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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1873
Page
1
An Adelaide government office encounter shows a black man begging in casual style. The civil servant offers a battered threepence, but the recipient returns it, saying it is “No good. That congregation money.”
Historical note claims fox beards protect against bronchitis and sore throat. It cites French sappers and miners famed for their beards as unusually immune to such illnesses. The text also mentions hair growth being advised for those prone to catching cold.
A cautionary note warns skaters to avoid air holes on ice as most are water filled and extremely damp, posing slipping and drowning risks.
An 19th century miscellany spreads brief maxims and moral reflections. Franklin on idleness and toil contrasts with Beecher on anger and honesty, inviting readers to consider conduct and memory in daily life.
A reflective piece urges delicate perception like a tender eye closing at dust or a sensitive plant reacting to a breath, using nature as a metaphor for subtle restraint and inner care.
A Ruskin reflection on life as a river with winter wind and heavenly sun. It warns that rest should not become tomb-like stillness but should yield to renewal, lest vigor fade and become dust under grass and lichen after storms.
The passage praises cleanliness as both morally uplifting and pleasing to the senses. It argues that untidiness breeds vice and unhappiness, while tidy homes reflect refined life and love, contrasting virtuous beauty with degraded spaces. It warns against seeking saints in filthy surroundings and highlights peace of body and spirit in orderliness.
The article describes how clear seas reveal deep objects and vibrant life. Near Mindoro in the Indian Ocean corals and marine life are visible at great depths, with vivid colors of sea-stars, sea-urchins, mollusks, and fishes over crystal bottoms.
Advice on polite behavior urges showing warmth through actions not words, treating enemies with quiet civility, avoiding self focus, and preventing friction at gatherings. It advises considering others pleasant to foster mutual respect and avoiding excuses for hosts.
An English writer in Long Branch describes attending a hop with seven and eight year old dancers performing the Blue Danube waltz with disturbing poise. He condemns the scene as precocious and unsettling, attributing it to hotel living and scarce good servants.
Benson J. Lossing surveys the Mississippi scheme and the South Sea bubble as major 18th century financial sensations. He notes schemes, excesses, and collapses that ruined many, spurred emigration to Georgia, and features a curious tale of a Persian dervish outwitting Sir John.
The article recalls the Elizabethan fashion of wide ruffs dating to 1576 and their perilous rigidity. It notes forking sticks used to iron ruffs into shape, the term French ruff for England’s monster, and Queen Elizabeth’s grand yet forbidding use of pearls and embroidery. It also mentions her decree to stop subjects from wearing excessively wide ruffs at London gates.
An old Persian debt collection tale explains how creditors force payments by occupying the debtor's space while dining and sleeping. It recounts an episode where a Persian claimant sought the English foreign office mockingly as a person, and Sir John McNeil used a clever tactic to resolve a sit upon him during New Year religious taxings.
M Guerin, engaged by the French government in Palestine research, reports at a Lyons congress that a tomb at Tine, Joshua the son of Nun, bears a vestibule with light slots and 300 lamp niches. He cites flint knives linking to Joshua and notes Egyptian style pillars and similar finds near Gigal. He also claims discovery of the Maccabees tomb at Mediech matching the Book of Maccabees.
A Chamber's Journal excerpt notes worry harms more than hard work, hitting speculators, managers, merchants, and large company heads hardest. It argues early training builds staying power, while sudden responsibility causes breakdowns and premature death, especially among those unprepared for heavy mental toil.
The article extols Wordsworth Scott Goethe Humboldt and Leonardo da Vinci for aligning mental work with physical exercise. It notes Wordsworth's frequent walking, Scott's long treks and rides, Goethe's moonlit swims and rides, Humboldt's disciplined training, and Leonardo's equestrian passion despite poverty.
A good advertisement insures a business connection on a permanent basis and acts as a guarantee to customers of fair prices. Experience shows that a dealer with public reputation can sell and is compelled to offer reasonable rates and quality goods.
A remarked line extols men and women for wearing gold rings and keeping nails clean, presenting a genteel, old fashioned standard of grooming and manners.
Cor. Ballymore American reports that most American families in Paris soon move to furnished rooms with servants and housekeeping. They endure French cooking until it becomes intolerable, then strike out on their own. Two families have already left boarding houses for housekeeping in five weeks, with a third preparing to follow.
A gentleman and his boy stop at a cottage where a German laborer tends a dog. The boy asks to buy the dog, and the man offers five dollars. The Dutchman declines, saying the dog is not for sale despite its humble value and the boy’s appeal.
A 70 year old widow from Portsmouth dies reflecting on a sea captain husband who vanished at sea after a youthful wedding. She kept faith, waiting through decades, and was buried in her wedding attire. Her sister’s fiancé left for New York after a 27 year engagement and married another.
An 19th century letter notes harsh female labor in Zurich with women climbing to overlook the city and others carting, sawing, and gathering refuse. It contrasts women’s toil with male labor, citing scenes of exhaustion and hardship in street work and wood cutting.
If you wish to travel cheaply, pat ronize those railroads which advertise to carry their passengers through without change.
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