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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1871
Page
1
The fragment laments how beauty and music gain value only after loss, noting birds, violets, summer, and winter. It contrasts silent lips with words that haunt memory like perfume, arriving more sweetly from the tomb than in life. The tone mirrors reflective verse on love, beauty, and mortality.
Mamma Crippen helps five poor beggar girls by buying gifts and hosting a Christmas dinner. Charley buys a present with friends, and Honora Finn leads a visit to Mother Woodruff’s cellar shop. The Crippens share warmth, charity, and a lasting spirit of Christmas.
Two short didactic tales emphasize reliance on God over self and the hidden usefulness of all creatures. A sermon urges patient faith and prayerful trust, while a war tale credits a fly and a spider with saving a prince from death.
A moral essay urges shaping children through beauty and environment. It argues that gentle influence, visual arts, gardens, and sunrise moments foster graceful, practical, and self reliant adults. It stresses encouraging kids to love beauty and decorate their spaces with pictures and arrangements.
A reader-style meditation estimates Solomon's temple stones at forty by twelve by eight cubits and calculates a single block's weight at about 2.75 million pounds. It ponders labor, transport, and precision needed to fit the stones as if a single monolith across a thirty mile journey from Joppa to Jerusalem.
Carlyle argues taste rises from within not rank, requiring a refined mind and harmony with itself. He asserts true beauty and virtue are visible to all, not just the wealthy, and contrasts humble figures with proud aristocrats in perceiving these glories.
A Christian World opinion extols newspaper work as requiring patience and perseverance. It praises a calm temper and Christian disposition for editors facing obstacles, comparing such traits to Job and Baxter and the Iron Duke for nerve and determination.
A cheerful reminder urges choosing optimism and gratitude, thanking God for life as it stands. It advocates focusing on the positive side of one's circumstances to sustain happiness.
A Ballyneety Ballyneety Sessions report details a youth passing as Bridget Fleming for a decade. Employed as a dairymaid and servant, he earned high wages, sewed expertly, and maintained neat female attire, then faced a magistrate when his sex was proven. Life’s Brightest Hour recalls a millionaire’s happiest hour at age twenty-two when he bought a cottage and found his wife’s loving care, wishing to trade wealth for that moment.
English chemist Isaac Holden testified before Parliament's Patent Committee that he invented the lucifer match. He described rising early to study and combining sulphur with an explosive to obtain a flame on wood, a method he demonstrated in lectures, leading to rapid manufacturing and sale.
Maxims presented by Rev Dr Thompson from Egyptology warn against pride and mistreatment. They urge respect for the aged, protection of the weak, fair conduct toward dependents and women, and honoring God as source of wealth. They counsel generosity to a courageous son while forgiving a foolish one.
The fragment cites Rowland Hill arguing pride corrupts church glory and Christian doctrine. It condemns professors who scorn the plain gospel for refined eloquence, preferring varnished formulations over the cross and crucified Redeemer.
The passage argues that disciplined study strengthens mental capacity just as physical training strengthens the body. Mastery of one subject enhances ability to tackle more difficult topics, with the mind requiring regular practice to develop each faculty and form a balanced intellect.
The piece argues religion should guide every day not just Sundays and warns readers not to defer thinking to ministers. It urges individuals to examine topics, express their own views with candor, and maintain mutual respect despite disagreements.
Dr Guthrie argues politeness flows from upper classes to lower, comparing Rome Scotland and Paris. He recalls a banker in Paris bowing to a servant girl and calling her Mademoiselle to illustrate civility. He says Britain’s lower classes lack politeness due to upper class behavior.
The passage urges total commitment in all life endeavors. It argues talent and luck help only if paired with steady hard work and sincerity, and warns against partial effort. It presents earnestness as the essential law guiding achievement and fulfillment.
A Milwaukee woman jawed many people including her husband and failed to answer after a spasm dislocated her jaw. The doctor reduced the dislocation and prescribed a gruel diet. The husband now enjoys the quietest time in forty years.
A man who lives only for himself is likened to a barren tree at the edge of a cliff. It shades no traveler and bears no fruit to feed the hungry.
An oysterman explains how shell layers or shoots indicate a oyster’s age from birth through maturity. Shoots span five to seven years, then irregular stacking thickens the shell, suggesting patriarchal longevity for long lived specimens.
A fifteenth century Arab traveler weary in Abyssinia found dried berries on a tree and after crushing them noticed a powerful aroma. Dropping the crushed berries into water purified the liquid and revived him. He told the Mufti of Aden, who named the tree Cannah meaning force.
In Salem the claim that thirty seven people rode to a benefit concert in one horse drawn car is debated. Whether true or false the tale is pressed as evidence of civilization and proves the temperance and religious principles remain sound despite human lapses.
A Virginia paper recounts a tale of John Randolph being urged to marry. An old man recalls Randolph visiting Misss home, then leaving in haste after rumor of a settlement. He refused to purchase and quipped he would go to Africa, then cut his bridle reins and rode away.
A quotation from Miss Muloch argues that sorrow cannot be bypassed but must be endured. Grief is a vast ocean to cross with humility and faith, likening the journey to the Israelites through the sea where waves become walls guiding one toward a safe shore.
A keg, churn, bucket, or wooden vessel may impart a disagreeable taste. Scald with boiling water until cool, then rinse with a lukewarm pearlash or soda solution with a touch of lime. Wash inside, then scald with hot water before use to prevent resin and alkali reactions.
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