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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1873
Page
1
Poem fragment describing longing for divine peace and faith to endure life’s brief earthly shadow. It envisions bloom after desert, heaven’s brightness, and joyful meeting with the Bridegroom, urging perseverance as faith’s lamp is trimmed.
A veteran fireman recounts twenty seven years tending furnaces on steamer travel and describes two fatal boiler bursts. He recalls the Pearl accident above Sacramento and a later San Francisco race against a rival boat where his captain and engineer risked all. He survived but lost his wife Katy and their children in the blast.
The late Congress passed a timber growth act encouraging planting and protection of forty acres of timber on public lands for ten years. Planting to be within twelve feet and on quarter sections grants a patent for 160 acres. One acre per 160 acres planted after three years yields patent, and lands are not liable for pre patent debts. If it draws eastern landholders, its value will be immense.
A reflective note on marriages, contrasting rapid unions with cautious, slow marriages and the consequences that follow. The saying frames a timeless dilemma about timing in relationships.
Quotation reflects on God's image within the soul and how grief reveals deeper meanings. It notes that books read at different life stages uncover new purposes and subtle springs of meaning previously unseen.
Confucius compares living with a good person to entering a fragrant home. Over time the scent lingers on the observer, permeating their entire being as moral influence takes root.
The passage compares dew on one flower to mercy and goodness in a person. It argues that mercy arrives when the heart opens, while a closed heart lets it slip away, suggesting divine blessings depend on openness.
The passage reflects on the idea that the highest human act is to perceive and plainly describe what is seen. It contrasts the many who speak with the few who truly think and the even rarer who can see. Seeings clarity is likened to poetry prophecy and religion in one.
A reflective ode to recognizing and voicing admiration for others. The author argues praise strengthens community and virtues beyond mercy, urging readers to acknowledge excellence in others and consider the personal benefit of generous acknowledgment.
A meditation on how life’s rugged trials and disciplined adversity shape a man not by comfort but by struggle. The author argues that discipline, both good and bad, and the alternating hardships and joys educate and distinguish humans from animals. The successful man bears the marks of his struggles.
The passage extols plants and flowers as inexpensive, tasteful ornaments for homes and gardens. It argues shrubbery and creeping vines enrich houses, requiring little time or money, and accessible to all, including humble households.
A medical writer argues mothers should teach daughters seven practical skills including coffee and tea preparation bread baking dish making sewing and table setting. He contends domestic competence brings real happiness and comforts beyond beauty or wealth.
An exhortation to redeem spare time from work by reading and family life. Do not waste hours in bars or gambling. invest in intellectual growth, domestic joy, and the gratitude of wife and children. An hour daily becomes 365 hours yearly for reading and enrichment.
A humorous sketch describes a young doctor's grand office and vast instruments used for diagnosis. It contrasts the showy signs with the patient’s fear while detailing the curiosities of medical inspection and the narrator’s wary encounter. The piece also muses on ruby, diamond, and color in nature comparing formation and beauty.
A woodman subpoenaed as a witness resists evasive questioning by repeating his initial statement. The cross-examiner taunts him about pay, asking how much he has been paid for swearing. The woodman fires back that if the lawyer were paid as well for bawling as he is for swearing, he would wear a leather jacket too.
A preacher known for affability tries to forward a hundred dollar debt by sending a check, then writes two more letters and posts them as he discovers the mistake. He ends up depositing a third note and the original check back in his pocket, revealing a humorous lapse in memory.
The piece recalls Charles Sumner delivering a Fourth of July address in Boston about enduring peace. Jeremiah Mason asks Sumner what work he is finishing, and Sumner says an oration against war. Mason likens opposing war to declaiming against thunder and lightning.
A reader reports a home cure for poison ivy using quicklime mixed with water and applied to affected skin, claiming three or four applications cure the ailment. It also notes treating bee, hornet, and spider stings with common salt and carbonate of soda rubbed into the bite or sting for instant relief.
In a Louisiana mail boat cabin a traveler declared from New Jersey, prompting an old man to jump up and reveal his own Jersey pride. The pair exchanged exclamations of welcome and nostalgia as the boat neared its landing. The jubilant moment highlighted regional camaraderie aboard the voyage.
During the Civil War a Washington barber ran a free shave depot with a sign offering gratis cuts to destitute sailors. A penniless seaman with a two week beard entered, pleaded for aid, and received a dull razor shave while tears and blame-filled groans accompanied the harsh treatment. A howling dog outside added to the scene before another razor finished the job.
The article notes fish as a profitable soil amendment for poor sandy land. It cites Cape Cod plains yielding good corn after manuring with fish and mentions Long Island farmers using ocean moss bunkers for fertilizer. An Indian taught them to plant corn with small fish placed in each hill.
In a Sunday school moment a teacher asked a pupil to name who killed Goliah. The child replied with innocence that he did not know Goliah was dead, illustrating childlike literalism during the David and Goliah tale.
A Connecticut man patents a method to make imitation fur using a wool or felt base with minced fur hair shaved from refuse skins. The hair is beaten into the base creating a texture so close to real fur that blowing on it barely reveals the disguise.
A Chicago Post note tells of a boy who forged his mother’s name on a shingle with chalk and bought candy with the counterfeit order. The mother regains possession of the shingle as the boy languishes at night.
A North Carolina man lit a wedding day fire in his house and has kept it burning day and night for twenty five years. He now vows to never let the flame die while he lives, making a personal ritual tied to his marriage.
A local deacon at a prayer meeting announced an upcoming church meeting and inadvertently said there was no objection to female brethren staying. A minister recalled a sermon about an emotionally affecting scene where the house was tearful and moved.
A West Chester two year old watched his father pare corns and asked why he was cutting his toe. After explanations the child left, then returned with Indian corn saying he had found many of papa’s toes, a humorous misunderstanding.
The act prohibits any nonmember of the Narragansett tribe from erecting weirs or nets or using hooks in waters within tribal lands without council consent. Violations incur fines from five to twenty dollars per offence, with proceeds to the tribe. The measure also repeals Chapters 996 and 997 of the Statutes regarding Pawtucket incorporation and related amendments, taking effect upon passage.
An act amends Chapter 245 Title 33 with Section 1 fixing the General Treasurer's annual salary at two thousand dollars. Section 2 repeals inconsistent acts, and Section 3 states the act takes effect on April 1, 1873.
An act amends the Cumberland Woonsocket division act. At the first meeting after annual election the Woonsocket Town Council will elect a Board of Assessors of Taxes of up to five members. They will be divided into three classes with one, two, and three year terms respectively, vacancies filled by the Council.
The act allows town overseers to demand money or security from the father of an illegitimate child to cover lying-in and support costs. A trial justice can issue a warrant to bring the alleged father before the court. If pleaded not guilty, the accused may waive examination and be bound over to the Court of Common Pleas with sufficient surety.
The text outlines court procedures for determining a putative father and ordering child support and costs. It covers examination, appeals, security, delivery of the mother, and penalties, with sections on death of the child, trial by jury, and state oversight for unmarried mothers. The act becomes effective upon passage and repeals parts of prior statutes.
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