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31 Aug 1872
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Bristol Phoenix in Bristol, Rhode Island
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1872
Page
1
Buy Your Own Cherries A Temperance Tale Of Reform
A carpenter John Lewis resists public house temptation after a landlady guards cherries. He pays his debt, seeks temperance, and with his wife Mary and their children transforms their life. Through honesty and thrift he becomes foreman, builds savings, and his family prospers as they join a church and temperance movement. The tale ends with the moral that a home depends on how money is spent: buy your own cherries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lewis
John
Missus
Joh
Mary
Yonder Gate
Tom Smith
Dick Bates
Tommy
Jor
Govenor
Iere
Broad St
Mister Lewis
Building Society
Grand Alliance
Temperance
Editor dismissed for poor humor at Atlanta Weekly
The Atlanta Weekly sacks its funnyman after a failed joke leads to his move to the opposition paper. Management laments wasted effort and jokes about hiring a witty writer with no salary limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Weekly
Tennyson
Shakspeare
Mocked boy learns odd remedy from schoolmaster
A country schoolmaster tells a boy he is stupid and likens him to a donkey. The boy replies with a dark joke about feeding and kicking. The exchange highlights harsh schooling methods and the blunt humor of a child.
Debt Reminder Turns on Money, Not Time
STuBIBs told a debtor that repayment is a money issue, not a matter of time. The debtor replied it is about money, not timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubibs
The King of the Cannibal Islands and Feejee Gazette
A column contrasts mortality and duty with a meditation on death. It reports arrival of the Feejee Government Gazelle from Levuka, noting Kept English dominance, a national Thanksgiving on April 11, and a growing, less despotic, British influenced Kingdom of Feejee with a Parliament and Supreme Court. It recalls past cannibalism and mistreatment, urging modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannibal Islands
Feejee
Gazelle
F. W. Hennings
New Kingdom
Supreme Court
California
New Zealand
Levuka
Boy Trades Bible for Fiddle in Clever Comeback
A boy seeking a free Bible meets a Presbyterian deacon who praises his piety and offers a fine bound Bible. The boy pockets it and, when asked if he feels happy, reveals he can swap the Bible for a fiddle, outwitting the offer with a sharp comeback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
Stop Gossip and Backbiting The Habit to Avoid
An exhortation condemns backbiting and gossip as harmful to character and relationships. It argues that truth and defense of the absent should replace spreading rumors, citing religious admonitions and the damage caused by calumny to individuals and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Paul
How to Avoid Colds and Winter Ailments
This extract from Il Wood's Household Magazine explains cold causes and dangers. It traces how cold air affects the lungs pleura joints and heart and stresses keeping feet warm and avoiding sudden cooling after warming up to prevent colds and related illnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IlWood
Household Magazine
The Art of Spending Well for Household Wealth
An article urges careful budgeting and prudent purchases for households. It argues the art of spending is as important as earning, recommending durable, useful items that yield long term satisfaction and value. It contrasts practical investments with fleeting trimming and minor luxuries.
Watch Lost and Turkey Trick Delights Mexican Court
A Mexican judge forgets his watch, a wife and a wily visitor conspire to swap for a turkey. The ruse collapses as neighbors reveal the supposed thief was a clerk’s tale, leaving the court to dine on the centerpiece while the case unravels.
Great Villain Arrested Over Honor Watch Theft
A narrative recounts a bold theft of an honor watch and a turkey used as court evidence. A judge orders delivery to the courthouse by a porter, and the suspect is sent along with the bird. The tale ends with the party dining on the improvised feast amid light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuk Watch
Turkey
Mexico
Senorita
Villian
Mayer
Parrot’s warning causes church panic and split exits
A shipboard parrot escapes to a church and interrupts a stern sermon with the cry all hands below causing mass panic. The crowd flees as the preacher looks on, while an elderly woman stranded by illness realizes she belongs to another church across the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devil
MisTAKE in a Warren minister's sugar incident
In Warren County a pious Methodist minister's eight year old son Watty is accused by his mother of stealing sugar from the closet. The Rev Dr Close, staying nearby, awakens and prays by the closet door, only to be surprised by the woman's claim. She discovers her mistake, and Watty alone finds humor in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Raleigh
N. C
Warren County
Methodist Church
Burge
Watty
The Stranger Judge and the Forgetful Visitor
A man plays on his name by forgetting it at a friend’s house. Sir Thomas Strange is asked to leave his name, replies he has forgotten it, the servant cites the remark, and the judge leaves, leaving the servant still ignorant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Strange
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