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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1876
Page
1
A speaker recalls visiting a rebuilt model church with aged memories of worship. The deaf and poor man is treated kindly by the sexton as he thrills to historic hymn singing and a simple gospel sermon. He imagines a heavenly shore and a final reunion beyond life’s evening.
In a rural feud over a dog shot by John Welton, Brackett seeks redress and wrath nearly boils over. A parson and a lawyer drive Welton to acknowledge fault and seek reconciliation, ending with Welton and Brackett shaking hands and restoring neighborly peace.
A compact meditation extols pleasure derived from helping others. It likens small acts of kindness to petals turning toward sunlight, urging readiness to greet sympathetic hearts and to soothe and cheer through directed effort.
The piece argues that habitual purity of speech reveals a man’s moral worth. By conversations among his peers, one can gauge his character. Loose discourse or wandering into proscribed topics marks him as undesirable company.
The author laments scolding as the world’s most annoying habit and compares it to painful weather. They recall childhood sensitivity and argue scolding stunts or corrupts a child’s good nature, urging a campaign of kindness to defeat scolders.
The article links eye vigor to sleep, study, and reading conditions. It notes that gaslight reading, in bed reading, eye makeup, and excesses including alcohol affect eye health. It contrasts royal and beggar outcomes, arguing plain food, rest, and cheerful temper support good eyesight.
The text offers practical advice on saving and frugality. It urges prudence in spending, warns that small expenses add up, and stresses that wealth comes from keeping money rather than merely earning it. It compares leaks and waste to ongoing drain. It promotes warmth, sensible clothing, and delaying luxury. It encourages saving early for later rest.
A Journal of Health piece argues anxiety worsens illness and that belief can shape outcomes. It cites surgeons and patients, noting fear of disease can cause or worsen illness, while cheerful minds aid healing and life is driven by the soul rather than physical bodies.
A London era note recalls Queen Mary’s skull-shaped silver watch with Horatian mottoes and sacred scenes, once bequeathed to Mary Leyton and now tied to Sir Thomas Dick Lauder, with details of its grisly symbolism and history. Also recounted is John the thief, famed for covertly palming cigars and outsmarting a police search in a vivid Chicago Tribune report.
The Duke of Sutherland turned 2000 acres of barren Scottish moorland into four productive farms using a novel steam plow and twelve engines. Houses were built and fields enclosed transforming the land though at a cost of about £30 per acre. The piece argues rich ownership can bless England and Scotland when placed rightly.
A Dedham probate filing outlines a Bellingham testator’s will granting his widow use of a house part and garden, a barn stall, hay storage, four cords of wood, kitchen furniture, and a pew seat in Medway’s Second Congregational church, with tax obligations and widowhood conditions. The document emphasizes pre marriage agreement and ends with a directive to surrender "all in case she ever worries again."
Inds hint at 138000 7000 cows in the United States. If agri reports pumps counts from the Commercial Bulletin, a rough estimate of the milkmen’s trade could be derived.
A Boston woman visiting New York rode in a carriage with two women who proved to be noted shoplifters. A detective detained her, examined her trunk, and found nothing stolen. The two thieves pursued their plunder while the Boston lady remained wary of new acquaintances.
Captain Lee of the Eighty second Ohio, believed dead after being wounded at Gettysburg, was carried from the field by Jubal Early’s aide. He arrived at a Delaware church during a missionary anniversary and, on crutches, donated $100 in gratitude for life spared.
George William Curtis voices strong views to American housewives on browning pie crusts. He argues apple pies deserve a crisp brown exterior and questions overrefined crusts, noting apples need not be always white.
Edward Hire of Liverpool asserts a cream of tartar solution cures in three days if given by a pint of water one ounce dissolved in water. He says the remedy has cured thousands, leaves no marks, avoids blindness, and ends lingering illness.
A philosophical piece on cultivating talent through relentless practice and early training. It cites Sir Robert Peel as an example of disciplined, repeated effort shaping enduring skill. The article urges perseverance, faithful work in any task, and seeking better opportunities to rise. It closes with a biblical proverb about gains for the faithful.
A soldier faced execution after self mutilation to avoid service. The General questioned loyalty as Turks threatened. The man revealed he wished to return home, offering money for his wife. Tchernayeff relented, tears reportedly in his eyes, praising devotion to homeland over royal pretense.
The article describes a perilous ascent to the top of the New York or Brooklyn bridge towers with a 278 foot final edge walk. It notes panoramic views of the New Jersey coast, Bedloe Island, the Palisades, the Hudson valley, and the Harlem valley. New York appears as a toy city of small blocky squares.
Shoes made in Gloucester Massachusetts from the skin of a cask fish are described as strong and durable. A patent has been applied for and the material could create a new market for fish skins.
A claim from St. Petersburg asserts that when someone is run over the college blamed for the accident is confiscated horses go to the fire brigade for public use the driver is imprisoned and flogged resulting in fewer accidents than anywhere else.
Women soldiers of Dahomey wear boots chaw tobacco and swear yet refuse to discuss politics.
A critique of the boastful insistence on being an expert at the great exhibition. The piece mocks pretension among educated readers and cites a humorous Irish coachman line about knowing more about running a stage than the judge, highlighting the value of practical knowledge over showy learning.
A Servian military band uses a two wheeled cart pulled by a large dog to carry the big drum. The dog stays with the band through long marches while the drummer follows behind and plays as the cart moves.
Those who can afford it should arrange for a coach member of the family to sleep in a separate bed. If two persons must sleep in the same bed they should be of the same age and in good health. If health is unequal the weaker will suffer while the healthier sleeps better.
Dr Pierce denounces attacks by jealous physicians and makers of rival medicines as cowardly slander. He cites bogus almanacs and magazines, insists his remedies are effective and safe, and notes widespread use without harm to patients. Buffalo based World’s Dispensary proprietor defends product integrity and market success.
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