03 Jan 1880
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1880
Page
1
A folk tale tone reflects on a small town newspaper editor and his assistant. A donor brings peaches and flowers, praising the editor as a jolly old trump. The piece ends with a sermonlike tribute to the noble profession and its workers marching toward a transcendent future.
In the Mediterranean a mussel species yields byssus fibers hidden by mud that wash to reveal a golden to olive brown shine. The fibers spun and woven can make stockings gloves neckties and fine lace, with current production around four tons annually. Specimens and finished goods were shown at the Paris Exhibition but received little attention.
An 1845 voyage to China via Cape Horn aboard the Angelo recounts a brutal Pacific gale. Captain and mates battle towering seas, reefing sails, and near-mits to avoid St Elmo rocks, with a daring westward dash to safety and a calm after the storm.
A series of aphorisms urges self sufficiency and personal responsibility. It advocates making oneself necessary, promoting virtue over fault finding, and relying on industry in one's station before blaming others or society. The piece ends with a belief that diligence reduces complaints.
The Philadelphia magnate Jacob Ridgway, dead long ago with a fortune of five to six million, questions why a young admirer envies him for wealth. Ridgway explains money buys only possessions and comfort, not life, health, youth, or a peaceful end. He urges that fewer desires lead to true happiness and that wealth cannot extend the grave.
The piece argues advertising by local merchants strengthens the economy by keeping trade local, diffusing industry profits, and fostering civic pride. It cites a newspaper saying a merchant who advertises extensively is worth more to the town than forty who do not, urging citizens to support public benefactors in business.
Westphalia group forms to eradicate poverty by shifting social habits. Proponents urge universal simple living under wooden huts, bread and vegetables, water as drink, and minimal clothing. They claim $50 yearly suffices for basic needs, with investment growth for old age.
A lady asks Mr Braff what he thinks of their parlors and a plain spoken brute replies there is only one thing needed now an auction to sell them off.
M Grevy the French President, known for humor and modest dress, calmly waited in a Bank of France queue to receive dividends. An official urged him to skip ahead, but he declined, saying he did not mind waiting. The anecdote highlights his liberal, citizen-friendly approach and respect for ordinary people.
The passage defines croakers as pessimistic individuals who see only a dark side in life. It distinguishes male and female varieties, noting male croakers dampen celebrations and female croakers spread rumors and sow family discord. It argues croakers and scandalmongers would be punished by law for societal harm.
In two railroad incidents engineers avert disaster with quick thinking. A Chicago Burlington & Quincy passenger train at 35 mph uses full throttle to clear a fallen tree sixty feet ahead, saving lives. On the Kankakee line an express nears a bridge as a herd of colts dash toward the tracks. the engineer fires extra steam and covers one hundred feet in a flash, striking and sending the colts down the embankment.
A missionary reports in Yokohama a native in European dress driving a two wheeled carriage, a ginricksha, since horses are scarce in Tokyo Yeddo and Yokohama. About 80 000 gin rikshas operate in the capital. The government holds a monopoly and money is spent to improve light carriages. Usually one person rides, sometimes two or a family.
William F. Cody explains how he earned the nickname Buffalo Bill during the 1860s Kansas Pacific road project. He details being hired to slaughter buffalo for 500 dollars a month, delivering thousands of hides and meat to workers and railway staff, shaping his public moniker along the line.
A four year old girl was summoned as a witness in court. In response to the question what becomes of little girls who tell lies she innocently replied that they were sent to.
Survey of the northern lights explains aurora origins as air currents meet cold air, with moisture and electricity driving snow and light shows. Esmark notes winds from ocean and interior cooling. Lottin Bravais and Silverstrom report 160 aurora sightings in 210 Boschop nights. spectrum analysis promises chemical insight from Arctic exploration.
A didactic admonition urges avoidance of reading and productive pursuits. It promotes spending leisure at saloons with beer and games to waste time, risking becoming a nobody or sliding into vice. The piece warns of numerous young men lingering about such places ready to drift into a life of drinking or gambling.
An ailing humorist, urged by his doctor to apply a large mustard plaster to the chest, quips that the mustard seems excessive given his wasted condition.
Reports describe Joignerey, the French athlete at Berlin Vaudeville Theatre, lifting a horse and rider by muscular strength while swinging head downward from a trapeze. Crowds fill the venue as managers of other theatres complain of empty houses.
A Scots cleric Watty Morrison uses humor to settle bets and outwit a scoffing officer. He preaches on And the ass opened his mouth and he spoke without prep to win a wager. He also mocks an officer by baptizing a puppy, turning mockery back on the infidel in a crowd.
A four year old girl Nellie was punished by her mother for a misdemeanor. After a brief pause the child began scolding and declared that mothers are useless, saying they always spank little girls and it does no good.
A short admonition urges readers to abandon costly fashions and quack medicines and to trust Hop Bitters as a simple, pure remedy that promises better health and improved finances. The note hints at savings from cheaper clothing and better food, and highlights the remedy as affordable.
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