07 Dec 1872
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1872
Page
1
A poor tailor family endures hunger and eviction as the attic ledger lodger, unseen by neighbors, begs for alms. The tailor’s wife secretly shares bread, and a mysterious encounter yields a five hundred dollar gift and a future patron, transforming their fortunes and the lodger’s status.
The piece argues that home education holds greater importance than schooling because early impressions form under parental influence and fireside affection. It warns that schools cannot replace vigilant parental leading in shaping physical, moral, and mental habits and lasting opinions.
The Khedive of Egypt is described as the richest man globally with an estimated annual income of 50 million dollars and twenty five ornate Cairo palaces. He pursues rapid expansion by railroads and commercial projects and plans a Nile railway connection to Dongola then across the desert to Loudan, aiming to make it a province. He is portrayed as a prince merchant statesman and reformer who sleeps four hours a day and oversees railroads steamship lines telegraphs postal service estates sugar mills cotton cultivation and military and civil administrations.
Dr. Thompson of Edinburgh reports experiments on skin absorption of minerals and substances in baths and ointments. He concludes skin absorption is greatly exaggerated, with little uptake from aqueous solutions, while some ointments may be absorbed to reach the blood.
An old man finds half a dollar in the street and a sharp stranger claims it. The elder questions a hole in the coin and declares it his by right, teaching the youth a wary lesson about honesty and cunning.
The piece urges settling a small debt promptly to avoid moral burden and increased liability. It compares delaying payment to leaving a thorn in a finger that will fester and multiply as days pass. It argues the creditor benefits from every postponed cent and emphasizes conscience and timely payment.
A moral railing compares a worker’s slack habits to theft explaining that smoking and reading waste one tenth of a ten hour shift and that poor service yields only half pay. The piece warns assistants in shops that half-hearted effort steals from the employer and undercuts earnings.
A Dublin Freeman's Journal writer visiting the city’s prison asserts the central truth from inmates stories: temperance issues fuel crime. He notes drunkenness leads to beating a policeman pawning a master's coat stealing tools and argues alcohol harms society beyond praise.
Paper hangings and wooden panels have given way to metal foil sheets for walls. Tinfoil sheets sixteen feet long and up to forty inches wide are painted and fired, then varnished and applied to a varnished wall to decorate rooms without paint odors.
Advice to fathers urging boys to take interest in farming through shared work and learning. Emphasizes family storytelling, strong lighting, reading, and discussing agriculture over politics to foster love of farming and practical skill development. Encourage reading, observation, and mutual guidance.
A tale of a starving beggar who confesses his fault is used to warn youths against idleness and wasting time. The tale leads into advice on living with others, kindness, and avoiding superiority, followed by examples of delusions and social remedies from Dr. Carpenter.
The article argues handwriting carries national character and cannot be transferred across cultures. It cites examples of English French German Italian and Spanish styles remaining distinct even in multilingual individuals. The piece notes readers can often identify origin from handwriting and that even immersion in another culture does not erase one’s native script.
The article notes Lake Ontario's depth and compares it with Lakes Erie Huron Michigan and Superior. It proposes a hidden subterranean river from Lake Superior to Ontario to balance water flow after evaporation. It links this idea to salmon and herring distribution and Niagara Falls’ long existence as context.
A minor dispute between two Frisco brokers ended with one man placing a hand out while the other lay on the sidewalk. The aggressor then rubbed his foot against the rival's head as friends intervened to break up the confrontation.
An emigrant asks the ship’s cook if he is the mate. The Irish cook replies wryly that he is the man who cooks the mate. The exchange highlights humor and offshore life aboard the vessel.
A Scribner's inspired meditation urges Americans to stay warm in fluctuating fall and spring temperatures. It argues against rash fashion choices and promotes steady attire to resist seasonal chills and disease, praising hardy practicality over vanity.
The article traces early copper mining in the Arabian peninsula near Mount Sinai and notes Egyptian and Inca use. It references Cheops mining, bronze hardening, copper tools in Aztec and Inca sites, a Cu Sn chisel from Cuzco, iron admixtures, Norse mound finds, ancient coins with copper content, and the rare appearance of zinc before the Christian era.
An indulgent Kansas parent sold his cooking stove for 11 dollars to take his thirteen children to the circus. He explains a circus arrives only two or three times yearly and he never had much use for a stove anyway.
Appleton's Journal surveys unsafe dog bite remedies and cautions against superstitions. It notes heated iron cauterization as a grim variably effective measure, records a joke about French geography, and stresses that bite survival does not guarantee immunity to rabies.
Philadelphia proposes a fifty acre building for a Centennial Exposition modeled after Paris and London displays. The plan cites labor costs of 700000 dollars, 1350 workers for sixty weeks, and a sixty percent larger site than Paris. It urges unified civic action without federal backing.
The quagga, a wildequagga from Africa, is described as resembling the horse in form and abilities. It is fast, manageable, and potentially valuable as a beast of burden with proper care. Its flesh is considered savory, more so than horse flesh, and quaggas could be imported in large numbers. an Englishman once brought several to London for public display.
The Chicago Advance describes how Mr. Beecher prepares sermons through heavy study and quiet brooding. He gathers several weekly topics, sketches rough outlines, then writes a full draft on Sunday, often filling gaps in the pulpit as imagination completes the text.
The writer reflects on dying across many people, noting that calm acceptance grows as death nears and that hope alters fear. Mental distress aligns with spiritual anguish, as both soften once life hope fades and fate guides toward peaceful departure.
Viennese professor M. Kletzinsky reports that flies visiting small-pox patients carried cells in glycerine that resembled those found in human infection. The observation suggests flies may spread contagious diseases, marking a potentially important discovery.
A colorful anecdote recalls Pappy describing a fiddle with a turkey shape and goose size. He spun the instrument and rubbed its belly with a stick, exclaiming in mock wonder about its square form and St Patrick flair.
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