28 Jul 1877
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1877
Page
1
A lettered rural scene opens with meadow sounds and a farmer at rest. A tale follows of confinement by doctors and a forged estate seizure, ending in escape and public vengeance through a false imprisonment suit.
Dick Clavering recounts a tale of a distant relative who left him wealth after a disputed will. He travels to Dr Cratchett's eerie third-floor room with Leech and Pellet where a locked chair, iron bars, and a strange confinement hint at danger as the night unfolds.
The passage asserts that love multiplies satisfaction as we cherish others. Each new person who earns our esteem fills us with light and life. Those who love inspire sunshine within them, making the day progress from rosy morning to silent evening with joy.
The quote reflects a philosophy that life thrives on giving rather than hoarding. It contrasts mere storage with active creation, urging one to be a source of value for others rather than a static reservoir.
A collection of adages about virtue, ingratitude, and sowing. It suggests fools demand much yet give little, ungrateful acts harm the wretched, and harvest comes only to those who sow. Experience follows obedience to what God commands.
A philosophical remark states true character emerges only after enduring hardship. It suggests that adversity exposes flaws and impurities within a person or group.
A reflection on vanity showing how the urge for self-regard can dominate a man’s choices, leading him to sacrifice wealth, relationships, and other urges to preserve that single distorted aim. It explores the consequences of valuing reputation above all else.
A reflection on how inner peace elevates value and contentment beyond wealth. It argues that true wealth lies in a tranquil mind, while without it all material states feel miserable.
A brief moral comment notes that most people dislike flaws in others that they themselves exhibit. It analogizes this to a monkey scratching and grinning at a mimic, illustrating spiteful behavior and self awareness.
A reflection on how old friendships nurture honest self-discovery, as shared memories reveal drift and growth by comparing ideas and prejudices with a longtime intimate friend whose life path has diverged.
A warning about never seeking to be trusted with a friend's secret as hidden betrayals and suspicions can arise despite faithful keeping, noting numerous contingencies that may undermine trust.
A諷 t discusses civility as respectful conduct suited to rank and merit while condemning ceremony as pompous and burdensome. The piece argues civility fosters ease and esteem, whereas a ceremonious person imposes costly etiquette and priding constraints.
A meditation on the solitary life of an invalid woman confined to a couch. The piece contrasts moments of silent endurance with temptations toward fretfulness and explains how sunlight and inner strength shape resilience or decline. It honors quiet heroism amid isolation and suffering.
A cheerful spirit and hearty laughter are valued higher than wealth. The text praises laughter as medicine, noting a good-humored person attracts others, eases faults, and brightens rooms. It argues smiling is a wise art, inviting people to cultivate joy and seek sunny paths.
The article argues that reducing trips between rooms lightens chores. It urges arranging dedicated spaces like a laundry, pantry, and sewing room, and planning a systematic work programme. It also suggests training children to tidy to ease a mother’s burden.
The author argues that sunflowers reduce disease risk by absorbing impurities and improving air. Citing Gen Sherman and others, he notes a village near Rome, a Scheldt landowner, and medical authorities in Europe report fewer fever cases where sunflowers are cultivated. He extols practical uses from paper fiber to poultry feed, oil, rabbit fodder, and fuel.
An Eastern woman suggests a cheap carpet substitute for spare rooms. Buy wallpaper resembling carpet, line the floor with brown paper then wallpaper, coat the roll width and room length with paste, unroll and smooth. After drying, add rugs by the bed and vanity for a durable, low cost room lasting years.
The article argues cheese deserves a place in daily diets despite digestion issues from poor varieties. Citing Dr Austin Flint, it notes old cheese aids digestion at end of meals and new cheese is highly nutritious. It cites English Irish farm laborers and German practices, urges women to eat more cheese and unbolted flour for better vitality and health.
After Tyler vetoed a recharter bill, Webster faced cabinet resignations. An admirer urged him to cheer, but he told a railroad car anecdote about a New Hampshire elder who recalled the Webster family, noting a Daniel who vanished to Boston.
Description of sunlit underwater forests in the Indian Ocean with aerocysten trees coral-like roots and giant leaves. Vivid marine flora include rainbow flowers moss beds and sea anemones while night reveals phosphorescent critters moon-fish and glowing medusas.
The piece notes revived protectionist ideas not only in England but in Germany where commercial distress prompts reform of revenue laws to favor protection. It cites Bismarck as the proposer of the concept.
A weather report notes bitter cold nights harming children and young plants. Officials warn of prolonged frost risk and advise extra shelter for youngsters and protective measures for budding greenery.
A sermon contrasts Judas the traitor with Mary’s alabaster anointing urging Christians to value sacred love over mere money. It condemns church officials who measure worth by pew revenue and financial return, arguing that souls’ salvation outweighs wealth.
A Mass Ploughman argues for ploughing over as soil improvement in New England and on Cape and Nantucket. He recalls a West farmer who started on five dollar acres in Illinois, fed by initial work, sowed mammoth clover then barley, and after five years yielded rich harvests, now offered high price per acre but refuses.
A Southern Churchman note argues for the moral binding power of a promise. It states that a pledge made in words carries the same obligation as a written note, even without security, and that honesty and trust define a person’s character.
Two French women discuss the ideal of the perfect woman noting none are truly flawless. One remarks she has never known two women who were really perfect and asks who the other might be, prompting a playful smile from the other.
A fragment notes a scene of enjoying a picnic by the river at sunset, contrasting the beauty of nature with a man who has just sat down on custard pie, hinting at a humorous mishap during outdoor leisure.
Advertisement rates set at $1.00 per inch for one week and 25 cents per week for each additional insertion. Twelve lines of Nonpariel before marriages and deaths priced at 15 cents per line. Transient ads prepaid. Yearly contracts on reasonable terms. Yearly advertiser privilege limited to own immediate business. Ads due by Thursday noon for next issue. Religious obituary and political notices billed as advertisements.
The New York Times recounts public temperance speakers who narrate anecdotes to moved audiences. A missionary and a wood cutter let tears decide a lifelong pledge, and a boy defies a Sabbath task to resist work on Monday. Such tales provoke strong emotion in crowds but may fail in intimate settings.
A London era tale recalls Huntsman the watchmaker at Attercliffe near Sheffield who forged a homogeneous steel ingot. His secret spread after a midnight visit, as workers melted bars and poured crucibles, revealing cast steel’s elusive method.
Sir Daniel Macnee recalls theatregoers seeking harrowing emotion while he prefers amusement. A Dublin theatre anecdote features Mrs. Siddons as Mrs. Haller and an old man shouting in protest at a tearful moment.
The line compares vanity to a insect that adapts its color to the leaf it feeds on, noting it as a force shaping temper and perception. The metaphor presents vanity as a masking trait influencing behavior and mood.
A concise editorial laments that talk yields to action, urging concrete deeds over empty promises. The piece emphasizes accountability and the need for tangible results from leaders and communities.
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