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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1877
Page
1
A reflective poem questions what makes a noble life. It contrasts the hoarding of wealth and bloody conquest with learning and wisdom, ultimately praising a life of toil to aid others and ease the path for the weak. The speaker asserts true nobility lies in generosity and service over self enrichment.
The piece portrays James Russell Lowell as a methodical writer who drafts with a pasteboard desk between table and hearth, outlining his work joint by joint. It notes his characteristic handwriting, frequent revisions, and clerical approach to proofs, comparing his classical knowledge to Longfellow’s and his Dantean reading shaping a perceived superiority in Boston.
Majendie notes to Dr. Farr at Saltpetriere that deaths with no clear cause often stem from pneumonia or lung consolidation, missed due to dulled chest percussion in the elderly. Farr observes aging blurs disease signs, yet many dies from debility, while some deaths are attributed to specific illnesses. He cites Bacon on the physician guiding the nation through such natural death.
In Virginia a Union officer cried for water when Confederate James Moore of Burke County NC crawled over fortifications and gave him a drink. The wounded man refused the Confederate’s gold watch and later mailed Moore a note promising ten thousand dollars in four annual installments.
The passage critiques the belief that wealth equals virtue and suggests most men are benevolent only when costs are low. It contrasts Tom Jones’s indifference to poor John Smith with the expectation that Sim Rogers should offer aid.
Ellen Churchill, a frugal forewoman at Meredith and Son in Philadelphia, faced gossip for not contributing to a silver tankard for retiring manager Mr. Rodman. Behind her stinginess lay a noble secret: she financed her stepbrother Stephen Grady’s debt for two thousand dollars, sacrificing comfort to repay the loan. Walter Rodman, the manager’s son, learns her truth, wins her love, and Ellen flees to Lenwood, where they wed after his confirmation of her sacrifice.
A fragment of moral meditation on wealth and virtue. It discusses the uselessness of greed, the limits of fortune, and the paradoxes of generosity and humility, noting that even covetous men show intervals of giving and that fate cannot be conquered.
The text urges never to believe evil of anyone without proof and to avoid rude jokes or carrying humor too far, emphasizing restraint and orderly conduct in social discourse. It frames courtesy as essential to personal integrity and social harmony.
Plahp Gilbert Hamerton argues in his essays that newspapers bind civilized society by sharing daily thoughts, hopes, and discoveries. He contends that access to a large paper prevents isolation, helping people from France to the United States stay informed and connected through telegraph and press.
A critique of overwork arguing for leisure and rest as a moral and creative force. It contrasts American labor with European leisure and cites Socrates Newton and Watts to claim great minds emerged in idle moments, urging a balance of work and recreation for a healthier society.
The piece discusses color afterimages produced by staring at colored disks and shifting gaze to white or gray surfaces, explaining complementary colors and eye fatigue. It cites Dr. Bezold on color theory and notes how cold colors evoke stronger contrasts, with a method readers can replicate using paper disks on colored backgrounds.
Dr H V Redfield cites a North Alabama physician who notes nine teen of twenty meals are fried meat and hot bread yet dyspepsia is less common there due to outdoor living. He argues eastern pie and cake cause similar damage, with pie seen as a greater digestive danger than southern biscuits.
Two men cutting wood near San Jose California found two large birds inside a hollow limb of a tree. The birds could not fly, likely raised by fellow birds since birth through the hollow opening. They appear about two years old and had not escaped due to the limb closing long ago.
The anecdote recalls Curran sparring with Judge Robinson in a clash laced with satire. Curran quips that his books are better than bad pamphlets, cites Roderick Random to mock dignity, and warns the judge that pushing limits may end in mutual reflection on misdeeds.
The article argues mental state shapes bodily health. It notes bodily illness can depress the mind, while sorrow and distress harm health, whereas agreeable emotion boosts nervous currents and vitality. It cautions physicians may overlook this link and concludes physical well being requires general happiness.
A curio of language shows a man promising to eliminate the truth of the gospel but meaning expound. A judge vows reform yet declares his decision neither partisan nor impartial. A clergyman’s sing song prayers yield blunders and funny phrases such as all-sufficient and insufficient and tolerant versus intolerant.
Advertising rates describe charges of $1.00 for one insertion and 25 cents per additional insertion per week. Each twelve-line nonparral type equals one inch. Special notices for marriages and deaths cost 15 cents per line. Transient ads paid in advance. Yearly contracts on reasonable terms. Yearly advertisers limited to their own immediate business. Ads must be submitted by Thursday noon for the next issue.
A travel sketch from Louisville to Chicago to St Paul and Minneapolis detailing the Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis Line. It highlights Lake Mendota Lake Monona Devils Lake Baraboo Elroy and the pine woods logging towns along the route. The piece praises scenery dining services and Pullman through service with connections to Duluth and Manitoba.
The Western Rural argues that horse production outpaces death rates, raising stock and prices unless foreign demand stabilizes. Breeders should shift to fast-walking horses for saddle and draft use, promising steady demand and higher utility. Slow horses waste time and money in farms and urban hauling, making rapid walkers essential.
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