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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1879
Page
1
The notice outlines advertising rates for one inch space and weekly ads, with higher costs for longer durations and discounts for contracts. It states advance ads must be prepaid, and yearly advertisers have limited insertion terms. Ads must be submitted by Thursday noon to appear in the next issue.
Edna, a strong minded heroine, builds a thriving orchard and cottage life with Dr Gray and auntie Horton's aid. After years of independence and solitude, Leslie Holmes returns, admitting prior delay, to claim Edna’s heart, while Dr Gray acknowledges her as a lasting treasure beyond wealth.
Edna Farleigh insists on independence using one hundred dollars and a ruined estate to furnish a cottage. Dr Gray will rent cheaply. a hired man and a sewing machine would support her, despite Mrs Horton’s shock. Edna rejects marriage for money, recalls her late father's debt, and vows to prove her self-reliance to Aunt Helen and Leslie Holmes.
A Waterloo Observer quips about marriage customs and the early years of childhood. The western scribe laments tyranny while reflecting on education, memory, and lasting impressions formed in youth.
The passage argues that aims without plans fail, while deliberate, well-formed methods lead to success. It compares the man of business, the mariner, the architect, and the sculptor, each using charts, plans, or models as essential tools to achieve learning, honor, or wealth.
A discussion on the value of a rich vocabulary for a young woman, stressing that eloquent speech enhances influence more than jewels. It urges reading and writing to cultivate fluency, warns against vulgarity, and links speech to inner kindness and heartful training.
An aged Milan resident, Theresa Kramer Berra, dies at seventy six after years of illness. A figure of charity and refined manners, she maintained grace to the end, walking daily in sun and hosting friends, while noting Americans and English manners with measured disdain. She remained devoted to others and kept a poised, elegant presence until death.
A cabul streetscape notes diverse crowds and bazaars with vivid description of cooks and beggars amid filth and narrow lanes. A later humorous piece mocks Secretary Evarts and Mary had a little lamb with a sprawling, ornate prose parody.
A short discussion argues that delicate people live longer and avoid disease while robust individuals rush into peril. It notes a wealthy elderly husband and younger wife scenario, suggests health and longevity come from cautious self management, and ends with a call to "Do thyself no harm."
A Berdelias resident boasting about giant mushrooms jokes with a Japanese friend on the Boulevard. The comic twist claims in Berdelias the mushrooms grow under the trees, prompting playful disbelief and a punning exchange.
A quotation ponders if a ship needs its rudder stating that it is a stern necessity in guiding progress like a political exchange.
A Chicago Tribune tale recalls Captain Cornwell rigging a mock sea voyage on a road, using a grapnel and anchor to pull a horse drawn buggy. The buggy is smashed, the wagon vanishes, and the captain vows to repeat the stunt with a new buggy as life insurance agents close in.
Marriage is described as more than two people living together. It means mutual concession mutual help supreme loyalty to family interests and reverence for happiness and sympathy for trials of those whose happiness depends on love.
A short commentary argues that the middle ground offers the least risk in heated public discourse. It cautions against extremes and urges steady, measured steps in governance and social action.
In Davenport Iowa Dr Rhea pastor of a church awoke to a burglar at his bedside. A revolver cocked and a threat to shoot ended with the intruder seizing a watch and a signal to escape, while the wallet with about $200 remained hidden under the bed. The second robber shut Mrs Rhea from the room as the theft unfolded.
A Seeley passage warns that zeal without sound political education leads to serious errors. It argues for quietism and preparation before political action, noting that blind zeal can be worse than indifference and that sustained party heat mirrors historical religious terrors, urging calm, informed judgment.
A humorous quip notes a mustard plaster is best on a ham sandwich as per the Oswego Times. The line reflects the paper's light editorial voice and a playful take on culinary advice.
A reflective line asserts GenNius finds power in toil impediment and poverty. It claims hardship sculpts character, dispels shadows, and elevates the creator to lasting fame beyond fleeting status.
A Paris Letter extols Miss Mary at Worths as the embodiment of fashion. An English brunette with blue eyes and regal bearing, she selects and executes outfits with duchesslike grace. Her calm poise and flawless complexion elevate every creation, inspiring matrons and maids to imitate her gowns.
A sick Bohemian visits a famed doctor and sees a countryman mistaken as the physician. After the patient departs, the narrator contemplates stealing a napoleon coin but chooses conscience, placing a glove on the mantel instead to imply a pre-placed glove.
A Hartford man misplaced one hundred dollars in a bustling market and later found it on the floor. A week later another man returned the money explaining a mistaken pocketing after a trip to Windsor. The second man had unknowingly used the bill, then realized the error and sought to settle.
The Athenaeum notes a new Irish benevolent society report on medicine costs, yet few deaths occurred during the year. Meanwhile in Rome a wall near the Temple of Minerva Medica hides stratified marbles and statues from a once flourishing shrine, suggesting a preserved monument beneath layers of construction and debris.
A Sportsman boasted of shooting a rabbit claiming it was in season. His friend countered with the rule, and the man replied that it was seasoned after he peppered it, turning the tale into a witty correction about the meat’s status.
A dialogue where a lady envies another’s clear skin and is advised to use Hop Bitters. The friend claims the tonic makes pure blood and blooming health and asserts it worked for her, urging the reader to try it. The piece reads as a promotional endorsement for the bitters.
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