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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1875
Page
1
An essay traces happiness beyond income, arguing open air and simple comforts bring well being. It follows Jack Winderley, once a servant, who rises to six thousand a year after a lifetime of servitude and loss, revealing the perils of wealth without content.
Jaik Winderly, a former servant who inherited a vast fortune, pursues a hidden heir while grappling with wealth’s lure. A chance encounter on the Victoria Embankment leads to a dramatic discovery: the long lost heiress is an English lady, and Jaik’s newfound ally is the mysterious George Morrison who recognizes his kin. The duo, both seeking solace, find renewed purpose as the truth unfolds and their fates align.
A brief quip notes that deeds outpace thoughts and urges virtue amid wealth. It contrasts worldly greed with genuine need, urging steady resolve and mercy as deeper fortune than riches.
A fragment notes that the wealthiest may lose all and turn to hardship, likening his comforts to withered leaves falling away.
A reflective meditation on duty under hardship. Enduring suffering can become a guiding staff, while rejection of burden risks transformation into danger. The piece contrasts meek endurance with the peril of abandoning one’s purpose.
The quoted line compares false happiness to counterfeit currency, noting that both pass for a while and serve common needs, but when tested they reveal insubstantial lightness and alloy, exposing the loss.
A reflective passage on limits of human understanding of Providence and existence. It asserts that while much remains unknowable, the small amount we can know is sufficient.
A concise aphorism notes that when ambitious men discover an open passage they grow busy not dangerous. If their actions are well observed they will ensnare themselves and pave the path to their own destruction.
A compact aphorism urges fear of self and reverence for conscience. It claims every person has a hidden critic, a Cato within, guiding right actions and restraining regret.
The text celebrates industry as a universal force that grants understanding and worth, likening it to a philosopher's stone that transforms nearly all endeavors into value recognized worldwide. It underscores industry as both art and science attainable by labor.
If you devote your time to study you will avoid the irksomeness of life. You will not long for night, nor be a burden to yourself or to others in society.
All great reforms arise from faith as a lone figure faces ridicule and doubt yet presses on. If the belief is just, perseverance leads to eventual triumph and societal change.
A reflective line contrasts the desire to live long with the need to live well. It weighs longevity against deeds, noting too little time for good acts if virtuous, and excessive life if evil. The aphorism frames life as a balance of duration and moral measure.
Old wallpaper dust and smoke are removed by rubbing with a woolen cloth dipped in dry Indian meal. Stale bread also cleans. Gum arabic solution removes dirt from marble and can be left to peel or washed off when ready.
A quoted essay by Theodore Par condemns sour moods and vulgar ill temper as the worst nuisance in a house. It argues that no riches or beauty can hide such depravity, calling bad temper a form of impiety and a sin against love.
Dr Hall urges ladies to enjoy a comfortable room and sing old village church tunes at full voice while rocking. He advises singing hymns of Watts Wesley and biblical figures with heartfelt meaning, reminding readers that many loved voices are gone and heaven awaits the joyful chorus.
A compact discussion contrasts the art of telling stories with common faults in storytelling and notes that only a few American writers show real skill. It follows with practical guidance on treating unhealthy plants, stressing minimal watering, careful repotting, and avoiding overfeeding to prevent root injury and disease.
In a grocery store scene Cropper boasts of wartime leadership and recruiting prowess. He claims his company was popular with women, that he chose runners over fighters, and that his tactics left him with one third more men after battles. He suggests he could have become a brigadier general.
A Rev Talmage anecdote recalls a boy taken to the country by a city missionary He clutches his late mother’s dress lining from his hat torn out to keep as a memory The boy’s act shows tender remembrance and love for his mother through a small token
A town grocer allegedly adulterated cider with benzine from a brown jug to favor a customer. An old farmer who drank it was seen leaning on a fence about an hour later and muttered that it was too early for sunstroke and too late to freeze, calling it a touch of the shakin’ acer.
A hurried article, written after supper and revised late at night, reveals the common rookie error of rushing to publication. The writer tested the pen fourteen times, lamenting the lack of time to revise, while editors brace for hurried edits and quick fixes.
The text describes AtMan owning his first horse and notes the animal’s reaction to stable windows. A side window is said to weaken the horse’s eye, a front window harms its vision from glare, a rear window makes it squint, a diagonal window makes it shy on travel, and without any window the horse becomes blind. The horse is described as old.
A fragment notes Savines likens glass to a medium where people see others’ faces clearly yet misread their own. The reflection theme suggests self-deception arises from how we perceive appearances and judge others while missing our own image.
A warning about the dangers of charging purchases. The piece argues that small charges accumulate into debt, eroding funds. It notes clerks often encourage credit when cash is unavailable and cautions that delaying payment hides the true cost, urging prudence and paying when possible.
A kindly old man in a hotel room rings the bell repeatedly to please the waiter. After each call the waiter returns, culminating in a humorous exchange about the note reading Please ring the bell for the waiter. The old man warns he will stop if no family is ill.
Herald of Health cautions against post dinner naps and advises a short ten minute sleep before dinner. It notes resting in a sitting posture aids digestion and that daytime rest before meals boosts overall well being and digestive vigor.
The Christian Register urges that society has no right to pry into ordinary married life. It condemns the zeal to expose private homes to public view as a harmful nuisance, corrupting delicacy and decency and disturbing human welfare.
A Cincinnati correspondent recounts a Fayette county widow who cleared rough rocky terrain in Clinton valley by timbering and blasting rock. She built a grand house, owns fifty thousand dollars in bank, and prefers remaining single to burying another husband.
Explorations report that some Australian trees exceed California giants in height and girth. One hollow trunk allowed three horsemen to ride through with a fourth, a Dan denong tree measured 420 feet long. Another at Black Spur near Healesville measured 480 feet, while Sierra Nevada pines reach about 450 feet with diameters of 24 to 34 feet.
An observer tracked a couple on a moving train and, amid a rattling dark bridge, heard a lip crackling sound. A German spectator adjusted his glasses and quipped that the bridge “cracked one, two, three, four times,” silencing the lady who then stayed quiet.
A historical verse mocks courting for money or status, urging a suitor to seek a wife and mother in a partner. It warns that true success lies in partnership and careful family life, contrasting superficial motives with lasting virtue and property.
In addressing happiness and suffering the essay argues religion should not be judged by life’s enjoyments. It contrasts wealthy, content believers who see rewards with poorer adherents who bear burdens for others, noting true religion transcends mere sensual reward.
Chambers's Journal notes bells improve with initial use but decline with time. Repeated hammering alters metal properties and magnetism, and long clapper use dulls sound. Cripplegate Church bell shows a growing discord, ending in a double tone by the eleventh and twelfth strokes.
An old advertisement offers a stolen watch valued at ten guineas and promises the thief will be informed where to steal a watch worth two guineas with no questions asked if the original is returned.
Public laws passed in January 1875 amend Chapter 181 removing Providence county civil original jurisdiction from the Supreme Court except for preexisting actions and repeal inconsistent acts. Also amendments to Chapter 9 govern vacancies in Senate or House seats with immediate effect and warrant issuance for special elections when vacancies occur or elections fail.
An Act amends Chapter 183 of the General Statutes governing Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas terms. It directs the Providence County Court of Common Pleas to try or dispose of civil causes set for trial at the March and September terms, per prior orders or legal authority, and repeals inconsistent provisions.
An Act amending Chapter 196 of the General Statutes Of the Service of Writs. It prescribes return dates for original writs issued from the Court of Common Pleas Providence County. Writs must be returnable on the first Monday after issuance if at least twenty days have passed, with August and September excluded. Writs issued after July cutoff are returnable on the first October Monday.
Advertisement rates are listed at $1.00 per square for one week with 25 cents for each subsequent insertion. Twelve lines or less count as a quarter square. Special notices for marriages and deaths double the rate. Transient ads must be prepaid. Yearly contracts offered at reasonable norms. Privilege limited to immediate business for yearly advertisers. Ads due by Thursday noon for next issue. Obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
A terse note indicates that all acts and parts of acts were repealed or annulled. The terse wording signals a formal legal reversal affecting previously enacted measures. No further details are provided about scope dates or governing jurisdictions in the readable text.
An act amending Chapter 199 of the General Statutes on entering actions and appeals authorizes original actions to be entered on the return day or the next day in the Court of Common Pleas unless the court grants special leave. It repeals inconsistent acts.
An act amends Chapter 201 of the General Statutes on pleadings and set offs. It requires plaintiffs in Providence County Court of Common Pleas to file declarations on or near the writ return day, with extensions possible by justices. Defendants must plead within twenty days after return, subject to extensions or continuances. Cases are docketed for trial after other pending actions.
Section outlines that an appellant need not file a copy of the case appealed from but requires that once reasons of appeal are entered in the appellate court the clerk with custody of original papers shall file them with the appellate court clerk. It references General Statutes chapters on civil and criminal appeals and justice court appeals. The text is dated April 16 1875 and notes passage by statute.
An act amends salaries for Supreme Court clerks in Kent and Washington Counties to 300 dollars annually and for Common Pleas clerks in those counties to 300 dollars, in full for all services, replacing former fee-based payment. The act supersedes inconsistent laws and provisions.
An Act amends and adds to Chapter 68 of the General Statutes regarding the restraint and cure of the insane. It repeals inconsistent provisions and confirms clerks of the Supreme Court and the Courts of Common Pleas shall receive annual salaries, to be accounted for and paid to the State. Witness Joshua M. Addeman, Secretary of State.
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