This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 39 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1874
Page
2
The Bristol paper urges readers to share lightly with the needy during Christmas. It argues small gifts and self restraint bring happiness and teach children a blessing in giving. Rich and poor alike are challenged to help others and feel greater fulfillment.
The piece notes renewed public power checks on rings of influence, highlighting investigations within the Republican party and the criminal accountability of William M. Tweed. It stresses hopeful signs of sovereignty, reform, and the rule of law, with cautious optimism about future prosecutions and party integrity.
The President on Monday nominated Lieutenant Colonel Frank Wheaton to be Colonel of the Second Infantry.
The Massachusetts Teachers’ Association schedules its thirtieth annual meeting at the High School Building in Worcester on December 28 29 and 30 1874.
The speaker questions whether one rise to office grants lifelong honors, remarking that defeated statesmen today may hold that belief. The remark casts doubt on enduring reputation tied to a single political ascent.
Record of the last ten years shows six teen officers killed in the line of duty. Three hundred more crippled or disabled, with two hundred widows and orphans added to the pension list. Desperadoes have shot, stabbed, or beaten many officers, highlighting the heavy toll of daily rounds.
Arthur McArthur of Limington Maine received a Bowdoin College notification that he had been awarded the degree of A M. He ignored it for fifty years then replied to the President with the fee asking for prompt forwarding of the parchment, as if newly received.
Five youths in Wheeling were arraigned on charges of rolling each other in slimy mud. The judge required bonds of 50 dollars each to refrain from mud rolling for six months. Mothers cheer the ruling though self mud rolling remains unaddressed.
A Paris medical student dies after an incident in the dissecting room where a frozen corpse arm struck his cheek. Authorities note the thawing tissues from a hot fire caused the impression, but the student remained traumatized by the event.
A homeowner Beverly Robinson watched a vacant East Jamaica residence near Betts Road. A burglar entered at midnight after Robinson failed to secure a door. Robinson fired with a shotgun, chased the intruder, who fought back, and neighbors pursued the second culprit. authorities believe the first burglar is seriously injured.
The article notes a thirty thousand dollar appropriation by Congress for King Kalakaua's entertainment, but says the financial issue is unsettled. It cites discord among Capitol wise men, predicting little harmony or rapid resolution. It also mentions a Chicago coal dispute and Fairbanks scales produced in St Johnsbury Vermont for the week ending December 19.
The New Bedford Mercury reports that New Bedford cotton mills will operate full time after New Year and cut wages by about 10 percent, reflecting a general industry movement.
Fragmentary reminiscence links names to notable figures such as Winfield Scott George Washington and Benjamin Franklin with hints of marriage and naming. The text evokes how names carry legacies across days and people.
Mayor Cobb of Boston grants three additional days for the Christmas week to benefit public school children. The rhetoric notes concerns about overcultivation in modern education and emphasizes attention to childhood needs.
The Postmaster General awarded Fairbanks & Co. the contract to supply 8,000 platform and counter scales for the department, to meet the newspaper law requirements and take effect January first. It marks the largest contract of this kind to date.
The author notes a mild winter easing costs for the poor to heat their homes. They praise the season as almost unparalleled and invoke the proverb God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb to express comfort and cheer.
The Portland Press cites a letter from Amboy Illinois town counsel claiming the municipality has never paid interest on its bonds and will not pay principal or interest if avoidable, a blunt statement not aiding western municipal bond negotiations.
Congressman Mr Eames introduces a bill to repeal most internal revenue taxes except those on distilled spirits fermented liquors tobacco snuff and cigars It would raise distilled spirits tax by ten cents per gallon and repeal the 1872 law cutting duties on cotton wool iron manufactures by ten percent
The dam at John Woods's new mill in Millbury Massachusetts broke late Saturday night causing only damage to the dam itself. Frost likely entered through earthen pipes replaced in the structure. The mill recently began operation under E H Aldrich and may suspend work for the winter.
A Paducah Kentucky lynching scene haunted Arthur Holmes, a boy watching in the crowd. He led his younger sister into the woods, used a rope and a noose to suspend her briefly, then released her after a stern admonition to confess to horse theft when their father arrived. The incident ended with a sound spanking.
The American Register of Paris reports two Aztec dwarfs aged thirty to forty and about three feet tall displaying at Frascati, Rue Vivienne. Crowds attend nightly to view Maximo and Barthola and their distinctive race features. The Springfield Republican commends Wm H Anderson of Providence for a strong lecture on False Estimates, praising his wit and impact.
Local items note the first sleighing of the season and days lengthening. Congregational Sunday School festival planned for New Year Eve. First Baptist and South Christian Church Sabbath Schools schedule events. Elder C Goodrich of Boston preaches at Advent Chapel Sunday. Town Hall hosts St Michael's Church Sunday School festival tomorrow evening. About one fifth of town works at National Rubber Co. plant.
A new structure two stories tall and twenty-one feet square has been added to the south end of the Bristol Hotel, expanding its footprint. The project completes a notable extension to the hotel complex and may affect nearby traffic and views.
The Rubber Works will shut down during the holidays and resume operations on Monday morning, January 4th, 1875.
To Haile Turner Esq Sheriff of Bristol county on Tuesday last appointed Mr Lyman 4 Bosworth of this town Deputy Sheriff.
St Michael's Church is neatly and tastefully decorated with evergreen. Appropriate services will be held in the church today.
The Sunday School connected with the State Street M E Church will hold a festival in the vestry room of that church on Tuesday evening next the 29th inst.
Appropriate exercises will be held at St Marys Church Wood Street today Christmas High mass at ten oclock forenoon and vespers commencing at three oclock this afternoon.
Mr S D Hatch opens Riverside Market at 104 Thames Street. The store will operate as a strictly cash business with the aim of offering the lowest possible prices, as noted in the advertisement.
The YMCA library adds The Lawyer Abroad and Saxe Holms Stories this week. Tomorrow, Moon Folk by Jane G Austin joins the collection, billed as a true account of the home of fairy tales.
A resident reports a missing sparrow from a Bradford street cage while a cat remains, a Rubber Works foreman receives a silver hunting case watch from the fancy work department with remarks by Miss Mary J. Dempster. Candy dealers cite record stock and unusually low prices as competition rises. The January 1875 postal law requires pre paid postage for publications, with certain subscribers outside Bristol county to receive papers free after next month.
The town reports six incidents of partial asphyxia from coal gas in recent days. The most serious involve Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Grant on Constitution Street, occurring early one morning last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence of Pierce's Avenue were also affected a few nights ago.
The passage praises Santa Claus for his memory and travel, delivering gifts to suit every taste. It portrays him as shaping sunshine and flowers in dark scenes, uniting hearts worldwide for generous deeds and happy homes, and affirming Christmas as a bond that makes mankind kin and blessed with love.
A man, bundled in overcoat and mufflers, slipped on slick streets while walking near a public road. He gathered up shards of broken glass, shook his damp coat, muttered something off color, and headed toward the steamboat landing amid a strong whiskey odor.
Trial of J Anderson for keeping a liquor nuisance resumed after six days with full argument from both sides. Prosecution led by B M Bosworth Jr and J Turner for respondent. Later Richard F Joynes case began with multiple witnesses, adjourned to Wednesday. Bail set at 500 dollars for Richard F Jaynes for Supreme Court next term. Isaiah H Davis case continued with defense cross examination recessed to Monday next.
An 1815 Boston Yankee account details Bristol Rhode Island s severe gale damage. Noted losses include Isaac Liscomb Samuel Gladding Charles De Wolf and Jacob Babbit with sugar stores and post office records destroyed. Several ships and wharves were driven ashore with four lives lost and widespread property damage estimated near 150 000 dollars.
The Boston Cigar Club publishes My Cigar a weekly sheet promising a finely flavored cigarette. A sample from the wrapper was removed and the filling found to be mild and well drawing, with a note to address Box 150 P. O. Boston Mass to obtain it.
A Bristol meeting announced the formation of a Woman's Temperance Union. Officers elected include President Mrs Annie Gee, Vice President Mrs Almira Burgeass, and Secretary Treasurer Mrs F Spinning. Next meeting set for Saturday at 3 PM in YMCA rooms, with weekly Friday sessions to follow. All women invited to join in temperance efforts.
A historical line quotes an Old Negro remark in a fragment about birth and mortality comparing man to Hoppergrass and Sparrowgrass, suggesting a rural folk saying on life and fate.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.