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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1874

Page

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A Faithful Guest and a Night of Danger

In Burns Hollow a young woman shelters a starving enslaved man named Morton's courier who seeks safety from Canada after fleeing danger. A midnight intruder turns on her, but a hidden slave hero saves her, stopping Anthony the treacherous servant, as grandparents return with relief.

Grandfather Grandmother Burns Hollow Ajax Grandma Grandpa Burns’ Hollow Hannah Oak Anthony Hannah Mapleton George Nannah Massa Morton Canada Inah Santion

Heat and DIsEases In Industrial Work Temperatures Across Sectors

The British Journal of Science notes workers endure extreme heat in many trades. Iron furnaces reach 120 degrees with radiant heat from doors, Bessemer pits at 15 degrees, glassmaking well over 100, Turkish baths 105 to 110, enamel work above 300, and Red Sea steamers stoke holes 155. Despite these, no specific disease pattern is identified.

England British Journal of Science Bessemer Red Sea

CuILOREN Idol Reverence Cited In Spiritual Reflection

A fragment notes CiLoren as an idol guiding hearts toward heavenly ascent, reflecting devotional language and reverent posture toward sacred figures.

Shadow Friends and the Journey Between Life and Death

A reflective musing compares friends to a shadow that follows in sunlight and reveals life’s voyage from cradle to coffin. It weighs the funeral bells as doorbells of the other world and marks gravestones as the boundary between this life and the next.

Heart Beats About Seventy-Two Times a Minute

The article notes the human heart averages about seventy two beats per minute. It estimates that in a sixty year life the heart will beat around two thousand million times.

Tuis world and the next resemble the east and the west

The line compares two realms as opposites where approaching one requires turning away from the other, highlighting a stark division between them.

Relbion’s River Path Described as Eternal Ocean

A poetic meditation frames Relbion as a river that widens and deepens toward its mouth, where it merges with the vast ocean of eternity, conveying a sense of continuity and boundless reach.

Relbion

LirE Passage: A Constant Struggle for Wealth

The fragment suggests wealth as a constant struggle to abandon soon. It compares riches to a nurse’s toy given to a child to amuse before sleep.

Golden rule should guide all hearts and memory

A call for universal kindness urging that the golden rule be taught in homes and echoed worldwide. The quote emphasizes writing this principle on every heart and memory as a timeless standard.

A Largely Fertile Space for Enlightened Principle

A reflective passage describes a vast space within life where enlightened principles and virtuous habits may be planted. As these grow, they mature into lasting enjoyment, glory, and shade in old age.

Quote on peace and inner strength by Fenelon

The quote asserts peace comes from within not from external relief. It emphasizes a firm will and submissive acceptance during pain and disagreeable events as the source of life harmony.

Fenelon

Pearl at the Bottom of Life’s Chalice

An old quotation on aging offers a consoling image that life’s final moments may hold precious pearls rather than dregs. The speaker, W. A. Newman, likens the last draught to a providential gift with hidden value.

W. A. Newman

Truth in Friends and Moral Principle Reflected

The excerpt extols faithful friends and strict truth telling. It argues that true support weighs moral courage over comforting lies, noting that those who shield errors cannot sustain virtue and that sympathy must serve inviolable truth. J. H. Thorn is cited.

Trutth J. H. Thorn

Masks and Hearts Behind Facades in Daily Life

An essay reflects on social masking and emotional distance. People hide heartache and irritation behind polite phrases while misreading others aims. The piece suggests openly showing true feelings could foster genuine connection and lasting affection.

Unity and complexity in Gothic church design

The speaker notes two building principles in Christianity unity of designs and variety of parts. European churches embody a living unity where each arch, column, vault and statue forms a cohesive whole, lifting eyes and souls toward the divine, transforming stone into a symbol of the invisible.

Europe Washras

Notable Rich Man Enslaved by Wealth and Wasteful House

A moral tableau contrasts a rich man who has vast property and servants yet eats sparingly and never enjoys his wealth with his past longing for riches. The narrative argues wealth does not define happiness, only character does. It frames money as a mere bag for others to exploit while the owner lacks fulfillment.

Ture

Fresh Eye Tablets for Color Gallery Enjoyment

The article reports on Chevreul’s color effects and Sydney Smirke’s remedy for gallery viewing. A neutral tablet resets the eye between paintings, restoring discrimination and preventing color fatigue. For landscapes a blank page tinted red aids perception, with a set of tints provided at the National Gallery.

M Chevreul Sydney Smirke Charles L. Eastlake Mr. Smirke Naples National Gallery

The Cannibal Home in Solomon Islands Tales

A sensational account describes Solomon Island cannibals living in tree-house huts with ladders of creeper. Gods of fear, they stock stones for defense, raid for heads and flesh, with Captain Simpson noting a row of 25 severed heads. The piece ends with a quip about a man who feathered his nest in poultry dealing.

Solomon South Sea Simpson

Arsenic Eaters and the Dangers of Poisons in Cosmetics

The article condemns using arsenic and other poisons to improve complexion. It warns that even small doses shorten life and cause pain, while cosmetics may contain lead and threaten health. It urged healthier habits like exercise, good food, and a clear conscience.

Noted Depths of European and Atlantic Seas

The text lists sea depths around Europe from 120 to 300 feet in shallow coastal zones, with deeper measurements off Ireland Spain and Sardinia. It reports 7800 feet south of Nantucket, 6000+ feet in Baffin’s Bay, and extreme depths of 16 000 feet west of the Cape of Good Hope and 27 000 feet west of St Helena, highlighting vast undersea variation.

Baltic Sea Germany Sweden Adriatic Venice Trieste France England Ireland Europe Mediterranean Straits of Gibraltar Spain Sardinia Nantucket Captain Ross Baffin’s Bay Atlantic Cape of Good Hope St. Helena

How To Keep and Cook Pickled Mackerel

Advice from Isaac Hale of Newburyport on preserving pickled mackerel and salt fish. Keep under pickle to prevent rusting, top up with cold water if needed, store in a cool fireless place, soak 24 hours for boiling and 48 hours for broiling or baking, and skin fish to avoid throat irritation from a white pulpy residue. Cream or milk may be used when baking.

Isaac Hale Newburyport Mass

Old bachelor jests on women and vanity in heaven

An old bachelor quips that women prize appearances. if they believed heaven lacked mirrors they would value salvation as little as a poor relation. The remark satirizes vanity and social norms about looks and status.

Curious Shawl Pin Found During Butcher’s Prep

A butcher cutting beef discovered a shawl pin in a cow. It is speculated the animal swallowed a milkmaid. A cubic inch of water turning to steam can lift a ton by one foot high.

Town Expenditures and Treasurer's Report 1873 74

Detailed town accounts listing many expenses for smallpox and boundary work, vetting services and nursing, vaccination, disinfectants, supplies, and salaries. Includes numerous names, items, and totals culminating in total town expenditures and pensions.

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