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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1877
Page
1
The Phelps family scenes unfold around a moonlit mischief by neighborhood boys. A prank escalates to a doorbell raid, provoking a moral teaching moment as Mr. and Mrs. Phelps recall youthful jests and reveal a hidden family story ending with the narrator meeting his future wife.
The author argues there is more revelation guiding each person through biblical principles conscience and providence than most notice. It is not the light that is defective but the eye to see it.
A good conscience is to the soul what health is to the body, giving constant ease and serenity and counteracting calamities and afflictions that may befall us. The passage emphasizes conscience as a thousand witnesses guiding inner peace.
Bishop Watson argues that seeking truth may threaten established superstition but will never harm the rights and reasonable expectations of humanity. He frames truth as a safeguard for the human race against dogma.
The author argues curiosity drives learning and warns that neglecting questions leads children to waste time on trivial sports. He stresses the need to nurture inquiry to prevent mindless pursuits.
Guizot argues that ordinary word meanings grow from facts observed over time. Each new fact expands a term's sense, gradually grouping related ideas under the same word.
The essay argues happiness comes from a healthy neighborhood sufficient food and drink a comfortable well ventilated home living within means and saving for a rainy day. It urges young men to value independence and intellectual moral growth over wealth.
The aged should seek happiness despite health decline and loss of friends. Cherish children's affection, dignity, and leisure, and seize quiet hours for spiritual communion. Begin each day with a greeting to the world that witnessed their earlier busy, joyful, and holy days.
A reflective appeal urges restraint toward mocking a drunken man. It emphasizes the homeward heartbreak awaiting a mother, wife, or sister who grieves the fall and loss of a loved one, calling readers to silent sympathy rather than ridicule.
Dr Holland argues gossip stems from ignorance or malice and urges thorough culture to curb it. He highlights examples of young ladies enriching conversation with reading and inquiry, noting gossip damages communities and can become a chronic illness unless cultivated away.
A nostalgic piece extols buckwheat cakes as a breakfast staple and criticizes modern preparations. It favors yeast-raised cakes, graham flour addition, soapstone griddles, and maple syrup from first-run taps for best flavor and texture. It also quotes a humorous reference to pancakes and memory of school life. An essay on the invention of punctuation follows, tracing its origins from ancient times through the medieval and early modern periods, noting Greek and Roman absence and later contributions by Aristophanes and the Manutii.
A New York correspondent describes price-cutting tactics by pricers employed by firms like M- who go from store to store listing hundreds of items and quoting lower prices. The story recounts a shopper who consulted her husband before choosing, highlighting the pricer’s influence on female purchasing behavior and the performance of sales staff.
The New York Medical Journal describes a machine shop accident where a 700 pound hammer nearly crushed a hand but a file on the anvil stopped the blow. Hot water at 1039 F was used, and after months the patient regained movement. A second case involved ankle dislocation treated with hot immersion followed by standard dressing, with good healing expected.
A New York woman, five years after losing her 17 year old daughter Addie, maintains her empty daughter's room and seat at meals. She speaks rationally yet devotes herself to caring for the phantom child, packing Addie's clothes and preparing items, while her husband considers sending her abroad.
In Prof. Price's Chicago Address, thrift helps nations avoid ruin by reducing consumption when output falls. The French example shows balancing spending by cutting meat and gowns, preserving capital and future production while enduring short term hardship. The core lesson: keep the national capital intact while adjusting consumption to match made wealth.
To a faultfinder, Mister Horn urged immediate effort and good deeds. He compared idle wheels to morose folks, saying creaking comes from lack of work, not mercy.
Public notices outline advertising charges for squares and sequences. Rates include 1 000 per week for first square and 95 cents for each additional square with twelve lines or less. Special notices for marriages and deaths double the rate, advance payment required, yearly contracts limited to immediate business, and items due by Thursday noon for next issue. Obituaries and political notices treated as advertisements.
Captain Duncan recalls Mark Twain during a 1867 Quaker City lecture. Twain, a late riser at breakfast and blamed for a weak coffee, is portrayed with humor. Duncan refutes a libel about Innocents Abroad and defends his own reliability while praising the work's flaws.
Many people pride themselves on morality and honor yet skirmish along the line of upright dealings without fully committing to fair, square conduct.
The article extols science's precision from telegraphy to weather forecasting and medical diagnosis. It highlights Dr. Pierce and the World's Dispensary method as able to determine diseases without in person exams, backed by a large team and a popular medical guide sold nationwide. It notes the appendix in The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser and availability by mail from Buffalo.
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