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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1869

Page

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Amendment to Statutes Enacted by General Assembly

An act amends Chapter of the statutes as enacted by the General Assembly. It details the effective date and expiry tied to the granting of a credential or appointment. The secretary of state or department governs the enforcement and related procedures as specified in the act.

Rhodo Island Providence Plantations General Assembly United States Secrox Sta Rison Providence County Supreme Court Ghoripy Upom Prion Buller Hospital Nand Ander Ued Butler Hospital Pisneasyineum VeEgrioNremioy

Abel Withers and the Waterspout near Milo rescue

A captain famed for skill and mercy becomes drink-affected aboard the Waterspout bound for Smyrna. Drunken orders imperil the ship near Milo, but mate Sargent's decisive actions avert disaster. Withers sobers, begs forgiveness, and crews regain trust as they escape the rocks and reflect on punctuality and duty.

Uncas as American Apollo of the Woods in Cooper’s Mohicans

A contemporary notice praises Cooper’s Uncas as the quintessential American native hero. It argues the sculptor and painter should honor Uncas as the aboriginal Apollo and as the bridge between Humanity and Nature, likening him to Greek ideals of beauty, youth, and daring.

Fennimore Cooper Atlantic America Ducas Cooper Mohicans Apollo Uncas Adonis

Appison quotes on life through aging and ambitions

A fragmentary quotation notes general grief at life's brevity and a man’s path from youth to business, estate, honors, and eventual retirement, illustrating aspirations across life stages in a brief, period voice.

Appison

Early oratory practice and life success

Henry Clay credits daily reading and speaking from age twenty seven as the sole factor shaping his destiny. He recalls practicing in a corn field a barn with horses and oxen as auditors. He urges young men to improve and exercise speech daily, noting oratory’s unmatched power to captivate and sway.

Cyesar Henry Clay

Manners as the passport to Society and Trust

The highest style of manners grows from affection rather than intellect. Certain people radiate welcome with unstudied ease, their faces a passport to society. They are frank, affable, unflurried, and at home wherever duty leads, offering warmth as the best guarantee of confidence.

A Cona Comina tale of a rattlesnake’s doom

A California traveler recounts a naturalist backed story of rattlesnakes hunted by a bird called Cona Comina. The bird pairs surround a sunbaked snake with cactus burrs, fencing it tightly until the venom drives the snake to turn on itself and die.

California

Crurce Sixene Hymn Riddle Solved by Clerical Patch

A Syracuse Journal correspondent reports a prayer meeting line misheard by a girl as Mike Rime's a bird and long has been. After hymn-book searches a translation origin is found: My crimes a burden long have been. Earlier, a separate puzzle solved linked to Peteri and a Peter reference.

Peteri Peters Peter

Poetry as Reach of the Soul and Hopes for a Brighter Future

The fragment muses that poetry seeks something better and brighter than present sight. It suggests imagination foretells a more indestructible loneliness within that future. Hope faith and love are implied as guiding forces toward that coming ideal.

Dangerous claret described as counterfeit wine

The passage warns that claret is often a vile mix produced by soaking shavings in water with tartaric acid and a touch of alcohol. It notes that thousands of gallons are made this way and that good judges struggle to distinguish it from genuine claret.

Primitive Arab hospitality in a Khan chamber

The narrator recalls camping in rain near an old Khan with an Arab couple, two cows a calf and a donkey all in one room. No chimney the fire nearly burns us yet the scene starkly reveals primitive life and genuine hospitality. We endure smoke smells and mud then retire to tents as wind rain pound the night away.

Aras Khan Londseer Dr. Bellows

Coruens Cure and Cough Myths Debated

The Haw s Journal of Health argues that curative care promotes coughing to clear lungs in consumption. It warns against suppressing coughing as it hinders natural cure and condemns patients who seek "cures" for coughs. The piece likens reliance on false cures to self-destruction.

Iself Haws Journal of Health

Fishing for a mouse becomes schoolroom lesson

A country correspondent recalls a child who bent a pin into a fish hook, tied a string, and used cheese to lure a mouse from a hearth hole. Punished for fishing during class, the boy kept bobbing until the mouse seized the cheese, then exclaimed I thwar Ive got him, stunning the pupils.

Misa

Onions as a Remedy for Coughs and Colds

The article extols onions for coughs and colds, especially in children, eaten cooked or raw with salt or in vinegar. A syrup made with sliced onion, molasses or honey, and butter simmered an hour in a tin basin is recommended, with one oven door left open to avoid excess heat.

Breyer’s Place in Christian Devotion Noted

A fragmentary historic note discusses Socrates teaching Alcibiades and argues such reasoning should guide Christian devotion. It asserts Alcibiades deserves inclusion for what he received and warns against harmful requests, even if asked. The passage reflects on wisdom, virtue, and restraint.

Breyer Socrates Alcibiades

Road manners in winter traffic rights and duties

A historical excerpt emphasizes courteous road sharing among teams. It explains that drivers must yield space to passing teams, especially in winter when loads are heavy. The piece urges accommodation, moderation, and reciprocity, noting that good manners align with law and that overruling others is improper.

Small hot bed gardening tips from Barry Garpins

Advice on creating a compact hot bed in a garden corner using a sash frame and horse manure to accelerate transplanting. Instructions cover sowing rows of cabbage tomatoes peppers cauliflower beets celery lettuce and peppergrass with practical steps for cucumbers melons and lima beans and timing a six week lead time before transplanting to avoid frost.

Barry Garpins

Proper Plowing Technique for Perfect Soil Inhume

The text stresses thorough plowing to properly bury decomposable matter and protect it from the atmosphere. It warns against pre-dressing before breaking up, urging careful, angled furrow slices turned by hoe or hand. It condemns imperfect plows and warns faulty plowing creates onerous after cultivation and greater costs.

Dahlia Tubers Planted in Salt Muck Impress Readers

A note for seaside readers mentions that last year Dahlia tubers were planted in salt muck and wintered in flower beds. The result was exceptional with no finer blooms found anywhere.

Mick

Feax-Seed Folk Remedy For Fatting Horses Cattle

A fragment notes that Feax-Seed given to horses or cattle helps shed old hair and makes them sleek and fat whether young or old. The claim highlights Feax-Seed as a sole fattening agent for older horses, though details are incomplete.

Fruit grower plants thirty thousand trees in years

An extensive fruit grower speaks on his orchard expansion, noting peaches and pears among his crops and the Apple goal. He discusses future cultivation, cream and butter yields, and the influence of cronies and manners on production.

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