30 Aug 1879
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1879
Page
1
A family experiment using two sweet peas in a water filled glass demonstrates seed germination. White roots emerge from the peas, followed by green leaves and a stalk as the sprouts grow. The observation, tied with lace as a viewing guide, shows underground growth processes for curious children.
A Cor relate that moonlight on Mount Washington enchants couples and even old maids across the United States. The writer cites scenes of romance on the rocks at night, including a wife timing a visit to spur sentiment and a husband gifting a shawl bought with a thousand dollars.
An Ithaca New York Journal note describes a small chipping-bird gathering worms for a larger, ailing bird in a nearby tree. The trustful youngster led the adult to food, and both were seen together in the garden over a week, prompting surprise at the behavior.
Aunt Edna narrates a daughter Lilly’s tale of a doctor who cared for her after a naval tragedy. The two fall for each other, Lilly’s secret love for him, a farewell note, a later marriage to the doctor, and the narrator’s enduring loyalty as Edna becomes Dr. Graham’s wife.
A Boston Transcript anecdote recalls Causeur’s high school night struggle with a geometry and algebra problem. After a restless work session, he slept and awoke to two brief equations jotted on the mantel. Morning study confirmed the solution found in his dream.
Athens professor Xavier Landerer cites Levantine mariners using iron in a daily regimen to combat seasickness. The method blends rust scraped from anchor gear with a thyme salt pouch tied near the navel. Reported to calm stomach motions and noted by Landerer as thymian salt, with several sailors said cured.
A Washington DC clergyman condemns public figures testifying for quack remedies yet praises Hop Bitters as a meritorious remedy used by physicians. He asserts its value for family use and says he would not be without it.
A reflective miscellany urges against deceit and warns of misplaced trust. It counsels choosing reliable friends, minding one’s own affairs, and notes that people notice flaws when peeking into others. It envisions time’s lights like moonlight and noon glow, each with a distinct task to do well.
A reflection on donors whose generosity provokes anger when asked, those whose beauty leaves a lasting memory, and others who pour out gifts like springs overflowing. The speaker notes mixed motives and effects, comparing gifts to bullets, beauty, and perennial streams.
Albert Barnes asks if angels are his attendants and urges walking worthy of heavenly companionship. He contemplates purity to tread heaven’s courts and join in eternal praise, insisting feet eyes and lips must be holy as he life-denies the world for heaven.
A reflective meditation on death and afterlife asserts that a person carries the whole of their life into the next world. It compares character to an oak shaped by joys, sorrows, and actions, and argues every past act and thought influences the future self beyond death.
A reflection on how small acts of courtesy and service, though seemingly trivial, compound to meaningful virtue. The author urges daily kindness such as greeting others, running errands for tired people, reading aloud, and caring for children as valued in the eyes of the Lord. Each small unselfish action counts and is rewarded.
In Denmark a unique institution offers daughters of wealth a life plan from birth. Upon birth, a daughter is enrolled with a small initial payment and a moderate annual sub. By 21 she gains a furnished apartment and a growing income, with social housing in an elegant chateau. If the father dies, she receives asylum and future income, while if she marries, funds go to a general fund. The scheme, prospering in Copenhagen for sixty years, resembles life insurance from birth.
In early frontier days settlers faced harsh Indian resistance and the fort became a refuge. Betty the woman defends the structure with loaded muskets while men are away. A farmer later kills an enemy Indian with a swinging scythe, defending against ambush during haying. Venus of Milo theories debate Hercules and victory.
A French cook wins a major lottery prize after predicting a number by a dream shown three nights running that three times eight equals twenty seven. Her master asks why she felt sure. she explains her arithmetic was limited but effective. The tale parodies the idea that a little knowledge is dangerous.
A pale man with long dark hair and his wife dubbed My love stand on Coney Beach watching whitecaps. He whispers of the sea’s secrets as a fall into a sand hole etches a sad moment. She chides him then, and by evening they walk near Cable’s as sun dries the day’s misfortune.
Ben Moody a mountaineer from near Blow ing Rock Watauga County died during log rolling training with Bob Green. They rolled a log down a steep slope when Moody’s foot caught a root and Moody was crushed. Green leaped away and Moody saved him before dying. Raleigh News reports the tragic accident.
A Hannibal Missouri Courier item describes a scorpius species in western Texas river bottoms. After birth, a female ties young to her back in a basket shaped receptacle and they feed on her blood. The mother dies. the young then feed on her. If a young leaves the nest it is killed and eaten by the mother. The male stands nearby.
A reflection on American mobility and change cites oxen yoked to wagons and Ditto Dickens as a benchmark. The author argues that Americans constantly evolve from plains ploughmen to legislators and filibusters, preventing stable character formation and pushing the great American novel into the distant future.
A witty midshipman at a North Pacific station ball asks the daughter of a KC B to partner him. She refuses saying her mother allows no dancing with midshipmen. He reveals he is a lord, she balks, and he quips that Ma forbids dancing with squaws due to her native blood.
A noted English butter maker details a powder made of carbonate of soda and alum to improve butter during heat. For twenty pounds of butter, add a spoonful of soda and a teaspoon of alum to the cream at churning. The powder firms the butter and enhances flavor without entering the butter, leaving its effect in the buttermilk. Prepare the mixture only when ready to churn.
An essay notes geology and climate processes showing revolutions occur slowly and are often only noticed when damage is advanced. It argues chronic diseases like liver and stomach disorders develop gradually and go undetected until relief is nearly impossible. It touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as remedies.
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