28 Mar 1874
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1874
Page
1
A brief verse celebrates merriment as a guide to wisdom. It praises a happy philosopher with a simple straw, noting beauty in a merry heart and the honest sharing of joy. The poem argues cheerfulness softens sorrow and eases the sting of wisdom's fears.
Dr Henry Colton, a young physician attached to a charitable institution, helps a ragged girl Rosa Garden dream of being a lady. Years later he fights in the Civil War, returns to New York to start anew, but faces poverty and a stalled medical practice.
Dr Colton, reduced by bad debts and hunger, is saved when Rosa Ralston, a former child helped by him years earlier, recognizes him. She funds him, redeems his pawned tools, and later helps his career before they marry, ending in a hopeful new union.
A passage reflects on enduring hardship and a physician acknowledging valuable advice given to Rosa Garden that saved her from poverty and danger, improving two lives.
The passage extols virtue over secrecy, urges reverence for good people, and argues happiness comes from kindness. It compares life to waves of trouble resolved by calm effort and encourages a smiling face, kind heart, and pleasant words as sources of lasting joy.
Time heals all griefs and restores sympathy for the living. The heart, though weighed by loss, reopens to beauty as seasons turn from autumn to spring, and the world remains beautiful and blessed while life lasts.
Lorp Drisy argues that happiness is not the chief aim and criticizes pursuing personal joy. He urges choosing noble work for mankind and God's glory, warning that self centered aims lead to perpetual disappointment and elusive satisfaction.
Miss Olympia Brown and her husband John Henry Willis wed last spring but keep their own names. They agreed before marriage to retain their names. Willis would not change to Brown. He values Willis as his name, she keeps Olympia Brown, and they live in Bridgeport, Golden Hill, where the door bears Olympia Brown.
Christian Union argues for teaching children to exercise spiritual powers as equally as senses. It criticizes external methods and creeds, urging training of inner faculties to make God visible to the soul and foster a consecrated life over disputed doctrines.
Report describes Cairo street trade where vendors press buyers and ignite shop rivalries, plus a vivid portrait of Baron James de Rothschild’s life spent in banking, reading papers, and managing a vast art and financial empire.
The article explains that moistening nail points aids driving, but greasing nails by heating rough grease and applying it seals against air and moisture. This prevents rust, preserves iron, and strengthens fences and buildings. It notes paint helps by limiting air contact, and suggests greasing nail heads if full painting isn’t possible.
A discussion on reform urges admitting real obstacles to change rather than denying them. By honestly presenting the thorny paths and the benefits of effort, reformers can strengthen will and often achieve surprising success in encouraging virtue and duty.
The speaker warns against rushing into friendship without judging how a person treats former friends. Take time to observe behavior before professing friendship and remain consistently loyal, as both having no friends and constantly changing friends are equally shameful.
The essay argues there are three national noses the Jewish Greek and Roman each distinct. It notes the Jewish nose is the only enduring national type while Greek features survive mainly in sculpture and Dutch painters. the Roman nose embodies combativeness and resembles a bird of prey.
A laborer who contributes to general wealth is worth far more than idle foragers who only consume, underscoring the value of productive work and societal contribution.
In Blossburg Pennsylvania a traveling salesman poses as a lightning rod expert and installs multiple rods on what he believes is Summers home only to discover the house is the court house where he is a juror. He leaves after demanding payment and causing locals to laugh at the ruse.
A humorous tale where Lord Eldon recalls a pledge made by a voter. Bessie Bridge of Weobly asks for a living for her fiancé Alfred, a clergyman, and the Chancellor promptly authorizes the presentation. She intends to wed before year’s end and returns home with the document.
Mental training and a balanced mind, cheerful disposition, and temperate habits are essential for longevity. A harmonious development of the brain supports these qualities, aligning with the great law of longevity and extending both health and lifespan, as seen in long-lived individuals. Dr. Nutian Aifen.
Dr Brown-Sequard notes that coughing sneezing and hiccup can often be halted by pressing nerves near the lip nose ear and atop the mouth and that will has strong influence. He cites a French soldier who punished any patient who coughs and adds relief methods for glottal spasm and whooping cough through cold water tickling feet and laughter.
A Chicago report describes a new amputation method using a tight leg bandage and a flexible rubber tube to stop blood return. The technique aims to prevent hemorrhage, allow direct visibility, and may reduce or omit anesthetic use by dulling pain.
A recipe describes making a lemon custard by mixing juice and rind with sugar yolks flour and milk poured into a pasted plate baked until set then topping with beaten egg whites powdered sugar and browning in the oven. The directions specify amounts and sequence for filling and topping.
Public laws passed at the January session authorize the State Prison Inspectors to pay up to one tenth of a convict’s earnings at discharge or, if sick, up to one tenth of average labor compensation during illness. Payments may also be made to indigent families or relatives. Repeals conflicting Acts.
An act amends Chapter 195 of the General Statutes on writs forms and issuance. Section 18 is repealed as inconsistent. The act takes effect upon passage. Witnessed and certified true by Secretary Joshua A. M. Addeman.
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