29 Jan 1876
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1876
Page
1
Deacon and Mrs Simpkins embody pious display at home while neglecting family kindness. A sanctified parlor, life memberships, and a Guide to Holiness clash with harsh treatment of Bridget and the child Jimmy. Husband rebukes brutal hypocrisy urging balance between faith and family duties.
The notice outlines advertising charges at $1.00 per square for one week with 25 cents per square for subsequent insertions. Twelve lines equal a square. Special notices before marriages and deaths cost double. Transient ads require prepayment. Yearly contracts limited to the advertiser’s immediate business. Ads due Thursday noon to appear in the next issue. Religious obituary and political notices are charged as advertisements.
The Challenger voyage records a depth of 4450 fathoms about 26,700 feet off New Guinea, far surpassing earlier limits. A 4cwt lead sank the rope, and a mechanical device kept it from breaking under pressure. Mud filled the hollow rod from below, thermometers at depth 4545 fathoms failed from pressure, and a prior attempt stopped short above bottom with 35 14 degrees Fahrenheit water.
The article argues that children cannot sleep too much, noting wakeful, peevish behavior in active youngsters. It advises that children sleep mainly at night, go to bed before sunset to complete their rest, and wake willingly. It recommends ample outdoor exercise once they awaken to make bedtime welcomed.
A brief miscellany of maxims on education adversity and genteel behavior. Notable lines include Looke on education as the finish to gentlemanly growth and Horace on steadiness in prosperity. The piece muses on seeds of virtue planted in daily speech and their distant joyful effects.
The fragment ponders moral order and innocence, asserting that holiness precedes unholiness, guilt implies innocence, and angels without fall exist. It argues Hefice man cannot reach the ultimate height, instead descending before a later ascent, and claims a child remains inherently innocent and good.
A meditation on living with a light that illuminates only the near path yet grows brighter for the journey ahead. The speaker thanks God for a guiding light that steadily reveals more miles of life as time advances.
A Ruskin-inspired reflection on imperfection as essential to life. It argues that living beings are in constant change, with decay and growth coexisting. Foxglove bloom serves as a metaphor for the ongoing cycle of emergence, development, and decline in the mortal world.
A reflective analogy compares life phases to a board with holes of various shapes. People act their parts as wooden shapes, with triangular figures in square holes, oblongs in triangles, and squares squeezed into round holes, illustrating misfit dynamics.
A historic reflection argues that the best sons and brothers are the best husbands just as the best daughters and sisters are the best wives. It asserts marriage won’t change core character, so the dutiful, industrious, unselfish girl will be a blessing, while a selfish, vain, idle bride may curse her husband.
A mining engineer notes air should be pulled from rooms rather than pushed in. Withdraw vitiated lower air near the floor while letting upper air descend. Open fires and large chimney throats provide best ventilation, despite heat loss, avoiding disease and doctor bills from poor air.
Discusses avoiding lavish display while avoiding niggardliness. Warns against excess in dress and spending, praising harmony between pleasure and diet, and warning that both excess and parsimony can harm character and social ties. Uses references to Shakespeare Fuller and republican prudence.
A town missionary tells of entering a lodging house to read scripture and learns the word girl appears in Joel iii 3 and is reminded of a dramatic test of faith. A long anecdote follows on mahogany’s introduction via planks from a ship, then a Pennsylvania backwoods witch Granny Tribble.
The article extols boot blacking as a durable, essential craft influencing civility. It traces production, key players, and the craft’s enduring demand, noting vast yearly output, leading U.S. manufacturers, and the superiority of color and shine judged by street boot blacks. A stark Arctic aside mentions Day & Martin's blacking as a marker of civilization in a desolate landscape.
Swift at a tavern orders his servant John to bring his boots which are dirty. John argues polishing is useless as they will get dirty again. The Dean agrees and keeps the boots dirty while breakfast is skipped for the servant. They ride on with Swift reading and John fasting, meeting a man who questions their sobriety.
A common mistake in fueling coal fires wastes heat. Feed a little coal often rather than a large load. When ashes show on the surface add enough coal to form a black layer over the red, then stir when the new coal is well kindled. This saves fuel and yields steadier warmth.
A long excerpt describes a solitary woman who lives among farmers for fifty years. She claims powers to heal and harm, citing remedies and curses, with farmers both fearing and trusting her. She refuses charges yet accepts gifts, while the piece notes her mysterious, unwell-free life according to the New York Sun.
Rev. S. H. Tyng Jr. leads Holy Trinity in New York with a strong Andrew and Philip Society of young men. Members invite strangers to tea, host simple suppers, and study Bible verses while building fellowship. The program boasts near full active membership, zero absenteeism for two years, and a ready volunteer corps for special work.
Advertisement urges readers to cure nasal catarrh by using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery to strengthen the mucous membrane and glands, claiming it builds the system while replacing lost fluids. It recommends Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy with Dr Pierce's Nasal Douche as the only method to reach the upper cavities where discharge accumulates. Sold by druggists and dealers.
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