Brothers Teach Little One to Spell a Long Word
In playful talk the elder guides the younger toward the word ILallelujah V Praise the Lord as they discuss school and recovery. The scene centers on a family moment of learning and faith.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1874
Page
1
Wind and love remembered in old family tale
In a quiet country house a New Year’s wind opens a story told by Aunt Jane about Ben, a nabob’s son, who loved her but lost his chance when a door slammed. The tale recalls youth, propriety, and a past romance shaped by weather and time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude
Jane
Aunt Jane
Aunt Polly
Uncle Ned
Ned
June
Gerty
Polly
Benjamin
Papa
Ben
Jenny
India
Nabob
Will
Hardenberg Prosperity and a New Hampshire Backstory
In a late nineteenth century New Hampshire tale, Elihu Hardenberg contemplates family ties as he expands his dry goods business in the city. He invites his aged parents to live with him, while his wife Eloise polishes social standing. Grandma Hardenberg enters the social scene, charms the Appollonius circle, and Eloise accepts a staged aristocratic future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Rannymede
Elihu
Clover
Elihu Hardenberg
Runnymede
Mamma
Eloise
Grandma
Appollonicus
Augustus
Cornelia
Ancient Paper Theories On Origin And Craft
The piece explains how rice paper from China is produced from tree pith and differs from wood pulp methods. It recalls ancient Egyptian papyrus making by peeling bark and drying strips, noting papyrus scrolls preserved with linen wrappings in tombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Moses
Dramatic Romeo Garrick and Barry Impress in Garden Scene
A 1749 audience note describes Garrick as Romeo showing vivid animation and daring gestures in the garden scene while Barry appears tender and persuasive. The observer imagines herself as Juliet both tempted to leap up and to jump down to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrick
Romeo
Gerrick
Juliet
Barry
We Do Not Belong to Our Portions Here in Washington Chronical
A bold editorial stance proclaims the paper’s independence, declaring ownership of its own voice and inviting readers to read or pass by at will. The motto signals a firm separation from external control and expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Chronical Office
Questions in Arithmetic in old prose style
A set of playful arithmetic riddles asks how many grains form a scruple and a doubt how many days to a week and a strong how many miles to a league and a confederacy how many quarters to a yard and to a garden.
Exertion and Exhilaration Highlighted in Miscellany
The note cites Chalmers praising successful effort as a source of cheerful energy that spreads good humor to others, emphasizing how effort translates into positive social effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmers
Reading as a Path to Field and Garden Understanding
A reflection on books that deepen love of nature and draw people toward the mysteries of trees, streams, and weeds, enriching happiness and shared wealth.
Emblems of Purity and Hidden Nobility in Flowers
The speaker argues that flowers mark inner refinement unseen by the world. Flowers are cultivated even in vice ridden spaces, indicating a hidden goodness of heart and hopeful character where they appear.
A Strong Mind Hopes and Holds to Integrity
A strong mind rests on inner integrity and hope. It adapts to change, even if all is lost, preserving worth. Hope awakens courage, while despondency is the chief evil, a surrender of life. He who implants courage becomes the soul’s best physician.
Opposition as the soil of manhood and resilience
The passage argues that opposition helps character. It compares kites rising against the wind to human effort and insists hardship builds self reliance. It warns against fleeing challenges and asserts enduring storms for personal worth.
If A Child Wishes A Light To Sleep
A Herald of Health critique warns against harsh parenting that hides a child under the bedclothes to sleep. It condemns a Spartan self discipline that leaves children in darkness and warmth removed, noting mothers may not intend harm yet cause unnecessary suffering.
A Cheerful Face Promotes Joy and Kindness Everywhere
The piece urges carrying radiance in the face and spreading cheer to all. Smiles are small acts that bless giver and receiver and educate children, with gentleness and indulgence toward all.
Experiments With Gas Burners In Paris Light Works
In Paris gas works experiments compared batwing fishtail Manchester and argand burners to gauge efficiency for public and private lighting. Fishtail needs at least three millimeters pressure. batwing adopted for public lights. Argand uses many small holes. optimal hole diameter seven tenths of a millimeter with about thirty holes and twenty centimeter chimney height. More gas raises illumination until practical limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Manchester
Maxims of Cardinal de Retz in Historic Reflections
A collection of Cardinal de Retz aphorisms as praised by Lord Chesterfield for their practical lessons drawn from experience. The maxims warn that weak minds misjudge, fear impedes action, and true leadership blends resolution with judgment while cautioning against misplacing trust and overestimating the extraordinary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal DE Retz
de Retz
Lord Chesterfield
Tan
Resignation Under Calamity and Christian Patience
A discussion on patience and composure under distress as true Christian resignation. It argues virtue is tested in sickness and want, not in easy times, and that steadfast trust in God emerges through affliction, pain, and misfortune rather than in a merely punitive scenario.
Historic Fiction PuNcTURED
A ghoulish tale from contemporaries recalls Napoleon's one armed soldier who earned the Legion of Honor after losing an arm at Austerlitz. The mutilated veteran asks if losing both arms would change the honor before the Emperor replies. The soldier then cuts off the other arm, prompting reflection on how he held the sword to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Eloise
Father
Cornelia
New Hampshire
Mrs. Appollonious
Lois
Croesus
Mrs. Croesus
Augustus
Hardenberg
Elihu
Runnymede
Grandma Hardenberg
Miss Eloise
Grandpa
Naapoleon
Austerlitz
Legion of Honor
Louis Globe
Early Education and the Balance of Mind and Body
The text argues that children with no early reading benefit but strong physical education surpass early readers when intellectual work starts before the body is primed. It asserts health is the base and instruction the ornament, advocating physical education before and alongside intellectual training.
Bananas and sugar remedy tale cited by old lady
A venerable lady, peering over spectacles at bananas, asks about a sugar and hot shovel folk remedy for neuralgia while noting a curious phrase about a dog and fumes. The remark reflects a humorous exchange in a casual scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tris
Tongue of a Fool and Wisdom in the Wise
A succinct adage contrasts folly and wisdom, noting that a fool’s speech reveals poor counsel while a wise man guards wisdom within. The saying emphasizes restraint in speaking and the value of measured judgment.
The Business of Journalism and its Apprentice Gap
The St. Louis Globe argues journalism remains a field for wealth and ego, noting editors often lack apprenticeship and training. It praises the hard work of national journalists and contrasts public confidence in self-appointed editors with general street skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe
Manv
Pallas
America
Woman Attempts to Hire Servant From Mansion Mistress
A city housekeeper, in need of help, tries to hire a servant from a mansion by offering more pay. She discovers too late she was speaking to the mistress of the house, wife of a respected local citizen, who refuses the offer and remarks she sleeps with the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sug Dion
Portsmouth Times
The Language of Animals Expresses Social Traits
The piece notes that wolves hunt in packs with coordinated energy, deer and buffalo act jointly for food and water, and wild horses follow signs as commands. Birds dogs rats mice and insects are described as sociable or capable of communicating wishes within their species, highlighting coordinated behavior in nature.
Mark Twain on Mor mondom and polygamy
Mark Twain recalls visiting Mor mondom with plans to end polygamy but concedes his heart softened toward the poor and Homely women. He argues that marrying one is Christian charity and marrying sixty is sublime openhanded generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
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