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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1874
Page
2
The piece argues Gladstone leads with liberal progress and direct public sympathy, while Disraeli lags in conviction yet governs with a pragmatism that pursues limited democracy. It notes Gladstone’s fiscal prudence and moral public acts as enduring legacy, shaping the queen’s realm and future leadership.
The Boston Evening Transcript occupies a prime new offi ce site and adopts the quarto form. Advertisers and the public praise its enterprise as a bright, well printed family evening paper despite a past fire incident.
A writer argues the rod has a place in classrooms when used properly and warns against teachers who abandon correction. He cites Solomon and laments latitudinarianism as erasing primitive discipline, insisting only proper, not passion driven, use builds judgment.
The piece contrasts Mr Croaker’s doom saying with the treasury’s first month figures showing a reduced debt by about seven million and a partly intact reserve. It questions his influence and asserts support for the secretary and national interests despite his predictions.
A city bank cashier notes money is abundant yet confidence is low. Lenders fear risks and business struggles as cash remains in vaults while pockets stay empty. The writer hopes spring brings renewed activity and frees capital from dormancy.
The Boston School Board will not reconsider its action excluding women from certain positions. The majority is heated, critics attack with sharp points, and the debate grows brisk as both sides use pointed language in the discussion.
The New Bedford Standard reports Mr Lake, janitor of Tiverton almshouse, was seriously injured when an oxen driven cart he rode overturned on the Fall River road. Wheels passed over his leg and bruises were sustained. at seventy, recovery is unlikely.
The piece notes that supporters of a license law praise Governor Washburn for likely vetoing any such measure. It argues Massachusetts residents expect the chief executive to resist death dealing traffic and to uphold the state’s rights. The tenor celebrates his conscience and rejects covetous influence in office.
The Nub’s daily journals champion public morality yet attack prohibition as a blunder. They claim temperance talk is inconsistent while supporting repeal despite facts showing no stop to sales. Liquor dealers push repeal and Boston press allies urge removal from law, prompting questions about who profits.
The writer condemns General Butler for attacking the press and peddling mild accusations against the media. A Lowell representative from Gloucester faces a difficult task silencing a free press. The piece asserts the free American mind cannot be muzzled and promises continued scrutiny of Butler's conduct.
A quotation portrays the New York Nation as a harsh weekly judge of public life. It critiques its chronic severity, calling its articles vinegar and mustard and likening it to a rogues gallery of portraits with critical, unsparing vouchsafing. The piece credits Warner’s view of the Nation’s sharp style.
The Christian Union urges keeping the Sunday school superintendent from turning the desk into a general advertising stand for dubious causes. It cites a city incident where a necktie social by a Bible class was announced after a concert, noting the potential impact on young scholars and the impression left by lessons.
The New York Mercantile Journal Company announces renewed printing of Wallace P. Groom's lecture pamphlet on the Currency Needs of Commerce. Sixteen pages, previously exhausted, available to applicants with return postage stamps.
In Middleborough, a town man pursued a party in Chiltonville with an officer and proper papers. After learning the target moved to the neighboring county, they tracked him to his new home. A horse sale led them back into Plymouth county where the officer produced papers and the dispute was settled amid loud talk.
John B. Gough spoke in Lincoln Hall on Night Scenes in a Great Metropolis detailing London districts and urban misery. He described gin houses Butcher's Row Whitechapel costermongers and the penny gaffs, highlighting suffering children and the mercy of city missionaries.
Locals report that the town's public schools began the fourth term of the school year on Monday, marking the latest phase of the academic calendar.
Rev E S Stanley of Providence preached at State Street M E Church last Sunday forenoon. Rev Mr Brown of Woonsocket assisted at St Michael's Church. Elder A B Warner of Providence will preach at Advent Chapel tomorrow afternoon and evening. An adjourned Town Council and Court of Probate meeting is set for next Monday at ten in the Council Chamber. Y M C A meetings Sunday at the Asylum at 10 30, at the rooms at 5 45, and at Middle District school house at 7 30 P M.
Realtura Lodge No. 82 I O G T meets Wednesday evening next week instead of Thursday to install officers for the present term.
More than fifty persons have been at the altar of the State Street M E Church since January 1 seeking religion and most have professed conversion.
A meeting of the Board of Managers of the Y M C A will be held this Saturday evening at 7 30 in the rooms. The session will be followed by a short prayer meeting.
The YMCA library received Leaves from the Note Book of Nature and Stories from My Attic last week. This week additions include A Journey to the Centre of the Earth by Jules Verne and English Orphans.
The paper thanks Hon. Henry B. Anthony U S Senator for sending a corrected Congressional Directory dated December 24 1873 and notes the valuable information contained within.
The Rhode Island Manual for 1873 4 by Hon J M Addeman Secretary of State runs over two hundred pages and contains a large amount of state information. Thanks are due Mr Addeman for the copy of this valuable work.
The poultry house of A Sidney DeWolf Esq east of the Ferry road was broken into on Monday or Tuesday night and sixteen cream flowls of superior breed raised for exhibition were stolen. Hen roost robbers have been busy in the town and vicinity over the last two weeks.
At Monitor Engine Co No 2 a meeting last Tuesday expelled four members for conduct turning the hall into a night revelry rendezvous. General Banks lectured on Will it Endure to a fair audience, closing with a patriotic poem. Samuel Keating suffered a severe ice house accident. Dr Barnes treated his head and ear, and he is now improving. Edward Woods faced a felonious theft charge for firewood from Bristol Neck. bail posted as case continued to next Tuesday. Clergymen Rev Jeremiah Taylor and Rev Kingsley Twing lectured at Congregational Church as part of pastoral visitations from Rhode Island meetings.
Two intoxicated women were spotted on Hope Street and elsewhere Tuesday morning. One staggered home, while the other collapsed in a snow bank and was carried to her home by two passing gentlemen in a sleigh who found her helpless. The piece questions who sold her rum.
The Providence Journal report from Little Compton notes failed attempts to float the schooner Chief. Mrs. Rogers, a widow on Rock Street, heard a commotion in her yard Friday night and saw a robber flee with four of fifteen hens, dropping two as he ran away.
The second I. O. G. T. entertainment will be held at Town Hall next Thursday evening. C L Woodworth Jr of Watertown Mass will present select readings marking his Bristol debut. A supportive letter from J W Childs of Andover Theological Seminary praises his gifts and urges the committee to secure him for this course.
The town tallies 182 births in 1873, up from 170, with 105 males and 77 females. Foreign parentage totals 82, American 79, mixed 21. Colored 5, stillborn 15. Monthly birth and death counts follow.
A solemn reflection on suffering and faith by an aged voice. The poem laments weariness from illness and frailty while seeking comfort in salvation. It expresses hope that restoration awaits when the soul finds light in God.
Edward W. Brunson sold a Thames street house and lot to Patrick Hammell for 1335. Samuel Thompson sold a Wood street lot to Patrick Scanlan for 300. Brunsen sold a Franklin street lot to Hammell for 280. Manchester sold a Oliver street lot to Henry R. Manchester Jr. for 500. George T. Greene sold an undivided seventh of a Back road tract to Benjamin F. Greene for 900. Jeremiah I. Greene sold another seventh to same buyer for 900. Joseph W. Greene sold to Benjamin F. Greene an additional seventh for 1000.
Poetic meditation urges the spirit to rise from earthly weariness to the Eden of God. It references faith, prayer, and divine reward, contrasting earthly gems with heavenly bliss. The author A DeWolf cites Revelation 22 16 as the source.
Readers praise a refined tea blend from Mr. N. C. Bedell at Hope and Bradford streets. The mixture uses uncolored Japan and high quality Oolong or black tea from a choice lot, sold for cash at standard prices.
The article previews William Vincent master mariner of Bristol R I as he publishes a brief life history. It recounts early voyages on the brig John Smith to Cuba for onions and molasses, later service on the brig Prize, plantain cargo attempts, and sugar runs to Bristol, ending with his 1835 whaling voyage and events aboard the Governor Fenner and the ship Anne.
A misprinted letter from an Indiaman requests two thousand dollars to cover the balance for a prize tied to the Fourth Gift Concert delayed from December to March. He explains he cannot draw funds until March and asks for the sum to be held against his prize, wondering what he would do if no prize is drawn.
The advert promotes Dr Pierce Pleasant Purgative Pellets as a cure all to cleanse stomach bowels and blood removing disease causes. It touts reliability and urges purchase from druggists with a 25 cent price in a vial format.
A notice states authorization to refund cash to any buyer who uses Parsons Purgative Pills and provides relief and satisfaction. The refund offer applies to all purchasers.
The passage notes Old Fogg living at the Hub in winter as per Athens press, mentions Harry Genet's bondsman Devlin, and observes New York keeping pace with modern trends. It reflects on winter lingering into spring and laments the lack of an Industrial society among rising amateur clubs nationwide.
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