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11 May 1872
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Bristol Phoenix in Bristol, Rhode Island
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1872
Page
1
Child’s Craving Stirring at Kitchen Table
A speaker pleads with a mother about sharing a cake, questioning if the piecing of dough is for Billy or for themselves. The toddler-like voice toys with guilt and desire, framing a domestic scene of baking and appetite.
Ciphering Jim Brings Equality and Skill in a New England School
A twelve year old mulatto boy named James Marshall enters a cold district classroom amid prejudice. He quickly astonishes classmates and teacher Mr Stubbs with rapid ciphering, revealing innate talent and a method he cannot explain. Despite hunger and mockery, Jim earns respect and, after schooling in the North, becomes a skilled bookkeeper earning $2,000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown District
Old New England
Elis
Mr. Stubbs
Tom Hart
Jim
Darkey
Tom
Seth Jones
Gazin
Stubbs
Alabama
New England
Darkey Jim Marshall
Philadelphia Press
Hartford Town Horn Hooping Described From 1680 Records
Extract from Hartford Massachusetts town records dated April 30 1680 notes selectmen hiring Benjamin Barrett to hoop the town horn from May 3 to September 29 with pay up to twelve shillings per week in grain. The practice used horn blowers as public signals later replaced by bells. Also includes moral reflections on happiness and living today from Beecher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Hartford
Mass
Benjamin Barrett
Benjamin
Tale Bearers Speak With Tongue and Ear of Evil
A compact reflection on tale-bearers, noting that both gossips and listeners share guilt as whispers carry the devil in speech and rumor among wary readers.
Adages on Law, Friendship, and Borrowed Trouble
A dated reflection contrasts seeking legal redress with sheep seeking shelter and cites that true friendship forms in adversity. It warns that the highest cost is for borrowed trouble, noting that things supposed to happen often do not.
Weather Mood Shifts Between Rain and Bright Tomorrow
A mood piece notes dark showers today and light hope for sunshine tomorrow. It paints a scene of laughing through rain and imagining a blue sky return.
A Philosopher on Happiness and Divine Method
A philosopher argues earthly happiness lies in enjoying pleasures as they arise and appreciating the bright present. He asserts God has a perfect plan in every small task and in every blade of grass, contrasting divine method with human haphazard effort.
A Great Being Beyond Riches and Walls
The text argues that a person with divine soul powers remains great regardless of place or treatment. Wealth and grandeur cannot match the inner dignity of clear thought and pure affection, which God recognizes with heavenly mansions beyond brick and stone.
The Little Things That Build a Holy Life
A reflective note on how small flaws and weaknesses accumulate to erode character. It stresses avoiding minor sins and indulgences, indifference, vanity, temper, and cowardice as steps toward negative beauty in a holy life.
Clerical Gossip and the Bounds of Slander
The Tribune argues ministers face delicate judgments when accused of impropriety. It suggests clergy should avoid lawsuits unless malice is clear, preferring to let falsehoods pass and maintain a stance of measured ignorance amid gossip and tea table chatter. Contemptuous indifference is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Birds in Winter and Curiosities of Animal Life
Birds endure winter with thick plumage and warm blood. chickadees and allies forage in sunny nooks while keeping social winter cliques. Curiosities of animal life discuss dogs' shame and modesty, monkeys’ dislike of laughter, and tools and memory in apes and other animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
Zoological Gardens
Holland’s water control and wind power challenge the sea
The author describes Holland’s dikes and hydraulic works costing about 1.5 million dollars and the windmill network of eleven thousand units lifting water 3.28 feet. Sails range seventy four to 120 feet, enabling drainage and land reclamation as a paradoxical triumph of Dutch ingenuity. A dairy town tale notes cow tails tied to roofs to make them point upward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Tolland
Broek
The Model Newspaper and Its Ambitions
The article argues that true model newspapers require constant effort and vigilant effort from editors and staff. It notes that perfection is unattainable, yet presses forward to improve despite evolving standards and the frustration of journalists striving for an ideal of omniscience and omnipotence in reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsppaapeer
Pennsylvania Woman Exclaims at Girard Statue
An elderly Pennsylvania woman and her daughter paused before the marble statue of Girard in the college building and startled bystanders with the remark La, Sally, how white he was.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Girard
College
Sally
Sydney Smith Declines Satirical Portrait Faithfully
The anecdote recalls Landseer asking Sydney Smith to sit for a portrait and his witty reply, Is thy servant a dog that he should do this thing, highlighting the sharp humor of the divine toward the famous painter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Smith
Landseer
Nature's Hidden Fossil Fuel Treasures Unearthed
The article reflects on vast coal deposits formed over ages from ancient forests. It describes prehistoric forests growing and being buried by sands and ash, transforming into coal as Earth heated and cooled. It notes humans later discovered these extensive coal stores to power heat and light.
Laughter in France described as restrained and refined
The narrative contrasts English and French laughter, quoting Cockney views that Frenchmen smile but do not laugh aloud. It characterizes French mirth as restrained, thin, and almost alien to hearty laughter, while noting differences with German, Flemish, Irish, Spanish, and Scottish expressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Isle
Channel
England
London
Earth
Heaven
The Great Clock of Westminster Described
An English Parliament House clock is claimed as the world’s largest. Its four dials span twenty two feet each, with the minute hand advancing seven inches every thirty seconds. Winding the striking mechanism takes two hours and the pendulum measures fifteen feet.
Pleasantest thoughts inspire life’s greatest art
A reflective quote extols the value of pleasant thoughts as the finest art in living, urging a habit of cultivating positive ideas to enrich daily experience.
Roof Shingles Durability Compared by Timber Type
A. W. Clark notes in Maine Farmer that extra shaved pine shingles of large timber outlast others, with a forty year roof still showing little leakage. Cedar shaved shingles rank next, spruce lasts fifteen to twenty years, and small sap laden spruce fir or poplar fare worse. Steeper roofs extend shingle life and perpendicular walls preserve longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Clark
Maine
The Capri's Decision
A Constantinople slater falls on a passerby killing him. the judge orders the slater to stand where the father stood and to descend from the roof to fall on the culprit, then to repeat the act of the original accident. The case ends with a grim, ritualized punishment under Islamic law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capri
Constantinople
Cadi
Slater
Dinner Confession Sparks Friendly Irish Quip
An Irishman remarks on a fine beef and potatoes dinner today. Another Irishman agrees it is a curious coincidence and adds that his own dinner was the same except for the beef.
Act on Easements and Light Rights Provisions
The General Assembly enacts rules on adverse possession and prescription for easements, notice interruptions, and limits on acquiring rights by use. It also prohibits erecting windows from creating implied easements and sets procedures for notice and recording. An additional act protects Easton's Pond fishery with penalties for seine or net use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jtw
General Assembly
Easton’s Pond
Newport
Middletown
Easton's
Easton’s
John R. Bartlett
Secretary of State
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