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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1872
Page
1
Poetic fragment shows Clara at a stairway awaiting her father from Boston. She leans from the step and extends a sweet, anxious call, only Papa hearing the tender plea as he arrives.
A six year old girl Prue awaits a present as her mother toils for a meager living. After a disappointment on New Year Eve, a long lost father returns, revealing himself as a Christmas miracle. The tale ends with the doll and a horse arriving next morning, prompting readers to guess who sent them.
A traveling physician recalls a day of house calls ending in a gouty patient’s formal warnings and a coughing woman’s fragile recovery. The doctor urges adherence to directions, warns of danger from port wine and strong foods, and cautions against leaving the house for a social engagement.
A physician travels from house to house, comforting families as death and illness strike close. He tends a delirious patient in DT, reassures a boy with a leg injury, and delivers the news to a grieving wife. A late fatal case follows a fashionable woman’s death, then the doctor returns to care for more patients.
A servant describes life with his fiery master as friendly, noting they daily beat each other’s coats. He explains the master beats his coat to be beaten while he keeps his coat on.
A reflection on mercy and self forbearance notes that refusing to forgive others impedes the path one must travel. The saying emphasizes personal accountability and the cost of vengeance in moral travel.
The passage reflects that happiness comes from small acts: courteous gestures, kind words, friendly letters, good wishes, and good deeds, meant to be practiced step by step as one travels life’s road and learns.
The passage contrasts two forms of gaiety. One stems from heartlessness and toying with others without pity, glittering like a frostbound river under sun. The other arises from abundant kindness, happiness spreading to all, like a placid river sparkling in summer and fostering fertility beyond its banks.
A columnist argues for returning to the apprenticeship system to train boys in trades. He contends many young men fail to obtain work because they lack a clear trade, and asserts apprenticeships would produce fewer ignorant workers and more competent businessmen. A trade is half man's fortune.
A meditation on how writing preserves truth and alters history as ink and stone reveal hidden links from conquests to empires. The author muses that even small writings can unlock major catastrophes when read by a scholar.
A traveler flees a unicorn but falls and clings to a tree. He sees a deadly precipice, a dragon, two gnawing rats, and venomous asps in the branches. Honey drops from the snakes, he eats it, and perishes, a moral of life, death, and temptation.
In a quiet parable two pastors contrast methods of outreach. Dr A's bulk gear scares fish and leaves his flock scattered, while Dr B uses a subtle, patient approach to reel in a full basket.
The text urges constant action from dawn to dusk and completing each task squarely before moving on. It promises efficiency by tackling the first pending item first, then aligning the rest like disciplined soldiers, and cites a father’s lesson as the key to accomplishing much in life.
Muggins confronts Smokington over a storefront sign promising selling off at cost. He buys gloves and cotton handkerchiefs, only to learn costs aren’t equal to prices. The trader explains the sign means selling to customers at cost while covering his expenses.
A wife drops a blue bag into pulp, turning paper blue. Mr East hides the slip, sells the vatful for high price, and profits until others copy the method. The wife confesses, earns a cloak as reward, and the market saturates with the new tint.
An association exists between the sea swallows and fishermen on Lake Pallageri in Lapland. Swallows gather around summer huts, alerting dawn work and guiding nets to productive spots. Birds share the catch, sometimes entering boats to feed, and relocate when spots fade.
The belt around the globe within 500 miles of the equator yields sapable trees. A single tree can be tapped for twenty seasons, with one man gathering sap from eighty trees daily, averaging 3 tablespoonfuls per tree. A tract two miles by eight contains forty three thousand trees. Europe and America host over 150 factories using gum, employing about 500 workers each and consuming over 10 million pounds yearly.
A Boston Advertiser critique argues the promised rise of Chinese servants proved illusory. It condemns Chinese workers as unreliable, dirty, and prone to gambling, noting language barriers and a perceived moral decline in domestic service.
The article argues health is a major factor in achievement, noting a strong body maximizes intellect and effort. It cites energy over talent, saying vigor multiplies brainpower, while a weak body undermines even sharp minds. A robust constitution is essential for success.
In the Overland Monthly January issue the author visits Col. Hollister’s California plantation attempts. Tea plants stand 1 to 4 inches high and seeds resemble hazelnuts, with a Japanese expert overseeing operations. The Colonel also plants almonds and chards, with about 100,000 acres available for tea cotton or Canada thistles.
A country school mistress asks a pupil about future careers and the boy replies his father plans to set him to work in the tater patch instead of the professions ministry or literature, revealing a humorous rural outlook.
A guest entering the room praises Mr Pepper, noting how glad he must be to see his friends muster. The brief scene captures social warmth at a gathering hosted by Pepper.
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