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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1873
Page
1
A traveling peddler Peter Punch returns to Beanville to replenish stock and visit Charity Chase. He falls for a fashionable young woman Miss Delong, comparing her to Charity and debating marriage before a sudden pursuit of a new, stylish courtship.
A young man named Peter Punch pursues heroism for love of Miss Delong. He bungles each chance, mistaken rescues and theaterlike acts, at times aiding only through luck or misread danger. After a fiasco by the sea and a final betrayal of bravado, he abandons heroics and pursues Charity.
A miscellany quotation argues that genuine success rests on reality not sham. It contends pretension fails personally and nationally, while power governs the broader state.
A reflective excerpt on how strong imagination leads to overconfidence in error. It notes variations in cause from melancholy weakness to religious misapprehension and warns that sudden thoughts during reading hearing or prayer may be mistaken for divine inspiration.
The piece argues worry harms nervous and moral health more than pure physical labor. It warns that constant mental urging destroys calm thinking and notes famous writers who died from brain strain, citing Scott, Southey, Swift, Horace Greeley, and likely Thackeray, per the London Times.
The piece contrasts old fashioned self amusements with modern toy abundance. It recalls a homemade cotton bran doll and a child’s rich imaginary paradise, then laments today’s overfilled toy rooms and urges simple play without losing wonder.
A reflective sermon on leaving a farm and home as a lasting heritage rather than money. The speaker urges landowners to beautify the homestead, plant memories, and model dignity for children, so future generations feel rooted and cared for in troubled times.
A remedy uses green copperas dissolved in water to neutralize odors. It suggests applying the solution in water closets ships hotels hospitals and near pest carcasses to purify air and hasten smell removal.
A young woman back from Europe warns friends not to go without knowledge to appreciate Europe. She notes Italy's charm from its olives and reminds that Beetho ven sculptured the Medicean Venus and Shakespeare wrote the sublime poem Paradise Lost.
An editor asserts his lineage spans a hundred years as a rival retorts that such ages were before capital punishment. The exchange highlights contrasting claims about time and modern legal practices during a political confrontation.
Rev. T Binney argues daily small acts sustain knowledge, arts, languages, and even government. Continuous small efforts keep reading, thinking, and crafts sharp, while long gaps degrade ability across life.
A colored preacher in St Augustine Florida recounts the biblical flood tale. Noah is described as a faithful man who builds the ark per the Lord s instruction while wicked people fail to enter. The scene includes animals boarding and the door being locked as rain and flood rise.
A traveling clergyman at a busy hotel endures taunts from loud patrons. A waiter’s wit fails to rattle him until he reveals he is the chaplain of a lunatic asylum, explaining such remarks have no effect on him.
A political speaker closes a party address with wild imagery. He urges backing the party and declares no ticket can beat their candidates, likening efforts to fence in summer weather and lasso an avalanche. The speech emphasizes stalwart loyalty and party strength.
A playful quip contrasts dining alone with communal meals. The narrator jokes that solitary, quiet meals provoke indigestion even in an ostrich, adding a humorous anecdote twist to shared mealtime wit.
The General Assembly passes a law establishing a three member board of public works in Providence to manage sewers and streets. The board may levy assessments on abutting estates, hire staff, and issue liens for one year. It outlines terms, vacancies, and authority over related municipal works and bridges.
An act amends Chapter 983 to extend the time for reopening the Old Sand Hill Cove Breachway to Point Judith Pond in South Kingstown to December 1, 1877. It repeals inconsistent portions of Chapter 933 and states the act takes effect.
An act amends Chapter 245 General Statutes setting the Clerk of the Secretary of State salary at eight hundred dollars. It repeals inconsistent portions of section 2 and takes effect April 1, 1873.
An act adds to section 202 of the General Statutes providing that when local prejudice or other cause prevents a full fair trial in the original county, the court may order removal for trial in a different county deemed fair. Applications for removal require a petition filed with the Clerk and service on the adverse party ten days before the next term.
An act amends Chapter 168 to require towns to elect a Judge of Probate at annual meetings. It further allocates Town Council authority to perform probate duties if the town judge is a party to a case, is absent, or unable to perform duties.
An act amends Chapter seven to require the boards of canvassers in Providence wards to post voter lists by the second Monday in March and to remove the three posting places requirement. The measure also fixes the State Prison Warden salary at 2500 dollars starting April 1, 1873, and repeals inconsistent acts.
The measure amends the General Statutes to set the annual salary of the Assistant Clerk of the Supreme Court for Providence County at six. The act specifies its effective date as it takes effect after passage.
An act amends Chapter 25 of the General Statutes to levy a twenty cent tax on every one hundred dollars of ratable property value in several towns. Tax shall be assessed collected and paid to the General Treasurer by January 1 each year. The 1872 town valuations become the basis for 1873 taxation. Attested by Secretary of State Joshua M. Addeman.
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