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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1875
Page
1
A reflective poem recalls seven fishermen by the shore as centuries pass their memories endure. Among them Peter is bold and John is gentle, all grieving the Lord’s absence and uncertain whether the dead will rise.
Henry Harland narrates his perilous voyage from Southampton to Nagasaki aboard the Saucy Maid and the Henry Clay. A devastating typhoon wrecks the Saucy Maid. Harland saves the Henry Clay, earns salvage and a substantial testimonial, and returns to marry Dora Davenport after a dramatic reunion.
The piece recounts old time newspaper ads about advertising rates and insertion rules, then a domestic scene where Aunt Jerusha defends not slandering neighbors while gossiping about church ladies, Mrs. Baker and the Carpenters as others listen and sip tea. The rhythm mimics a village settler’s satire on gossip and ethics.
The piece skewers the professional early riser who takes moral pride in waking early. He greets household members with condescension, boasts of rising hours before others, and asks who rose when, seeking to highlight supposed superiority over sleepers.
The Briest Sipe urges readers to endure hardship with a positive outlook. Emphasizing that troubles forge strength, he compares gloomy weather to dull seas and argues adversity sharpens character. A sunbeam's virtue outweighs vast cloudiness as night gives way to day.
The text describes Brazil's dry season with June vegetation ceasing and July leaves yellowing. August scenes resemble a European winter without snow, trees stripped, wilderness plants drying to feed cattle. It notes this period is ideal for preparing mountain coffee, beans laid on ground to dry rapidly in arid air.
The article extols exposing people and especially children to sunlight. It warns that deep shade and confinement indoors dulls color, strength, and intelligence, while sun exposure boosts vitality. It cites hospital practices in France using inclined sunlit beds and argues mothers should keep children in the sun, not in the shade.
The speaker argues that most fortunes come from long term commitment to a single plan or crop. Success favors those who persist with a chosen product, supply limits demand, and lower costs win. The key is learning to grow a crop more cheaply than competitors.
A dairyman in our market reports butter, once suffering complaints due to coal oil fumes in the milk room, was saved by installing a tin ventilating tube from the chimney top to the roof exterior. After the vent, the butter no longer faced odor or taste issues and regained its reputation.
At a centennial gathering a lady, inspired by the company, asked a gentleman playing Washington if it would be nice if all there were blue blood. He replied by asking, What would become of you and I?
A reflective aphorism notes that no matter which direction a man faces he must turn his back on half the world. The line emphasizes universal limits of indiscriminate appeal and perception.
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