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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1873
Page
1
Family Secrets and a Weaving Romance Across Generations
In a Vermont setting, Penelope Merrill and Abner Hoyt marry after a tangled family past. A hidden uncle Abner, a letter, and a fateful Latin Bible test a father’s trust. Mary Winder’s vow to end deception brings reconciliation as Penelope remains unnamed by the family.
Vanity as a Cautionary Strong Drink Motto
A historical proverb notes vanity as a potent temptation that dulls virtue. The line casts vanity as a force that unsettles moral steadiness and distorts judgment.
No Man Perishes Alone in His Iniquity Quote
A reflective aphorism notes that no person dies in isolation from their misdeeds and warns that the full consequences of actions are beyond guesswork.
Clergyman Endorses Friend as Human Yet Growing Man
A Western clergyman recommends a friend for a role, praising his humanity and noting he has made notable errors, yet demonstrates through action and correction a hopeful, conscious, and growing manhood. The remark frames flaws as part of personal development.
The Laws of Nature as Inevitable Judgment
Longfellow states that the laws of Nature are just and terrible with no mercy. Cause and consequence are inseparable. fire burns, water drowns, air consumes, earth burns. He suggests human punishment for crimes against human laws should be as inevitable as natural law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longfellow
Courage from religion as moral strength against fear
A quote attributed to Theo. Parker extols religion as the source of true courage. It argues this higher courage faces danger and loss with a steady spirit, remaining fearless while pursuing a noble outcome despite scorn, hate, and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Parker
A Cui Lp's Lock Explains Child Ethics
A parent asks why mosquitoes were not killed after a girl returns home with bites. The child explains that she would kill them if they entered her house, but in the woods she holds no right to kill them as it is their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope Winder
Pen
Old Bay
Penelope
Dr. Ambler
Malvina
Abbey
Major Winder
Father Winder
Nathan
Abner
Lyman
Paulet
Rochester
Mary Winder
James White
Aunt Abbey
Miss Winder
Mary
Father
Mother
Cultivate a Taste for Reading for Missing Mind Growth
A speaker condemns business-only life for young men urging regular time for reading and mind development. He argues a reading habit surpasses money in value and warns a wealthy man may waste riches without educated taste. He cites a two‑millionaire who would trade wealth for his son’s education.
Temptation of Poverty and Double Standards in Justice
A discussion on how poverty temptations test honesty and how society punishes poor offenders more harshly than rich ones. It argues the poor receive little sympathy while wealthy criminals are excused, treated as unfortunate, and often granted lenient sentences.
How to Take Life An Essay On Intellectual Pace
The text contrasts steady, lifelong pursuit with fleeting effort. It likens patient thinkers to a bargeman's wife calmly moving through life, brewing tea, while comparing impatient travelers to a watchful, irritable Frenchman in a diligence. The piece emphasizes gradual advancement as the rightful law of intellectual life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philosphy
the Bargeman
Philip Giléers Hammeerton
The Gift of Friendship and the Weather Obsessed Man
A meditation on true friendship and the quiet peace of companionship, echoing Cicero and Colophon. It contrasts lifelong bonds with a humorous profile of Chubb who relishes extreme weather and endures a storm with wry optimism.
Face the Future and Let the Past Go
A motivational meditation urges leaving behind past misfortunes and focusing on present opportunities. It compares dwelling on yesterday to a ruined mummy and urges perseverance, resilience, and hard work to overcome setbacks and seize tomorrow's sunlit possibilities.
Great Salt Lake described by a traveler on Great Basin trip
A traveler recounts approaching the Rocky Mountains and witnessing the Great Salt Lake. The lake dwarfs in blue indigo tones with white foam caps and green veins, flanked by islands, cliffs, and desert scenery. Salt content is superficial on sand, with locals boiling water to recover salt for curing meat. refined salt needed for table use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ture Great Sal Lake
Rocky Mountains
Great Salt Lake
Long Branch
Delaware
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Church Island
Tabernacle
Long Island Sound
A man chokes on a pill while others joke about pit penalties
The passage notes a man who swallows berries and pits easily but a single pill gets stuck, causing a four hour delay and comic discomfort. It pokes fun at his suitability to draft festival mottos.
Bethune Sells Fast Horses After Speedy Session
Rev Dr Bethune described his rapid horse team and announced he would sell the horses after being passed while driving. He urged comfort to brethren and stated he will not drive a team that can be passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bethune
Two mothers boast of their babies achievements
Two mothers compare their only children with bragging tone. One claims her son blew out a candle at seven months old. The other retorts that a child who blows out seven month candles will never set the world on fire.
Davy Jones the Soldier and His Selfless Substitution
The narrative recounts Captain Davy Jones a six foot three Indiaman by tall soldier who rose from private to captain and back to private after the war. He once advised his men amid Fort Donelson battles and later funded a farmer’s substitute, choosing to fight as a private to spare a man’s farm and return home with pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy Jones
Davy
Fort Donelson
Providence
Sleeping in a Cold Room Warns Health Experts
A health journal warns that sleeping in rooms below fifty degrees risks illness and death, especially for the old, infants, and frail, and cautions against overnight window hoists. It advises keeping a fire and door open for a draft and argues safer to sleep in bad air above fifty than in pure cold air below forty.
Highwaymen Sold
An Irish resident of Gold Hill Nevada known for wit and tiger‑fighting was halted by footpads near the Divides. He calmly lit his dudeen and declared this was the fourth time he had been stopped since leaving Virginny. The robbers fled after threatening him, and Pat arrived home with $700 in coin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gold Hill
Nevada
Pat
Murther
Lapland cradle described as a moss stuffed sled on back
The Lapland cradle is a sled like carrier with a moss filled interior. Mothers carry the child on the back or hang the cradle from a tree if wolves or wind threaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lapland
Sis
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