20 Apr 1872
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1872
Page
1
Amanda M Douglass reflects on dim woods and moonlit trees where winter winds chime like a cathedral. The speaker recalls a loved one who wandered away during spring and never returned, while frost glistens on the sleeper’s bed and the cherished dead dwell in the pathless woods.
Laure Leblond and her husband Adolphe Simon live a quiet life until a bill of exchange drawn by Adolphe's reckless brother surfaces. Laure learns the danger as a law emissary arrives to protest the bill, threatening their cottage and liberty if not paid. Laure remains calm, seeking her husband’s return to face the crisis.
Laure schemes to save her husband by selling her uncle's diamonds and lies about a debt. Leo pard, an Italian diamond dealer, buys the jewels with a receipt to cover Laure's deceit. Benazous pressures Laure while Simon unaware, leading to jealousy and confrontation. A final reckoning with Leopardi reveals the true motive and the path to reconciliation through truth.
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A saying on how fear and anticipation shape happiness, arguing that most evils we fear are imagined and that true pleasure often lies in the anticipation itself. The quote reflects a skeptical view of human worry and a celebration of hopeful expectancy.
A historical quote emphasizes that education preserves liberty more than a standing army and notes that retrenching school master's wages would require higher pay for recruiting sergeants. It frames evaluating men by results over attempts and highlights merit in public service.
A compact set of maxims urging waste not time money or talent and valuing truth over deceit. It cautions against small generosity and favors a graceful heart over mere notions while noting men fixating on women’s faults should close their eyes and that hurried actions lead to losses.
A moral meditation urges that work is honorable and laziness dishonorable. Half pay is better than nothing and idleness leads to vice. True manhood lies in independence, resisting fashion and excess. Helping others affirms character, while challenges forge victories and triumphs through honor and noble soul.
A discussion on placing a man or boy in demanding posts to test and grow them, paired with the emphasis on encouragement over blame. It praises industrious leaders Vanderbilt and Stewart and notes their lifelong work ethic. It also reports on a horticultural anecdote about charcoal enhancing rose colors and petunia varieties, with color changes observed across flowers.
A Cornhill Magazine passage advocates autumn gardening for the elderly as a balanced mix of repose and activity. It praises patience and faith, notes inevitable failures, yet emphasizes steady rewards and tranquil pleasure through all seasons for flower cultivators.
The sermon argues that true dignity comes from living for God, elevating all work and stations. It cites oarsmen risking death to save others and a sister protecting a younger child, praising selfless acts as the highest display of human nature. It urges Christians to serve for God's glory, regardless of station.
Captain George W. Case runs a floating store on the Upper Sacramento River supplying settlers along the river with goods traded for produce. Built a steamer four years ago at $6000, cargo worth $5000 to $6000, round trips about every two weeks. The venture supports Case’s Sacramento property and growing trade as settlers obtain goods cheaply and stay connected with outside news. Yolo Democrat, March 2d.
Wasain Gron's Doc Washington, accompanied by his hound Governor, got lost during a storm in Virginia forests. Lacking compass and food, he strapped flasks to the dog and kicked it to spur a return, prompting a frantic chase, eventual recovery, and lingering fear from the faithful animal's reaction.
A hungry Zouave billeted with a frugal Savoyard woman makes a pot of “flint soup” using water salt and a stone as the base. He tricks her into adding vegetables lard garlic and cloves, serving a savory broth. He leaves with the stone unused yet intact, politely refusing reheated meat.
A cat left at a gentleman's home during its owner's absence forms a curious tale. The cat feeds at the table and brings a kitten from the cellar to request nourishment for its young. After attempts to provide care, investigators reveal the mother could not nourish her litter, clearing her of cruelty.
The Chicago Tribune recounts how George Washington and his cousin Isaac played near the famous cherry tree. Washington confronts the boy about who cut the tree, and the youth responds with a quip about his hatchet, revealing a family legend intertwined with playfellow memory.
Dates of Advertising list rates for square inch ads at 1 000 per week with 25 cents per additional insertion. Special notices before marriages and deaths double. Transients prepaid. Yearly contracts on reasonable terms. Yearly advertiser privilege limited to their own business. Ads due Thursday noon for next issue. Obituaries and political notices charged as ads.
A Maine Farmer piece notes extensive pine forests in Alma and Whitefield, with 15 to 25 acre plots being harvested. It recalls oak timber used for slave ships and molasses trade, and highlights old pine regrowth now reaching 40 to 60 feet tall. Trees reach two feet diameter. profits at ten percent attract farmer interest, urging land to grow timber for future generations.
An anecdote about Rich the manager and famed actor: after a night at the Portugal Street theatre he tricks a hackney driver by jumping from the coach into a tavern parlor, then persuades the driver to turn back. The driver refuses money, Rich offers a shilling. the driver recognizes him despite the disguise and jokes he has fooled him. The tale ends with an actor repeatedly exiting and entering doors in a dark journey, frightening the coachman.
A Pharmaceutical Journal writer describes obtaining lard from a pork dealer that looked pristine. In mercury nitrate ointment it turned from citrine to slate color. Testing revealed lime in the lard, a common practice, where 2 to 5 percent lime is mixed to form a pearly white saponaceous compound that absorbs water during cooling.
Soot is a valuable manure rivaling guano and costs nothing. It should be collected from premises to prevent fires. Rich in ammonia, it benefits most plants but must be used cautiously, composted with muck and ashes or diluted with water. Twelve quarts in a hogshead of water makes a liquid manure for vegetables and flowers, best applied to soil at the roots.
An old Minnesota State Senator recounted an incident on a St. Paul train. A train boy offered a deck of cards for fifty cents. The senator declared he never plays cards and is a church member, prompting the boy to remark he assumed he was a legislator.
A historical note on stellar counts proposes that about 6,000 stars are seen with the naked eye. With an opera glass about ten times that, a small telescope reveals around 200,000, and certain telescopes suggest visibility up to 25,000,000 stars. The text reflects early astronomical speculation on star numbers and observational limits.
A newspaper argues that press efforts contribute more to BP's development than any single public institution, while noting the public sector receives comparatively less return. The piece frames journalism as a driver of town and country advancement, stressing its influence beyond formal governance.
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