08 Jan 1876
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1876
Page
1
Advertising rates are set at $1,000 per square for a week with 25 cents per additional insertion. A square equals twelve lines. Special notices for marriages and deaths cost double. Transient ads must be prepaid. Yearly contracts issued for reasonable terms. Yearly advertiser privileges limited to their immediate business. Entries due by Thursday noon for next issue. Obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
In a reflective narrative from the New Bedford Standard the narrator recounts three marriages. He satirically profiles each wife, from a fashionably neat housekeeper to a relentless dirt crusader to a calm loving third, detailing domestic life, humor, and the toll of each union.
A group of boys at Sitzer's saloon try to trick the owner into giving drinks for free. Jake Bradish challenges Sitzer by claiming he has more money, half of which Sitzer already owns, and bets him the drinks. The exchange ends with Sitzer noting the recurring nature of the con.
Hens fed on clear sound grain and kept on clean grassy ranges produce finer flavored eggs than birds with access to stable manure heaps and filthy feed. Diets including fish and onions taint eggs as cows fed on onion cabbage or offensive water taint milk and butter. Richer food deepens yolk color with wheat and corn producing the best color while buckwheat yields colorless eggs unsuitable for some confections.
A professor asks what is the aurora and a student answers he once knew but forgot. The professor scolds that only Dian in the world who knew it has forgotten, turning a simple exchange into a playful classroom moment.
A passenger aboard a Yankee steamboat watches a coastal lighthouse revolving and exclaims that the wind blows the light out as fast as a man can light it, capturing a vivid coastal moment.
An English editor introduces a coined label pewism to describe a certain kind of American religious practice. The note critiques the invention as a humorous or pointed characterization, reflecting on how new terms arise in discourse and influence perception.
A compact collection of pithy maxims and quotes. The passage contrasts mortal animosities with enduring humanities and praises generous living, time spent with God, and charity to the poor, attributed to Jeremy Taylor.
The text presents a pair of aphoristic lines contrasting Fortune with industry and fame, noting Fortune’s ubiquity in industry and its humble conveyance in a wheelbarrow. It then cites a bishop asserting that a cockle fish could not crowd the ocean into its shell, illustrating the limits of a vain man’s comprehension of God’s decrees.
The fragment reflects on fears of a future state and notes that even the most obstinate swearers reveal trembling hearts that contradict their bold boasts, underscoring a tension between rhetoric and genuine emotion.
A brief quotation notes that remembrance is the sole paradise from which none can drive us, asserting that even first parents could not be deprived of it. The line frames memory as an enduring, inalienable refuge.
A quotation attributed to Spurgeon on how God assigns a unique path to every person. It emphasizes personal vocation, distinct work for each individual, and divine blessing for their chosen method.
A reflective aphorism asserts that one cannot always choose wealth or health but can choose to be worthy or worth less. It states the soul cannot be killed by others and endures only through its own actions.
A good wife provides wisdom strength and courage to a man while a bad wife breeds confusion weakness and despair. Home must offer peace and comfort for recovery and renewed vigor to face life. Bad temper jealousy and gloom at home erode a man’s hope and lead to despair.
A exchange argues evergreen trees should be planted among orchards at not more than 150 feet apart to improve climate, shelter belts, and fruit crops. The advice claims evergreens emit warmth and moisture, aiding frost protection and spring germination for healthier, more uniform yields.
The Index Appeal reports a new cravat for editors and others bored by talkers. A spring unveiled coffin artwork titled the Man who was Talked to Death aims to shock and scatter bores, offering relief to worn journalists.
An article explains France's human hair industry and its global reach. Paris hair merchants hire Spring agents to buy regional hair, swapping for ribbons and textiles at fairs, with value differences by district guiding prices. Hundreds of thousands of pounds are imported annually, then dressed, sorted, and sold to hair-workers in major towns.
A dialogue explores aspiration and mystery as John and a woman discuss striving for the infinite, then she unexpectedly asks about a practical change to his worn brown pants. The exchange shifts from cosmic longing to a light domestic moment.
In a chatty reminiscence, Mrs Wells recalls how bashful Hiram Wells finally courted and wed her after a girlhood episode by Smail's Pond. A second tale riffs on a Casco Bay island storm that scattered ducks and shelled corn, with local storytelling and humor.
Hall's Journal of Health warns mothers against camphor and peppermint oils, noting their toxicity and risk of ulceration and death. It urges reliance on water for pain relief, from hot to cold applications, and advocates a medical education for doctors and nurses on using water as a safe everyday therapy.
A reader criticizes recent hymn quotations in a journal as blunt errors at occasions. The writer argues for accountability and cites a marriage where a hymn was sung, noting it was ill suited for the event and beyond typical expectations.
A historical line laments a desired change now sought and mourned. On a Connecticut fast day a choir sang about poor crops and lack of supplies, a stark contrast reflecting hardship and religious reflection.
A rustic voice dispenses aphorisms on gambling honesty religion and ambition. The speaker mocks pretension and highlights common vices noting gamblers pride religious life preservers and the value of practical wit. He warns against overconfidence and crookery while praising shrewdness and candid labor.
The piece surveys giant cannons from history including a 32 inch bore Turkish gun at Scutari in 1478, 28 inch bores at the Asia fortress in the Dardanelles, and the 28 inch Beejapore cannon. It recalls a 1807 British sortie where a ship suffered a shell hole, and notes the Moscow Tzar Pooshkar with a 35 inch bore never fired with dense charges.
An amusing Dublin tale shows Davies Barrington, Bristol’s ist and recorder, fending off a Tipperary visitor Foley who storms into his bedroom with a shillelagh vowing to break his bones. Barrington feigns sleep, swears by the word of an Irish gentleman, and the two end up sharing breakfast, the assailant jokingly impressed by the tactic.
The German ivy, not a true ivy nor native to Germany, thrives in room conditions and tolerates near freezing. It grows faster than common ivy, reaching ten feet in a season, and suits hanging baskets or pots. It propagates easily by slips, provides a stock of young plants, and can bloom golden yellow before spring when grown up windows without disturbance.
A Melbourne exchange laments publishers’ need to charge for obituary notices and personal communications. It argues that newspapers must cover costs for compositors ink and paper, and warns against expecting free publicity for niche notices that serve only a few readers.
The article explains California's forests lie mainly in the Sierra Nevada and north coast ranges, with redwoods as the coast’s glory. It describes giant Sequoia-like pines, immense trees reaching 300 plus feet, and a vast belt from Sonoma to Humboldt. Near Eel River, about one hundred thousand acres yield eight hundred thousand feet per acre, implying billions of feet of lumber and long-term sustainability concerns.
A traveling tramp notices a bar room placard offering free lunch, enters, and helps himself to four sandwiches while denying payment. He asks for water, quips that he has long consumed it as his healthiest drink, and exits pursued by a tossed boot.
A traveler viewing cathedral marvels is shown an opaque glass phial. He asks if it is a relic, noting it is empty. The sacristan retorts that it contains some of the darkness Moses spread over Egypt.
The piece warns that colds can lead to catarrh and consumption, detailing symptoms from nasal obstruction to foul discharge and bone damage. It promotes Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a safe cure, endorsing Dr Pierce's Nasal Douche for use with directions, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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