27 Apr 1872
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1872
Page
1
A lyrical meditation on hopeful springtime joy failing to bloom at night. The poem recalls a blissful cup brimmed with happiness and a queen bee awaiting nectar, while the garden prince courts the flowers and the morning remains mute. Ambrosia is pledged to another.
Deacon Flint plans a move to C and begins at five o'clock Monday morning with his wife and children. They unload the last load at the depot by evening, facing a tough few days of heat and dirt but keeping a hopeful spirit. She sings while cleaning, reflecting on beginnings and prayers, as the couple adjusts to life in their new home and awaits the minister’s greeting and acceptance in the unfamiliar town.
Martha Pendleton Flint hangs out laundry on a Sunday morning and amuses churchgoers. The Deacon Samuel Flint returns, confusion, forgiveness, and a community framing a playful moral about misreading a day. Their laughable ruse becomes a tale of humility and lecturing members.
In this miscellany a moral reflection states that every person is aware of temperamental infirmities and has a duty to correct and subdue them, especially in early life. No specific individuals or events are cited.
A Persian philosopher explains his knowledge comes from not letting shame hinder him from asking questions when ignorant. He emphasizes curiosity as the path to learning and understanding.
A farmer and son observe wheat stems in harvest. The boy judges tall straight stalks as best, but the farmer shows the opposite, noting the upright stalk is light headed and nearly useless while the bending stalk holds rich grain, teaching humility over appearances.
A philosophical reflection on truth and character arguing honesty builds social trust. It claims saber veracity charms conversation and sincerity shapes opinion, while trustworthiness fosters friendship and security. The true man remains consistent, offering one answer and one truth to interrogators.
Rev Dr BeHows argues that world changing men are those who lived across many stations. Exile and home, beggar and prince, miner’s boy and Elector's favorite shaped such leaders. They learn both abundance and want and hence guide people toward a purpose.
A reflection on teaching youth urges instructors to recall their own youthful mistakes. The speaker notes how reviewing his younger self’s penmanship inspired patience and forgiveness toward students, suggesting empathy and restraint when correcting errors.
A distinguished oculist warns that reading on moving trains strains the eyes as the ear and eye continually adjust to distance. Fatigue leads to bloodshot, painful eyes and possible paralysis of accommodation from sustained reading in railway cars.
A 19th century warning urges parents, especially mothers, to tightly protect children from dampness and cold. It argues insufficient clothing raises croup risk, condemns fashionable neglect, and calls for pragmatic care to prevent illness or death among youngsters.
Montreal readers recall Rev Dr Balch’s influence in the Diocese, noting his missionary zeal, funding efforts, and intended schools for missionary daughters. His London Ontario visit and Hellmuth College tour are described as part of his broader mission to aid education and support churches.
A Boston capitalist proposed two large hemispheres as miniature worlds with real oceans and varied geology to show global features. The plan aimed to let people see foreign lands without travel, but the idea was never realized and criticized as impractical.
The Newport area exploits Honeyman Hill as a scenic overlook with views of Easton's pond, the ocean, Fort Adams, the Dumplings, Canonicut, Narragansett Bay, and surrounding farmland. Dr. C. F. Heywood of New York has bought most of the property and plans a summer residence amid street and beach improvements, signaling rapid development and future cottages.
The testimony of agricultural books and scientists favors deep plowing and deep cultivation. Deep plowing renews soil, brings nutrients to the surface, aids plant access to sunlight and air, and improves drainage by supplying moisture when needed.
A Springfield paper questions a Rhode Island advertisement claiming shoes are made with Hear soles and tongues. The editorial notes the claim seems dubious and mocks the ad's legitimacy.
In Pumpelley’s Travels a traveler notes Japanese sleeping customs a thick quilt summer robe for warmth a wooden pillow box with a folded paper cushion sonto support the neck the habit of removing the top paper each morning and the awkward learning curve ending with a beheading dream due to the pillow’s edge
Lewinbeeck explains tiny life seen with a microscope describing insects in sand grains, mold as a forest, butterflies as feathered, hairs as tubes, and skin scales covering bodies. He urges caution about air, food, and water for home and hearth.
A Parisian lawyer counsels a pretty young woman seeking to compel a fiancé to marry her. He schemes with her, then discovers she intends to marry him, revealing the ruse as she confesses her love for him. He accepts, and the tale notes he adores his wife.
A New England Farmer reader reports seaweed mulch for trees and the superior durability of green eel-grass when amassed as a heap. He notes Westport and the Westport River trade shipping seaweed to farmers who prize it for soil improvement, with rockweed and kelp mixed in. Col. Waring of Rhode Island Farms cites four to five mile hauling for four to four and a half dollars per cord, and sellers from New London to Fisher's Island supply rockweed by the ton.
A tale tells of John the elder who dreams of conflict with a minister at an elders meeting. He forgives the dead minister upon waking, and the minister later dies. The elder mourns, and the story ends with a near heavenly reunion at heaven’s gate.
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