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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1873
Page
1
An adult recounts a childhood memory of a temperance reform meeting in a church. A scarred tavern keeper shares a sorrowful tale of ruin from drink, detailing a husband’s violence, his prison sentence, and a pledge to reform. The audience signs the pledge as grief and awe end the scene.
A short aphorism urges compassionate approach to penance and poverty, arguing gentleness helps more than harsh judgments. It contrasts the impact of benevolent poverty with self righteous severity.
A short faith oriented note urges focus on duty and trust in God. It frames daily actions as service and leaves outcomes to divine care, reflecting personal discipline and communal virtue.
A proverb contrasts prudence and folly noting a wise person avoids poverty while a fool endangers health or comfort by wearing tight shoes. The quote uses a moral lesson on prudent living and material choices.
A reflective line extols virtue over complaint, stating that contentment with one’s lot marks real wealth and goodness. It frames repeated repining as unworthy, while inner virtue elevates a person above material concerns.
A brief spiritual exhortation urges believers to offer their whole case to God, choosing the uphill path if He guides, rather than the easier route. It emphasizes faith and obedience when seeking divine guidance.
A reflection on divine justice, noting that despite a gloomy journey and rough paths the hand of Providence will remove bitterness and past pains, leaving the future pleasing and delightful for the righteous.
A quotation reflecting on egotism and self care diminishing imagination. It argues imagination thrives when one forgets self and can inhabit the world around as if a spirit possessing objects.
A exhortation to temper the tongue with humility and charity, avoiding harm to neighbors. It likens controlled speech to a fruitful tree and a tree of life, citing Solomon to emphasize righteous speech and community harmony.
A compact moral reflection argues that truth builds security and social trust while deceit breeds insecurity. It claims honesty strengthens society and personal worth, while falsehoods erode confidence. The true man offers a single, unfaltering answer to any interrogations.
Waste of wealth may be recovered but waste of time is not. True courage is calm and free from bullying. the bravest men show serenity in danger. Speak kindly of those who suffer, and avoid betraying friends secrets. A breach of kindness does not justify breaking trust.
A London correspondent describes Napoleon I during his England stay at Chiselhurst, noting a calm social life, visits from British figures, and his gradual health decline with rheumatic pains. The piece mentions Empress plans, funds, and a possible manifesto, alongside a lengthy, graphic survey of leprosy and its global presence.
A Kentucky frontier tale shows a preacher hosted in a cabin church where a hunter shoots two wild turkeys to feed the minister. The host explains the birds arrived as a divine signal, allowing the sermon to continue without disruption.
The Austrian journal highlights rabbits hair as a new textile fiber additive for weaving with wool and cotton. Short hare fibers fetch $3 a pound from felt hat makers, promising a strong yarn rivaling wool and could spark a large scale rabbit industry given rapid reproduction and abundant skins and meat value.
A peripatetic lecturer ends a seance with a joke about black guards, asking how many are present. Nine tenths of the crowd raise their hands, the room quiets, then a heckler demands the story and the lecturer claims he only wanted to know the number.
An anecdote from The Atlantic Almanac contrasts two pokers at the Widow Muggeridge’s fire. The black poker toils daily moving coals and tending the fire while the bright poker shines idle awaiting its mistress return. The tale ends with a moral to strive for useful effort in life.
A London burglar Henry Raab robbed Mr Wyatt at 79 East India Road and stole items including his parrot Sarah. The parrot overheard the thief’s name and sale to Jamrach, leading investigators to Raab. Raab received seven years penal servitude and seven years police supervision amid three additional burglary indictments.
A man sent by his employer to a house finds a group of women and tries to work in the yard. The lady urges staying in a warm room. He explains he fears messing the room and reveals a past marriage scare linked to a bold woman.
A saying suggests recalling a man by securing his house rent as a way to keep memory fresh. It advises using this plan to store the name in daily life and avoid forgetfulness.
A philosopher who married a vulgar yet amiable girl nicknamed her Brown Sugar for being sweet but unrefined.
A historical note explains why sea water appears blue or green depending on particle size and depth. It cites Tyndall’s experiments aboard the Argent and uses a Richmond anecdote about ministerial life and Millerite debates, ending with a humorous dig at Nebuchadnezzar.
A Yankee arrives in Boston with no money or friends and seeks work. He tries boot making, nervously crafts a flawed pair, is scolded by the proprietor, bets ten dollars that such work has never been done there, reveals his first shoe from the shavings, and wins the wager.
A moral lesson urges boys to use courtesy at home and with servers. It cites the Duke of Wellington’s last words, chooses politeness over rude orders, and urges consistent use of three little words, if you please, to gain better service and respect.
A Stockbridge merchant recalls shopping in a Chatham Street Jew store in New York. He haggles from six to five and four dollars, then three, finally offering seventy five cents for a coat. The seller accepts, and the traveler leaves with a bargain amid jokes about hotel companions. A perpetual paste method from Journal of Applied Chemistry follows, detailing alumina flour paste that lasts twelve months and writes on without gloss.
A group of young men debate survival if wrecked at sea. All speak except Paddy Murphy who denounces them as cowards and declares he would swim to shore, save others, then return to aid more.
A concise explanation by Prof. T. B. Maury defines cyclone as any storm with circular motion and converging winds toward a center. He argues all storms exhibit cyclonic behavior, and meteorologists should deduce wind directions from low barometer readings and surrounding conditions.
Lord Bolingbroke argues that natural needs are limited while desires shaped by fashion are boundless. Young people should remember that true comfort comes from simple living, intellectual pursuits, and disciplined tastes. The mind’s cultivation offers enduring satisfaction on a modest income.
An Ohio hermit was found shot in his chair and left to ashes in Solon, Cuyahoga County. Neighbors, assuming a left handed killer, arrested a respected local youth who confessed after brief confinement, revealing theft of money. The piece argues even hidden crimes are mirrored by unseen forces.
A Chicago Tribune report tells how Alvinza Hayward, aided by Chamberlaine, toiled in a gold lead at Amador. After dire straits and reliance on a $3,000 loan, the mine exploded in value, paying $40,000 a month and netting the Amber mine a projected $4 650 000 this year. Chamberlaine later retires rich, Hayward shifts control to a stock company headed by Gen. Colton.
An advertisement touts metal window sashes offering many conveniences and advantages. It claims the sashes will last forever and, if the owner no longer needs them, may be sold for old iron.
Five persons in Norwalk Connecticut spend eight dollars fifty cents weekly on opium and beg coal bread and butter from town authorities.
A quoted exchange shows Spinks declaring home is for boys and his son replying that he would stay home but his mother sends him to school, reflecting parental guidance and schooling expectations.
The act amends Chapter 246 to fix taxable fees in civil cases for Justice Courts. Writs signed by the Clerk earn five cents, action entries one dollar, appeal bonds ten cents, writs of execution fifteen cents. A dollar is allowed for attendance and use of the party recovering judgment. The act repeals inconsistent sections and takes effect on passage with official transcription by Secretary of State Joshua M. Addeman.
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