09 Mar 1872
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1872
Page
1
In a blue balmy twilight, a soft breeze stirs the garden leaves as wafts of rose and cyclamen drift through the room where Isabel lies asleep. A single bright star hangs over the damask sunset, yet we know sleep must soon find little Isabel.
Mrs. Woodstock witnesses a hailstorm and visits Dr Seacrest’s house where she learns Ernest Seacrest has secretly married Lily Drymar for money. The hidden alliance unravels as Lily turns out to be young and pure, while the community debates age and deception. The twist ends with a church scene where the couple’s true fate inspires shock and reconciliation.
A miscellany column recalls sermons on living carefully in a perilous era and parodies the idea that all of God’s creatures are good. Dr Guthrie warns against whiskey, noting its danger to the living, with a quip about preserving the dead admiral in rum.
John Wesley proclaims no fret in life and sees God ruling all things. A close observer notes his constant cheerful spirit and rejects fretfulness as harmful to faith. He warns Christians to avoid fretting over trivial troubles and to maintain steadfast temper.
A speech argues that true old age means energy not decay, citing Washington Young and Howard as examples. It states rusting into inactivity is the real marker of oldness and claims active laborers, regardless of age, outpace frightened youth.
A moral array of maxims on daily discipline and family welfare. It warns that one hour of idleness delays business, one hole in the fence costs more later, one diseased sheep spoils a flock, and a single drunkard or nagging spouse harms a household. It concludes that one good newspaper benefits every family.
The speaker describes a rare, luminous goodness that fills a room simply by presence. Such persons exude a mysterious, uplifting influence like flower perfume, inspiring belief in their Christian character without words or analysis.
A Naj Independence item lists common kitchen waste and careless practices. It criticizes throwing out cooking water, discarding usable meat, wasteful flour sifting, sour pie crust, and stale puddings. Other faults include dirty dishcloths, sun-drying tubs, hot water on knives, spoons scraping kettles, mouldy cream, exposed spices, open molasses, and spoiled vinegar.
Eighty years ago in India a siege left English prisoners, including Baird, chained in fetters. A wounded officer refused to let the chains be placed on one man alone, offering to wear two pairs himself so the wounded comrade would be free. The gesture saved Baird, while the noble officer died in prison.
A historic reflection notes that a child's choices signal future traits. Wise deeds and discipline point to blessing and goodness, while neglect, greed, selfishness, or quarrelsome conduct suggest less favorable paths. The author cites traits linked to diligence, generosity, piety, and obedience.
A moralized excerpt instructs kindness to the aged and dependent, warns against mistreating the weak, and urges protective conduct toward women. It counselss humility despite wealth, and guides父 raising a son with love of God, rewarding courage and wealth but not abandoning a foolish son.
The tale recalls Admiral Farragut promising his son a thousand dollars if he would abstain from tobacco and alcohol until age twenty-one. The boy accepted the terms, and the bargain concluded when he turned twenty-one with the cash paid.
A recipe advises roasting a lemon without breaking it then cutting and squeezing into a cup with three ounces of powdered sugar. Consume a spoonful whenever cough troubles you. The preparation is described as pleasant tasting and rarely failing to provide relief.
A Geneva craftsman Droz built a 16th century clock with a talking dog and a mute negro that startled the Spanish court. A Jacksonville Journal notes a separate Western clock by August Fisher at O. E. Dayton’s shop, a 24 inch dial with hidden weights that drive the hands without electricity and always show the correct time.
The excerpt from Country Love and City Life recalls Deacon Dodd once devoted to Betsy Ann now dead He mourns her sweetness yet warns that after marriage he marries a quarrelsome wife The Deacon endures meekly while the second spouse proves just as tough and scolds him after a year of mourning
A Dubuque physician's son at Fort Buford describes a northern Indian camp where war eagles are captured for head dresses. A medicine lodge governs rites, food is limited, four day trapping cycles follow strict rules, and eagles are released after tails are removed to regrow next year.
The text describes an Indian hunter’s trap for eagles using a hidden Indian in a hole to snag captured birds, with natives catching multiple eagles in a day. It notes fasting and medicine to prevent loss of claws, risk of hand injury, and the nocturnal wailing of unsuccessful hunters.
The Detroit Post describes smuggling into Detroit from Canada with women as the most frequent offenders. It depicts fashionable travelers crossing the border, some carrying hidden goods, and officers noting purchases from Canada. A formal search reveals tea, raisins, candies, fruit, crackers, canned meats, and more secreted in clothing and accessories.
A man describes hiring a boy after nearly fifty applicants, noting small acts as proof of character. The boy wipes his feet, holds doors, yields his seat, shows politeness, returns a laid book, waits his turn, and keeps neat clothes and nails, which the observer calls letters of recommendation.
Rev Robert Collyer recounts a tale of Frederick Douglass aboard a gusty steamer. An officer, misjudging him, whispered Indian asking if he was acceptable. Douglass, deciding his dignity, replied No nigger and settled into a weathered corner for the night.
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