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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1882
Page
1
A devotional call urges every person to find work in God’s vineyard. If you cannot sail the ocean or fight in battle or harvest crops you can still serve by helping the afflicted, comforting the needy, visiting the afflicted, or teaching at the Master’s feet. The message emphasizes humble, patient service as noble labor.
Sarah Bates, a thirteen year old daughter of Captain Cramp, runs the steamship Mary and Sarah between Oldport New Jersey and New York while her mother assists at home. She calmly steers the vessel, manages deck crew, and dodges danger in crowded harbor traffic as her sleeping mate rests. A dramatic rescue of a bark behind a Cunard liner showcases her seamanship, earning praise from officers aboard.
A philosophical miscellany notes that pride resembles an acacia lifting above neighbors, yet its beauty rests on natural laws. It argues against contempt for others while acknowledging shared roots in the dirt, framing virtue as a manifestation of hidden nature’s order.
It is God himself the order of his universe his mornings and evenings his sunshine and his stars his spring time resurrection his human love his little children. Because God is life is worth living.
The passage states that serving God is easy for those who do it out of love but hard for those who serve for pay. It emphasizes that God rejoices more in one person who loves truly than in a thousand hired workers.
The excerpt reflects on offering oneself to God, renewed yet imperfect, acknowledging rightful belonging yet incomplete surrender. It speaks of the soul’s restlessness from self-will and its longing to be merged into a life diviner, a continual effort to return home.
In a family scene a younger boy Ned die says his plan is to grow up a good boy to become a good man like his father. The exchange contrasts guidance from older brothers with Ned die's clear moral aim, highlighting his father as a model of virtue.
The Fortnightly Review notes Japanese cheerfulness at work across society. It attributes smiles to good digestion, elastic temperament, courage, and practical sense, observing officials, financiers, preachers, writers, merchants, laborers, and even convicts all maintaining levity under duty.
The piece muses on human fascination with mysteries beyond understanding. It argues that God’s plans are beyond human comprehension and urges trust in His righteousness. A parable of the frail bird amid a storm reinforces reliance on divine promises for believers.
A long reminiscence recounts the legend of Ralph the raven near Chapelle Frith Derbyshire, famed for visiting farms after pig killings and his bond with a surgeon, plus a Hungerford tale of raven affection for a dog. It notes a Regent's Park episode of one raven outwitting its cage mate, and ends with New England Life Ninety Years Ago memories of farm routines and family crafts.
Thurlow Weed recounted adopting Mary Weed in 1845 after a barber shop discovery in Albany. The two year old, later christened Mary Weed, grew up to age 12 and earned a medal from the American Institute for needlework. Weed learned her mother belonged to a British family and that her betrothed husband died. He kept the medal as a memento. Also in the clipping a testimonial praises Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup from New York City.
A concise admonition compares flattery to cologne water, noting it is to be sniffed at not swallowed. It reflects a cautionary voice about insincerity and self interest in social exchanges.
A first person note describes severe illness with chronic rheumatism keeping the speaker in bed. The room resembled a drug store with many bottles. After paying the doctor and stopping visits, the speaker relied on Sulphur Bitters from Bix bottles, claiming cure and recovery aided by the remedy.
An 19th century reflection extols the Yukon and Alaska as a potential gold rich, navigable river land with untapped resources. It notes possible mining, farming, and commerce expansion, plus idle government vessels urging cruise development and migration to Southern Pacific territories. It also includes a humorous aside and a Hop Bitters promotion.
A humorous column quotes a woman praising Parker's Ginger Tonic for keeping herself and family healthy and cheerful. The piece includes a cockney quip from a school committee member about vowels and a patent remedy ad style testimonial for Ely's Cream Balm for catarrh and hay fever with dated endorsements and a price of 50 cents.
The Baltimore American reports Bradford Pennsylvania and nearby areas use gas from an oil-well that burned for long and produced a fifty foot flame roars heard for miles. A company now pipes gas into homes stores and streets. Gas refined to luminesce well suited for heating. Oil suddenly appearing in wells challenges explanations.
Saratoga correspondent Sophie Spark notes a lively young man in the Springs who arrives with a massive novel and ignores meals. He orders one egg and cake but cake is unavailable, stares at the egg, eats quickly, then resumes reading on the piazza. The piece jokes he is deeply in love.
Apcure wholesome distillation of witch hazel American pine Canada fir mar gold clover blossoms etc fragrant with the healing essences of balsam red of pine. Complete treatment for $1. Sanford's Radical Cure for Catarrh offered as a complete treatment for a dollar.
An old advertisement touts Parson's Exterminator说 claiming to kill rats mice roaches and ants in a single night covering barns granaries and households. It markets the product as the best and cheapest vermin killer in the world and says it is sold everywhere.
A sermon warns that the meanest person flatters to the face and slanders behind the back. It cites a backbiter as a "snake in the grass" and an "adder" that harms the rider. The path to avoidance is to speak well of others and do them good rather than harm.
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