19 Jan 1878
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1878
Page
1
A clipped archaic warning urges prompt action and perseverance, hinting at consequences if hesitation continues. The fragment references effort, timing, and perseverance, suggesting a moral or exhortation embedded in a colonial or rural vernacular.
A compact poem reflecting on a year as a tide that rises and falls for youth and age. It contrasts buoyant hopes with weariness and marks time passing as sands in an hourglass. The stanzaic meditation moves from youth to age, using flowing imagery and music to frame life’s transient journey.
A physician receives a secret missive offering twenty thousand dollars to marry an unknown woman. He agrees, is wed in a covert ceremony, and over five years rebuilds his life while caring for his mother. In Europe he learns the bride is Ellen Latour, who reveals a complex past including a hidden fortune and a plan to escape oppression. The truth unites them, with Ellen as his wife and sister Ada rescued from exploitation.
Miscellany on virtue, ingratitude, and the roots of true greatness. It argues that cruelty can follow from brilliance, and that magnanimity lies in calm endurance amid adversity without hope or support.
A collection of aphorisms urging constant useful activity to stave off misery and promote learning. Stay occupied with chores and reading, seek libraries, and avoid wasted days. True reform comes from living Christians influencing others through everyday work and personal example. Norman Macleod.
An artist recalls Napoleon III’s deep reverence for his house founder. He proudly showed a life painted oval miniature, saying he carries it always. The kingly history ties to his mother Hortense, remembered as beautiful and a devoted mother, with wedding rings noted on his left hand.
Grace Greenwood writes of a Paris catacombs visit and a poem on mortality. The text contrasts severed skulls and bones with faces of scholars, rulers, and commoners, noting Napoleon’s systematized burial and the mingling of historic lives beneath Paris.
The Rev Dr Field praises Java as the most beautiful island in the world noting its volcanic mountains and temples. He contrasts Dutch ruled Java with Spanish ruled Cuba, and recounts ant swarms that devastate houses and attack people, likening their tactics to Napoleonic strategy and recalling ancient punishment by ants.
A French dog named Pompier, owned by M. Dumont, is depicted as a thief who steals money and tobacco for his master. After several temptations and a final act of theft, the dog returns with ten sous of tobacco and faces local boys who accuse him, while a courtly narrator notes Pompier’s crime without extenuating it.
The piece recounts Cowper in despair over John Gilpin as Henderson read it to London crowds. It notes the ballad’s spread from Edmonton print shops, record sales, and provincial success. Johnson’s readings reportedly tormented the poet, who hated his own work on deathbed reflection.
A brief Scientific American tip explains lighting paper or shavings on top of coal before warming a stove to create a hot air current in the chimney. The draw pulls smoke and gas upward, reducing room smoke on chilly days. It notes that few people know this quick trick.
The rise of gas illumination in England sparked disbelief among the learned and curious. William Murdoch pioneered combustible air use, with Parliament and Sir Humphrey Davy doubting lights without wicks, while London’s first gas shop light appeared in 1810 at Ackerman’s in the Strand and a noblewoman wished to take a lamp home. Murdoch moved on to other pursuits, while others claimed the honor and society benefited from the invention.
Frances Stewart recounts a scene from Napoleon’s funeral in which he held the Emperor’s heart in a silver vase sent to Napoleon II. French servants kiss the heart while prayers are offered. An English official taunts Stewart, highlighting tensions between French and British guardians. The account invites further investigation.
A reflection on printing press pioneers and balloonist Lunardi. The piece contrasts true greatness with public fame, citing Cardinal Wiseman on the value of efforts for others and hinting at a future world shaped by silent, innovative minds.
London Spectator argues that legend and geography hint at vast untapped mineral wealth across the eastern world. It notes ancient Indian silver and copper use, gold diggings in Wynaad, and unmined minerals in the Malayan Peninsula, urging search for copper and other metals amid expanding maritime exploration.
A lady notes that being always true in the kind, truthful, and amiable path is a high praise. The piece muses on human flaws and the value of steady goodness, admitting weariness with perfection yet cherishing steadfast integrity amid everyday infirmities.
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