25 Jan 1879
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1879
Page
1
A reflective verse recalls the toll of weariness from motherhood and the immeasurable gratitude for a child who once lay on the knee and now lies gone. The speaker laments the faded comfort of a lively home, contrasts past tenderness with current absence, and cherishes the memory of a once vibrant child who is no longer present.
On the iron clipper La Belle Helene bound to India from Liverpool, a 12 year old stowaway girl Helen Muir and her brother are hidden in the hold. Captain Sproul offers discipline and a path to respect, and Helen rises as stewardess. Hawke, a skilled seaman, treats Helen kindly but faces danger as crew mutinies, a cyclone leads to wreck, Hawke dies, and Helen and Sproul marry after rescue. Hawke’s bravery earns posthumous honor. Helen’s loyalty transforms the ship’s fate.
The passage condemns dissipation as a swift destroyer, likening young men to fragile flowers exposed to frost. It contrasts blind error with reason and notes that many seek counsel from others rather than from true wisdom. It argues that those who can do good service are few compared to those who only critique others' work.
A reflective aphorism on how negative temper and lack of purpose dampen life, while purposeful labor brightens outlook. It extols honest work as the antidote to despair and the source of personal meaning, urging action and a defined path.
Professor Roberts of the Missouri State Normal School urges educators to free students from rigid rules and embrace independent thinking. He advocates lifting minds from textbooks to reveal the power of the intellect beyond printed pages.
The article notes Jewish views in Jerusalem that recent Turkish concessions to an English firm for the Euphrates Valley railway and to a French firm for a Jaffa to Jerusalem line mark a fulfillment of prophecy. The Euphrates railway would cross old Assyrian and Babylonian provinces with Mossul and Hillel as stations near ruins, and may eventually link with Egyptian lines, echoing Isaiah xix 23 about a highway from Egypt to Assyria and mutual service between Egyptians and Assyrians.
Before the war a widow with seven children had no funds or property. Neighbors pooled wood provision meals clothing and other essentials for the winter, each sharing a item. The act fostered community, and the widow’s family later became respected spouses of the neighbors’ children, proving humanity in need.
A contemporary extols moderate skating as healthy but warns against overdoing it, urging gentle starts, gradual increases, and continuous movement to recover warmth. The piece ends with a Tovcuine Story of a farmer who lost a friend in Chickamauga, a soldier who died saving his family and whose grave bears the words "HE DIED FOR ME."
The national banks shown as a defense of American prosperity and stability. The essay contrasts U S banking with Britain, notes losses from Civil War, lauds the one‑tenth surplus rule, and argues repeal would hurt small lenders and local credit. It urges workers and employers to oppose attacks on the system.
Remnant cloth mittens offer cheaper warmth than knit ones. Cut by tracing the hand, add seam space, line with canton flannel, and edge with elastic for a snug wrist. Wristlets knit from soft yarn aid cold mornings. Encourage men and boys to wear them. girls can knit with blue and green yarn. Darning heels and toes with extra yarn lengthens socks and eases later repair.
Salem Register notes a French discovery that free milk use among white lead workers prevents lead colic. Observers found two milk drinkers remained unaffected, leading to universal milk provision with extra pay. Journal de Medicine reports no colic cases for three years after adoption.
The fairs award first premiums and special prizes to Hop Bitters as the purest family medicine. We endorse the honors and urge readers to test the products. Exhibits are on display at the State Fairs with further details in another column.
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