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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1872
Page
2
The piece cites the United States Education Commissioner’s report showing over five million illiterate Americans and warns that uneducated voters empower corrupt figures. It argues schoolhouses protect liberty, claim education is vital, and that thinking citizens secure freedom more than money.
A late 19th century column condemns Catacazy for insults to the United States citing past Russian diplomacy. It recalls emboldened ministers like Gortschakoff and an 1850s to 1860s pattern of insolence toward foreign powers, arguing Uncle Sam will not bow to royals or blandishments.
Rhode Island State prison reported last year that its labor program covered costs and earned profits totaling 4794 dollars. The report highlights productive work output and financial self sufficiency for the facility.
A fatal cattle disease appears in parts of Maine with tremors and nosebleeds, killing livestock within days. The schooner Richard Borden from Fall River to New York went ashore on Black Buoy Ledge and bilged, carrying two thousand kegs of nails, a total loss. J O F lodges raise 107787 dollars for Chicago fires relief including Rhode Island donations and local lodge gifts.
The winter term of the public in this town closed yesterday at two o'clock. Regular monthly meeting of the Council is scheduled for next Monday afternoon.
Dr. A. P. Lighthill of Boston will be at the Bristol Hotel on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday next week for consultations and appointments with local residents.
By Rev James P Lane he will preach in the Middle District school house on Thursday evening next. Services will commence at seven thirty.
Elder Augustus Durfee will preach in the Advent Chapel tomorrow with both a morning and evening service. A funeral sermon is planned for the afternoon.
The Metacom Debating Club poses a question for the next meeting asking whether the most valuable inventions of the last fifty years were created by Americans or by foreigners. The prompt invites members to consider national origins of major technological breakthroughs.
Mr. E R Holden of Providence will be in town to labor with the Christian Association. A meeting is planned at the Engine house tomorrow Sunday at 5 45 PM as usual.
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Managers of the Y M C A will be held at the close of the prayer meeting at their rooms next Thursday evening. The lecture committee are invited to be present.
A lad, son of Mr. John S. Ingraham, fell from the front step of the Middle District school house Monday forenoon and broke his left leg. The step is about fifteen inches high. Dr. Sweet of Providence attended him.
The lodge reports a flourishing condition with almost weekly membership petitions. The speaker believes it is a good institution and deserving of the success it has secured.
The YMCA Library lists new titles added in January including B O. W. C Stories, Ralph the Heir, A Russian Journey, Wild Men and Wild Beasts, Illustrated Library of Wonders Water Vegetation, The Knightly Soldier, and Old Town Fireside Stories.
During a recess at the High School a group of young ladies staged a playful mock quarrel. The exchange used poetic phrases and concluded with the line This is the ends of us as friends signaling a friendly, temporary rift.
Fire discovered Friday around six o'clock aboard the sloop Oregon Captain Wilson at the Marine Railway during repairs. Flames spread from the stove pipe and along the companion way but were extinguished before engines arrived. Vessel sustained minor damage and belongs to Providence.
The annual stockholders meeting in Providence elected Amos D. Smith Charles T. Child Samuel W. Church Marshall Woods Thomas G. Turner Leon Chappotin Karl P. Mason George Hail and Charles R. Cutler as directors for the year. Charles T. Child named President L M E Stone appointed Superintendent Treasurer Secretary and Engineer.
Under the third page head a notice promotes The Gem Flour and Sauce Sifter as a useful article with low cost. James A. Miller, Esq. is sole local agent at 25 Bradford Street and invites shoppers to view the item.
A Saturday evening event at the Christian Association rooms drew a full house with visitors lining the stairs. The cabinet organ, made by Geo. H. Woods & Co of Boston and loaned by agent Miss I F Pearce, showcased its qualities amid singing and remarks. Prayers were offered for the Association's work.
Miss Eva B. Thatcher daughter of William L Thatcher died suddenly at her father's High street residence about eleven o clock Thursday morning. She had suffered neuralgia but was recovering and could work at home. After returning from a neighbor she died as she entered the house, age eighteen.
Mrs Elizabeth K Churchill of Providence spoke on women's suffrage to a large audience at Town Hall on Wednesday evening.
A lengthy sermon by Rev. G. L. Locke at St. Michael's Church urges young men to find their appointed work in life. It emphasizes personal vocation, diligent effort, and moral guidance, citing Ecclesiastes and St. Paul, and warns against idleness and speculative pursuit. It urges practical training, perseverance, and devotion to God as the basis for a worthy life.
Dr Liguthill of 3 Beacon Street Boston will be at the Bristol Hotel on February 5 6 and 7 for consultations and appointments with the public. A physician of note will meet visitors at the hotel during those days.
A catalog of illnesses including scrofula bronchitis asthma throat affection heart disease offensive breath discharge from the ear sore and inflamed eyes lung diseases and nervous system complaints. It emphasizes debility and consumption and the loss of sight and hearing as outcomes.
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