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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1875
Page
1
A veteran stoker recounts brutal steam boiler injuries at big works. He explains faulty riveted plate design and calls for tougher metals and new methods. He shares vivid scenes of fires, wreckage, and workers’ ordeals, urging scientific improvements while resisting change in tradition.
A worker recalls a dinner time boiler explosion that collapses a building and traps his child. He, though unhurt, helps tear through brick and debris as rescuers search. The scene shifts between danger, crowd effort, and the mother’s frantic cry for her missing little Patty amid the ruined works.
A narrator describes weeks of dangerous labor in a collapsed mine or building ruin as he searches for his daughter who worked as a dinner helper. Amid fear and shelling debris, he finds her finally near death then alive in a moment of relief, witnessing communal sorrow, and noting calls for better safety.
The note offers a miscellany reflection: bearing reproof is the mark of wisdom while some look but do not see. It asserts that those who do wrong easily find excuses and justification for their actions.
A concise reflection on how tiny differences or small moments can decisively influence the course of events, noting that seemingly trivial factors may tilt the balance in great affairs and shape outcomes.
Quote reflects on money and time as the heaviest burdens in life, noting that misery comes to those who accumulate more than they can use. It underscores the value of prudent management over excess, framing wealth as a potential source of distress if misused.
To diminish envy reflect on what people enjoy not their wealth for riches may be luck while happiness stems from prudent choice and rational planning.
A compact reflection likens Christian graces to perfume that grows stronger when pressed and stars that shine brighter in darkness, arguing resilience grows through trial. The metaphor extends to trees whose roots deepen as they are shaken, affirming faith endures under strain.
A brief squib notes that when homes are happy and hearts pious, youths dwell in a protective circle, yet temptations to vice gleam oddly beyond it, suggesting a moral parable about boundaries and danger after a carnival or performance atmosphere.
A quotation compares religion to a lighthouse that shines without sound. It argues beliefs matter only when visible in conduct, urging the reader that deeds reflect faith more clearly than words and will prove illustrious to others.
The passage argues home is a spirit and principle, not a name or routine. It emphasizes light, sweetness, flowers, sunshine, and sympathetic people as essential, while rejecting endless cleaning as tyrannical and unnecessary.
The text argues that gifts from those you esteem are valued as graceful extensions of affection, not as additional monetary value. When there is no regard for the giver, a gift stands as mere property, lacking the emotional significance that true esteem provides.
The article argues that lack of proper food and sun causes most nervous ailments in women, not overwork. It urges better diet, sunlight, and exercise, claiming muscle and nerve strength come from healthful living, and cites Leonetta's example of daily outdoor activity to restore vitality and color.
A speaker scolds idle dependents who rely on others for support, urging workers to find honest labor. He questions inherited wealth used for ease, and champions self-reliance as the path to happiness and worth, calling for immediate effort in any respectable work. The message targets those who refuse to work while benefitting from others.
A New York Sun correspondent warns kerosene users against turning down lamp wicks. Left burning air is polluted and health risks rise, especially for children. Saving oil is negligible, under one dollar annually per household. Cases of illness and fainting linked to dim lamps are cited, plus damage to fabrics and a rancid odor.
Dr. Samuel W. Francis of the New York Academy of Medicine argues education shows us beyond surface appearances. He claims the mosquito was created to drive humans from malarial regions and injects a liquid to thin blood and carry a quinine like principle. He published this theory in 1871, once ridiculed, but German philosophers later extracted the liquid and linked it to quinine.
A young woman explains she carries a parasol because she believes the sun is male and fears his ardent glances. The remark blends whimsy with old fashioned gender notion in a light social aside.
A competing hotel in the western region charges that its rival stands without arrival. The terse claim suggests a stalemate in bookings or occupancy, underscoring competitive tension between the two properties as market share pressures rise.
The article explains Avicenna's contribution to perfume distillation and the Ottos method for extracting fragrant essences, detailing otto, its forms, yields, and distillation process. It then recounts the tale of surveyors lost in Illinois who follow a gray horse named Old Jack to find camp, a dramatic rescue on the prairie.
In San Francisco harbor a tiny eleven foot boat on display is designed to sink and move below the surface with ease. It resembles a miniature monitor with a sextagonal “turret” and features a water ballast cistern, force pump, and intricate machinery enabling rapid maneuvering underwater. The manhead hatch is secured by two iron rods for emergency escape from below.
The passage argues a great man remains vigilant when advantaged and learns from defeat. It praises facing critics, finding weak points, and not yielding to praise. True wisdom shows support for challengers, gains moderation, and grows through adversity, leaving one invulnerable to triumphalism.
Mrs Partington questions Isaac Partington about a windfall of copper coins saying he obtained bets from Bets and warning him against disreputable company while he grins like a rogue. The exchange highlights moralizing humor and social critique.
A Detroit cattle thief, nabbed days ago, had a newspaper clipping hidden in his hat containing moral maxims about virtue and contentment. The court, citing the man’s princpled life, allowed him to keep the slip during a one year penitentiary term.
Sacramento traveler David D. struggled to find a room in crowded San Francisco hotels on a Saturday night. He finally rented a room on Third street only to discover a woman claiming the space. The hotel clerk explained there were four rooms labeled No. 16, causing confusion and a loud altercation as the guest cried for help.
The text explains rain formation from atmospheric humidity, noting that uniform climate would avert rain. It outlines how warm air holds more moisture, why rising air cools, and how descending cold currents reduce capacity to hold moisture, causing condensation and rain.
A faithful teacher with twenty six pupils bans whispering and monitors behavior for three days. He tests truth by asking each pupil to mark slips if they whispered. At the end only twenty five of twenty six confess whispering, prompting readers to draw moral reflections from the tale.
A clergyman owned a milk white horse he called Zion for its fine form. When a friend asked his destination he replied he was off to mount Zion.
A concise adage note discusses marital happiness, contrasting contentment found within a spouse against pursuing external romantic relations. The remark highlights the value of shared life over seeking novelty elsewhere.
Advertisements are priced at 1000 dollars per square for one week and 25 cents per square for each additional insertion. Twelve lines or less count as a square. Special notices for marriages and deaths double the rate. Transient ads must be prepaid. Yearly contracts available on reasonable terms. Yearly advertisers limited to their immediate business. Hand in ads by Thursday noon to appear in the next issue. Religious obituaries and political notices are charged as advertisements.
A forwarded remedy claims to prevent or cure small pox and scarlet fever. The formula uses zinc or sulphate one grain, digitalis one grain, sugar, water, and ether, dosed hourly. Letters from Nellie J. Jackson and Chelsea board of health report success with many cures and prevention.
A stark reflection on happiness and destiny, contrasting fleeting day with enduring work. The speaker cites Carlyle to urge action before night ends opportunities, insistently asking what work remains and urging swift pursuit of purposeful tasks.
A recipe describes making a cough candy using two tumblers of flaxseed and elm bark in hot water, strained and combined with brown sugar. The mixture is boiled to the candy stage, poured out, cooled, and broken into pieces. It is touted as pleasant tasting and helpful for relieving hoarseness when voices are taxed.
In May 1870 the Methodist church began services in Salt Lake City Utah and now has three large societies. The Central church boasts the finest building in the territory aside from the Mormon Temple with 112 members and a Sunday school of 250. Two other stations near readiness to build as weather allows. A Methodist seminary operates in the city under a missionary with about 200 students in attendance.
An 1875 public law act amends Chapter 291 of the public laws relating to the Supreme Court. Passed January 27, 1875. The measure adjusts jurisdiction and procedures within the court system. The text records parliamentary action and formal enactment of the amendment.
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