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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1876
Page
2
The passage argues that society rests on mutual dependence between the rich and the laboring classes. Wealth cannot buy all labor or sympathy, and all people, regardless of status, contribute small acts that sustain life. Life is defined by thought, affection, and shared labor, culminating in a social ideal where giving and taking are faithfully performed.
The piece argues taxation remains strong while military actions against indigenous tribes provoke debate. It questions current leadership, cites General Custer’s death, and suggests political figures like Butler influence the administration. It foresees aging officials leaving and a shift away from Sage of Essex.
Governor Hayes is described as untainted by suspicion and not using questionable means for the nomination. William A. Wheeler is praised as a reformer aligned with honest efforts to purify public service. The ticket is portrayed as fiscally sound, nonracist, and free of other party self-serving motives.
A scattered draft of political musings on currency, patriotism and public figures. Mentions Boston’s Old South Church, Washington power shifts, the centennial orations by Evarts Winthrop Adams, and the St Louis ticket. Reflects anxiety over national leadership and the upkeep of historic buildings.
At a Democratic State Convention in Syracuse a Sunday school picnic drew John Van Buren and General Nye. Van Buren urged honesty to the children, recalling the biblical tale of Esau trading his birthright. Nye tugged his coat, quipping about the long “hair on the terong man.”
The writer marvels at fashionable young ladies who tilt hats to shade eyes and toil over back buttons. He predicts women will soon enter politics but notes summer dress pressures, including buttons on basques and polonaises. Simplicity in the corsage is urged amid evolving styles.
A fashion column discusses summer trends including ivory tints, French lace trims on gowns and belts, and a new Ehrich & Co. quarterly catalog with practical style guidance and prices. The piece also recalls a grand Fourth of July with fireworks and a patriotic parade in New York, noting West Point cadets and civic pageantry amid a shifting city center.
A July 1876 letter from New York describes a citywide jubilation for the centennial nation’s birthday. Fireworks, flags valued at around 100000 dollars, and gas jet illuminations filled streets. A grand torchlight procession ended in Union Square with 300 bands, a midnight bell, and rockets lighting the sky in a Festival of Liberty.
Notices announce Elder A B Warner of Providence will preach at Advent Chapel Sunday both day and evening. Also Sunday services at Congregational Church listed with Sunday School at 10 20 am preaching at 3 pm and prayer conference at 7 pm. Other brief items include a steamer launch by Mr Calbraith Perry and an auction sale in Providence.
The Bristol news notes a series by B J Munro for the Paanix detailing the 1826 July 4th celebration marking Bristol’s semi centennial. The Bull Run anniversary follows with the Second BR I Veteran Association holding its seventh annual reunion in Old Bristol. The sloop Juniata under Captain S Dana Greene arrived with 848 tons, eight guns and 231 crew, remaining about two weeks in port.
The Board of Managers of the Children's Home calls for public support and ongoing interest to sustain its permanent charity. It notes a depleted treasury and asks citizens for financial help as well as donations of clothing meat vegetables groceries and other goods.
The seventh annual reunion will be held Friday next the 21st with an excursion from Providence by steamer Canonicus and American Band. Activities include an 11 am meeting, 124 pm oration by Mathew Hale Smith, dinner, open air concert, dress parade, and receptions with Governor Lippitt and General Burnside. Current officers listed.
At a United Brothers Lodge No. 18 session on Tuesday evening last, officers for the term were installed by Wm. J. Miller and H. Frisbie. Names include W. G. W. A. Baxter, W. G. T. W. Gailay, W. G. G. X., John H. Adams v. G., Byron K. Fish sec, Ellery W. Greene treas, Henry F. Card warden, Alden B. Fish chap, Wm. Munro c. g., James Coggéshall l. g., Wm. Fred. Fish l. h. s. to N. G., Wm. Davis br. h. s. to V. G., Spencer Hounds to V. G., James K Bullock g. to V. G., and Wm. Burnham.
Regular monthly meeting held in the Council Chamber with proceedings in both the Council and the Court of Probate. Administration appointments made, accounts examined, and police appointed for special duty. Publication notices include Mark Twain poetry samples and local educational listings.
Mothers can secure health for their children and rent for themselves by the use of Castoria a perfect substitute for Castor Oil. It is harmless and pleasant to take as honey for wind colic sour stomach worms or constipation for young or old. It is certain speedy and cheap.
Hanper's Magazine for August previews sixth Daniel Deronda and parts of A Woman-hater and The Laurel Bush. It features a Wellesley College illustrated piece tied to women’s education, Chadwick on The Battle of Long Island, Holly on Modern Dwellings, Stone on Baratoga Springs, a sketch of Rear Admiral William Branford Shubrick, Rab and his Friends with a portrait of John Brown, a poem Hymn to Freya, and political mass meetings and Brook Farm notes, with ongoing editorial depth.
A light breezy evaluation lauds Bartov's Mowraty Maacaznorme op Avavst for warm weather reading. It praises the stories poetry and illustrations and lists a lengthy table of contents from Milton to Ruthven's Puzzle Page with numerous whimsical items. Publication details show Thames & Talbot in Boston at 150 dollars per year.
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