19 Apr 1879
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1879
Page
1
A caravan of mule teams camps on a sunlit prairie when old Clark is shot dead and Eliza mourns as Bill the Ranger vows revenge. A ghostly ambush, a subterranean Indian trap, and a fierce pit battle lead to a brutal night of fighting and a heroic ranger return.
A farmer presents a shattered jar filled with butter to a manufacturer and asks for an explanation. The manufacturer replies that the butter was stronger than the jar, illustrating a humorous misfit of materials.
Deacon Wilder credits Hop Bitters for keeping his family healthy during a sick season and saving on doctor bills. He claims three dollars' worth kept everyone well and able to work, contrasting with neighbors who spent much more. The quote appears in the ongoing column.
Hycanuir is cited as the low but broad foundation of virtue. Daily life forms a small life. our life repeats each day. Some hearts bloom in life’s shadows like evening primroses. A tongue that rules itself could govern many. Wealth and status are earned by effort, but their worth may be questioned at the end.
Practical guidance on daily farm work to save time and reduce waste. Emphasizes keeping order, patience, and preparation. Recommends cleaning cows before milking, feeding after preparation, protecting fodder with a cheap rack, and using fresh wood ashes to control vermin in pig nests.
A Lancaster Examiner report from western Lancaster County describes an 18 year old man who sleeps with his head pointing south but awakes facing north regardless of bed position. He also endures sharp pains in feet and limbs before rain or weather changes, described as a remarkable combination of compass and barometer.
The passage argues there is a God through praise of nature. It contrasts belief with atheism, and contemplates the universe as a unified creation. It describes daily and seasonal cycles as evidence of a divine power, noting the sun’s rising and setting and the illusion of directional absolutes.
A correspondent portrays a quiet riverbank hamlet in Pennsylvania where coal and ore lie untapped and a sleepy town rests under a hill. Generous resources surround the village, yet no enterprise has stirred them, while hog killing defines the season and a marksman readies to shoot the fat hog for a communal weigh-in.
A forward looking piece argues for independent journalism against partisan capture, urging balanced yet vigorous critique of misleaders. It discusses evolving public trust, the role of newspapers in exposing rogues, and the goal of being just across all questions.
A Orkney farmer's son marries his master’s daughter and flees to Australia and America. The grandson later becomes a clerk in Illinois, discovering the father he never knew runs the firm. After six months the two meet and reunite in Scotland, father and son rejoined, wife aging into a mature matron. Realistic Romakee tale ends.
The article explains how whales spout or blow. It clarifies that blow holes on the whale head expel heated air, not water from the mouth. Water rises with the surface as a spray due to rapid cooling, forming the visible column and mist.
The New York Sun reports Peace is hanged for murder while Angell receives prison for theft. Hope is arrested in a bank robbery case. The paper notes uncertainty about the jail time for a man connected to two homicides.
A gentleman tells a tale of distress to a Quaker and pathetically says he felt for the sufferer. The Quaker answers that feeling for one’s neighbor is right but asks if he felt in the right place that is in his pocket.
The piece urges thorough morning and night ventilation for eight to ten hours of sleep. It argues that a bed not well aired becomes unsafe due to absorbing moisture and odors from the body and bedding. A room of about 800 cubic feet per person is needed for adequate blood oxygenation.
The article argues that continuous wakefulness exhausts brain energy, causing weakness, disease, and eventual insanity. It explains that only proper rest allows the brain to recuperate, and warns that chronic sleep deprivation leads to hallucinations, delusions, and death.
During a visit to Mr Humann in Os theim an effective method to rid an apiary of ants is described. Use half full syrup bottles set to trap ants that fall in and drown. Camphor drives ants from rooms with honey. Lime dust in gardens harms them. scratching hills open and pouring lime dust with hot water helps. To keep jars of honey or preserved fruit safe, place jars in chests with ash or pulverized chalk on the bottom.
Rates listed for one inch one week one dollar and per cotage one week twenty five cents. Nonpareil type fills one inch twelve lines. Special notices before marriages and deaths double the rates. Transient ads require two advanced payments. Yearly contracts offered on reasonable terms. Yearly advertisers limited to their own immediate business. Ads due by Thursday noon to run in the next issue.
A Philadelphia Times reflection on modern champions, from walking racers to obsessive pie eaters. It notes the rise of unlikely contenders who claim the title in unusual contests, mocking the fad and hoping for quicker ends to their excesses. The piece lampoons society’s fascination with spectacle and ends with railcar ham sandwich boasting as ultimate champion fare.
Insects frequenting water rely on predatory helpers, among which the water spider stands out. It builds an air filled cocoon under water, lines it with silk, and anchors threads to plants. It breathes atmospheric air, filling the cocoon by swimming upside down with an air bubble, creating a living diving bell whose mechanism remains one of nature's mysteries.
An old maxim on trust is contrasted with American suspicion. The passage extols Dr Pierce's Family Remedies including the Golden Medical Discovery Purgative Pellets Favorite Prescription and Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as popular proven cures for stomach liver female diseases and catarrh appealing to readers as genuine and reliable remedies.
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