive joy of the Holy Spirit.
A reflective piece likens promises to Wilkins Micawber’s promissory notes and warns that people often delay keeping vows to conscience. It urges living individuals to honor their words, noting many promises reach fulfillment only after a loved one dies, when time to act has passed.
Select eight large potatoes pare slice thin soak in cold water with one teaspoon salt per quart for thirty minutes. Drain pour into hot lard fry in batches until brown. Remove drain and serve hot with a crisp crackle, describing the process as an art.
A learned counsel eulogizes a future social hearth meeting where jurors recall the day’s heat and burden. He urges that they unanimously reject reliance on the testimony of a man named John Smith, framing it as a critique of credibility.
A party at a public table debated transmigration when Mr K argued the doctrine. A gentleman asked what K might have been before being L K. K. admitted he did not know and joked that he had merely risen on his hind legs, adding light humor to the discussion.
A street corner boy claims a broken leg to obtain nuts from an avenue grocer. The grocer challenges him, and the boy denies knowing any injured peer, then mentions a sister who fell and lost teeth. The lad ends by receiving a small peanut treat.
A young man in San Francisco snatched a kiss from a lady friend and claimed temporary insanity. When preparing to leave, the woman warned him that if such fits returned, he should come back where his infirmity is known so they could take care of him.
A timeless saying: he who receives a good turn should never forget it and he who does one should never remember it. The adage contrasts gratitude with self-congratulation, urging humility in help given and received.
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