04 May 1872
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1872
Page
1
This fragment presents a lyrical meditation asking if the reader knows about hidden beauty beneath snow and ice. It evokes roses under snow, stars above, a fading rainbow, a moon advancing to fullness, a widening garden brook, and the music of flowing water beneath ice.
Lucy Nelson, heir to a hundred thousand, faces three suitors Gus Hartley Austin Wellworth and John Fairleigh. When an old woman proves wealth in diamonds is not all that glitters Lucy chooses John, learns a hidden truth, and discovers true riches in love and family.
The census tallies 94021 residents, a 16.25 percent rise in a decade, and notes PEI is denser than northern New England and Illinois by two people per square mile. The Charlottetown Islander exposes vivid character sketches of settlers, from misers and nervous widows to a former pauper turned rich and a railroad foe.
A German peddler markets a mana liquid for bug extermination. When asked how to use it, he suggests dropping a little drop into the bug’s moat, while the buyer quips he could stomp it faster, to which the peddler calmly agrees that is also a good method.
The piece urges focusing effort on a single goal, saving part of income, and avoiding waste to build strength. It notes large western territories and compares sizes, stating eleven territories exceed one billion acres, Alaska holds 365,529,600 acres. It emphasizes energy, thrift, and the scale of the U S frontier.
A moral guide urges strict honesty and frugality for workers guarding employer funds. It warns against deceit and urges candor in pricing and defects, then shifts to a meditation on newspapers and their power to shape public opinion and history through daily, vivid coverage. It cites Milton on free printing and stresses editorist skill and adaptability. It ends with a note on Iowa Indian idols near Capitola Bluff endangered by railroad plans.
The piece dismisses the idea that rising early suits all people and mocks Professor Gammon's letters. It argues energy, imagination, and mood vary by person, with some thriving at night or in the afternoon, and warns against a rigid life plan leading to a miserable old age.
An English farmer’s boy guards a field gate from a hunting party led by a noble entourage. The Duke of Wellington orders passage, but the boy refuses without his master's consent, earning praise from the duke and a sovereign as token of honor.
A historic account recalls an Oxford hazing rite in which Seniors compelled Freshmen to endure a lip skin removal with a nail and a salt water drink. Anthony Cooper, later the Earl of Shaftesbury, describes resisting with kin and peers, forcing a retreat but escaping further hazing for the year.
Mr Miggins of the New York City Missions recalls a cor wild homeless girl named Wild Maggie who asked a missionary to kiss her forehead before she died. She asked if God could forgive as man does and requested no washing of the kiss mark after death.
A lighthearted note by a newspaper man who bought sausages recounts his night scene. He says three sausages slept together, two drank milk, one clung to a fence catching a bird. In the morning he drowned them all.
Professor Henry and Smithsonian officials urge Congress to appropriate 150 000 dollars for thorough preparation to observe the 1874 transit of Venus across the sun. The event, not visible domestically, will be best seen from the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, prompting naval expeditions with scientific teams.
A joke recounts Frederick the Great aiding a watchmaker to fix a wall clock at Sans Souci. The next day the clock is missing and the king realizes he has become an accomplice to the theft, ordering the thief to run.
A Washington visitor notes the ideal of a courteous member of Congress and the public pressure on politicians worldwide. The piece contrasts this with John Bright who keeps his London residence secret and avoids being found, calling his evasiveness a burden on his safety.
An old April prank by a man named Rabelias in Marseilles involved two vials labeled poison to the royal family. Destitute and hoping to reach Paris, he placed the vials to be found, was arrested, then quickly sent toward Paris. At the palace he confessed the joke, the vials were inspected, and he was released amid laughter.
The Governor annually appoints a State inspector and State assayer of liquors who may hire deputies. The assayer or deputy analyzes all spirituous liquors when required and certifies results to the requesting officer, with the certificate admissible as evidence in courts.
Rates for the Adberhsinrg column set at $1.00 per square for one week and 25 cents per square for each further insertion. A square is twelve lines or less. Special notices, including marriages and deaths, double rates. Transients paid in advance. Yearly contracts offered on reasonable terms. Privileges limited to immediate business. Ads due Thursday noon for next issue. Religious obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
The act outlines assayer and inspector fees for analyses and inspections, and sets penalties for selling or adulterating liquors. It specifies branding of inspected bottles, forfeiture of illicit liquor, search powers, and penalties from fines to imprisonment. It also prohibits officials from accepting bribes and assigns enforcement to the inspector.
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