08 Jul 1876
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1876
Page
1
In a China trade tale Captain Jackson confronts Merchant Mr. Failing aboard the Exporter. Failing pressures the captain to load high quality silk and tea while Jackson faces poverty and family hardship under parsimonious owners. The story portrays greed, loyalty, and a sailor's sacrifice.
Jackson the shipmaster in Shanghai falls for an envoy's lure to pocket 50 000 through fraud. The Exporter wrecks on a Borneo reef, he aids the captive Princess with medicine from the chest, earns a royal pardon and riches, returns to Liverpool, and becomes a prosperous, cautious citizen.
Quotations discuss aging folly happiness and pride noting wisdom lies in virtue and restraint and that good deeds can provoke less envy than good fortune. It hints that education is a stronger inheritance than wealth and that self awareness governs remorse and social judgment.
A reflection on the paradox of virtuous acts. The author notes people may feel proud of good deeds but should be ashamed if the world knew true motives. It argues that outward virtue hides inner impulses and urges humility.
A compact historical observation notes that royal clemency is often used for vanity, sometimes for idleness, and frequently for fear, with the three motives commonly intertwined.
A quotation attributed to Charles Spurgeon asserts God assigns four distinct tasks to each person, allowing individual methods. It emphasizes personal calling, self-direction, and divine blessing for unique labor.
A reflective note urges judges of character to acknowledge their own faults and use sympathy to ease guilt rather than misrepresent it. The piece emphasizes restraint, empathy, and fair judgment in evaluating others.
A moral reflection argues that pride shapes remonstrance toward faulted individuals more than the aim to correct them. It suggests we speak less to fix others and more to prove we are free of the faults we condemn.
The text condemns empty smiles and shallow compliments as worthless. It emphasizes a desire for genuine companionship over feigned affection and superficial invitations. It argues social gestures lack substance and value without sincerity.
A curious look at oysters describes how a young oyster forms two shells and progressively builds a delicate added layer each June. The beard serves as breathing and feeding organ, and growth lines reveal years in the bed. Handling new growth is dangerous due to sharp, poisonous shell edges.
The article argues Norse explorers in the tenth century visited Cape Cod and Vineyard Sound, explored Holmes Hole and related harbors, and may have named local holls now preserved as Hole variants. It suggests persistent place names reflect Norse routes, and urges preserving Vineyard Sound names as historic markers of early discovery.
M de Lesseps reported to the Academy of Sciences on the Bitter Lakes at Suez and how seven months of filling added about 1.5 billion cubic meters. He notes salt levels rose then declined due to dissolution and evaporation, explained by interconnecting currents balancing salinity and water level.
A humorous inventory from the Omaha Herald lists items found on a sidewalk pocket including two handkerchiefs a candy fish torn pencils ribbons currency a love letter gloves parasol tassel brushes perfume hair pins and other small objects the pocket described as yellow nankeen can be claimed by the proprietor at the office.
The article warns against using opiates for sleep describing them as dangerous ground that only torporizes. It suggests natural methods like daily exercise and a brisk walk at night to calm the brain and improve digestion so sleep comes more naturally. It cites Dr Ferrier urging removal of worry and consulting a physician if sleep remains elusive.
A young man reports from New Harmony Colorado that no house could be rented. An old uncle questions him, and the man claims there was only one dwelling, a cabin, with twelve people living inside.
In Oconto Wisconsin a legislative candidate voted for his rival rather than himself, securing a one vote margin for the winner. The man is described as very mad and disillusioned with politics.
A Burrillville man, Joseph Butterwick, tries to fall asleep by counting imagined sheep after reading an almanac. Disruptions from a crying baby, a meddling mother in law, and a neighbor’s dog keep him awake until a real mishap prompts a nap on the sofa.
The Rhode Island General Assembly passes and submits Article VI amendment to voters. The proposal outlines citizenship, residency, and tax payment requirements for voting in state and local elections, replacing sections 2 and 8 of Article LI, with portrayal of the amendment’s publication and submission to electors. (Includes an unrelated medical ad segment about Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery.)
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