20 Jul 1878
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1878
Page
1
The verse invokes the Holy Spirit as a gentle voice guiding the soul. It contrasts soft, tender tones with a powerful, windswept declaration reaching the Mercyseat, offering solace to oppressed souls.
On Thanksgiving Night Farmer Hiram Fielding is knocked unconscious and his barn burns, leaving the family with near ruin. His wife Sarah keeps faith, finds his pocketbook hidden safe among remains, and prepares a modest feast. In the end their pumpkin yields a preserved fortune, allowing them to start anew together.
A New Haven Evangelist cautions against vice and urges honesty in debts and temper. The piece praises steadfast church work and the plenty of good deeds amid grumbling, urging readers to be fair and cheerful and to remember the Sabbath in daily life.
A household mistress unloads temper with a Christian servant who explains she swapped her temper for Jesus and offers to do the same. They kneel and seek Jesus to take the temper away, ending with a visible spiritual change in the household.
A preacher argues that American civilization rests on Christian faith, stating that churches energize social reform, prayers lift the oppressed, and daily life artifacts reflect Christian influence. He credits Jesus Christ as the source of humanity’s noblest reach and civilization’s progress.
Miniature racing yachts are a Brooklyn pastime with five foot schooners, brass mast cups, elastic sheets, and quick rigging. The article also reports Henry G. Hanks on gold diffusion under Philadelphia’s streets, estimating vast gold in clay beneath the city and potential riches if bricks show gold leaf.
Appletons Journal June offers a portrait of the house wren as a lively cheerful neighbor. The songster delights in singing near homes, builds many nests, and cares for its family while remaining playful and busy. The piece praises its truthful, hymnal song and affectionate behavior.
A tale about a hypochondriac who believes he is dying revisits a ride with his physician. The patient and the doctor race, each urging the other to pull up as the hypochondriac declares he is dying. The doctor doubts the patient’s speed as both drive hard for several miles.
James Donohue reports Zip the monkey fell ill and died after a night of unusual behavior at the Central Park Museum. Zip's handlers described the monkeys single mindedly watching over the body and then gathering in a circle as if in mourning through the night.
A troy pound weight at the Philadelphia Mint remains under double locks and seals. Used by the presidential assay commission, it tests coin accuracy and compares mint performance year by year, copied from London’s standard. After assays, it is sealed and stored by a judge, the port collector, and the mint director for a year.
A child named Willie hunts his lost shoes and climbs to reach a dictionary on a side table. He tells his parents he is looking in the dictionary to find his shoes, while his mother asks what he is doing with the book.
A West Virginia hospitality anecdote from Charlottesville Chronicle tells of a traveling clergyman who asks for sugar. The pious hostess reveals the house lacks sugar, delivering a humorous punchline about the emptiness of the sugar bowl.
A Detroit druggist notes cash sales of various medicines to a small boy and family, revealing a household using tonics, plasters, syrups, and brandy for multiple ailments as a cheaper substitute for a seashore outing.
A father sits in an easy chair with his feet up on the hearth as a four year old colors alphabet blocks with mud. The chair creaks when the father shifts, and the boy exclaims that the movement makes his teeth go in and out in another place.
Mark Twain in the Advanee ridicules scientific certainty by tracing the river’s past and future length. He cites historic mileages from Cairo to New Orleans and mocks methods that derive grand claims from limited data. He notes the river’s contraction over 176 years and imagines future mergers of cities under one administration.
A young pianist touring Germany fakes Liszt as her mentor to boost credibility. In a small town she meets the maestro who tests her, listens to her playing, then declares she is indeed his pupil. He advises printing programs to credit the Abbe Liszt, easing her debut.
Deacon Wilder credits Hop Bitters for keeping his family healthy amid widespread illness and high medical costs. He says three dollars worth kept them well and able to work, suggesting others spend far more on doctors. He invites Brother Taylor to try the remedy.
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