07 Aug 1869
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1869
Page
1
A devotional verse invokes God's right hand angel and Christ's strength to endure sorrow. It asks for understanding of a pathway of fullness known to thee and seeks comfort until thy coming turns grief into song.
In a Boston brick house a deteriorating romance unfolds between Mabel Kirk and Henry Wentworth. Mabel swears a dying mother’s veto on their union, and Wentworth reforms to become a minister. Five years later he remains single while she dies, with him closing her eyes as a lifelong friend.
The writer urges touring ancient Etrurian cities for scenery and danger. Volterra perched above the Mediterranean faces imminent doom from volcanic and seismic forces, with Badia’s walls and cloisters trembling on a deep sand abyss. The scene blends awe at mighty walls with foreboding of sudden destruction.
A reflective piece argues that habits shape character across life stages from youth to middle age. It warns against overreliance on past virtue and notes that adversity, wealth, and midlife temptations can erode integrity.
The piece notes no surviving descendants of Christopher Columbus and recalls Fernando Columbus a scholar traveler who funded a vast library for Seville Cathedral and informed Washington Irving's Columbus Life It cites a tablet epitaph urging tribute to Columbus and his son and hints at faded memory of their deeds.
The tropics yield abundant greenery but inconspicuous flowers. Even Brazil’s forests show few brilliant blossoms, and famous orchard displays are uncommon. Many showy cultivated flowers originate in temperate zones, such as lilies from temperate climates.
A gossiping elder critic tells a brother editor she likes the paper but objects it lacks enough deaths. The remark highlights the newspaper’s balance of gossip and obituary items.
The article discusses Babism as a reform movement spreading across Eastern Asia challenging Islam, its beliefs on divine attributes and social reforms, including marriage and divorce, and its persistence amid persecution. It then shifts to observations on Japanese society and culture, praising cleanliness, housing, and gardens, with notes on wrestling and eating habits. It closes with a piece on leisure and newspaper editing, comparing editors to army leaders.
Dr Petrifaction asserts that Dr Marini has devised methods to turn the human body into stone in any pose. He describes photographs of a Senator preserved in life-like pose, a table slab made from bodily remains, and a mummy foot, all presented as authentic specimens. He claims the inventions are genuine and of high value.
A young woman drops a handkerchief on a vacant seat in a crowded car. A well dressed man sits on it, unaware, as she moves away to speak with a friend. The reveal causes amused chatter as she notices the white fabric under his chair.
The late Captain G in Vermont, a noted merino breeder, was delighted when his sheep produced twins. He celebrated the survivorship of the first twin, then the second died, and the captain declared the remaining lamb valuable for future profits. The following day he killed the old ewe, saying he had got rid of the breed.
A jumble of antiquated maxims on human foibles. It offers quirky proverbs about predicting outcomes, judging quality, deceit with hidden bricks, sour soup, begging for loans, seizing opportunity, foolish matches, and claiming spare time that masks lack of will.
A fragment quotes Sir Joshua Reynolds on excellence as reward of labor and practice, noting the mind grows through disciplined habits. It compares progress to clock hands moving toward a point, yet slow enough to escape observation.
Advertising rates listed for 91,000 square inches with weekly runs at 25 cents per square for each further insertion. Twelve lines or fewer count as one square. Special notices before marriages and deaths double the rate. Transient ads prepaid. Yearly contracts offered on reasonable terms with limits to advertiser's immediate business. Copy due by Thursday noon, February 28, for next issue. Obituaries, political notices, and religious notices charged as advertisements.
In 1863 near Madison Court House an old countryman faced a picket’s demand to swear allegiance or be buried alive. He refused the oath. The captors opened a grave and pressed him to yield. He stepped back, then calmly said, We go on with your funeral.
An allegorical tale observes a man striking the earth with his foot in anger, only injuring himself as the world endures. It likens the editor’s reaction to a newspaper halt after a blunder, noting the self harm of action and the world’s indifference to petty shocks.
A medical student says he cannot locate the bone of contention and asks whether it lies near the jaw bone.
Harp notes argue horses are meant to ease human labor not endure harsh driving. Kind treatment prevents wear and tear, while harsh use wastes horse flesh and performance. Excessive driving and abuse tire animals, yet careful handling keeps them robust for mowing, reaping, thrashing, and heavy farm tasks.
The writer urges quick frequent weeding with a steel rake to prevent weeds from taking hold. Early cultivation between rows keeps a garden tidy and reduces later effort. A sun exposed weed in seedling stage is easier to kill than a mature plant.
Fresh fish should be kept alive at stalls to ensure quality. When fresh, eyes bright gills red and body stiff indicate readiness. In Europe, fresh water fish are held in water tanks in hotels and killed only when needed.
To Mrastre Gram wa Bu multiply the length by the width and then the result by the height in inches. Divide the product by 2150, the number of square inches in a bushel, to obtain the number of bushels in the bin.
The article offers practical farming tips including rotating cattle pastures to prevent overgrazing, feeding livestock with succulent fodder like green clover and corn stalks, and providing ample pond water rather than stagnant pools. It also cautions on watering soil when dry and advises dissolving manure materials like common salt soot or guano in moist conditions for root uptake.
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