25 May 1878
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1878
Page
1
The passage extols a figure who achieves victory not by public coronation or fanfare but by solitary struggle against unseen foes. It emphasizes inner strength, fate, and a triumph earned without overt recognition, concluding that true victory flows from a pure, unwavering heart.
Poem fragment from a churchman praising cheerfulness as the ideal mood and service. The speaker suggests constant gladness would hinder tenderness and implies a moral or spiritual reflection within a religious frame.
Deacon Wakely describes Elijah Hitchcock as prudent not mean. He recounts Hitchcock’s 4 dollar debt collection by chasing and neck-wringing ducks around a barn, charging mileage that exceeded the debt, noting no spite in his method.
Clarence M Govern, a dry goods salesman, tries to win Arabella with poems and schemes while Annie, the landlady’s daughter, becomes his confidante. After restless romance, illness, and comic mishaps, Annie’s care leads to his recovery and a hopeful, practical twist as he chooses Annie over Arabella.
The Oglethorpe Echo profiles a Murray county resident who, since the Civil War, has accidentally killed five men by slipping axe, flooded boat, mistaken gunfire, felled tree, and a log rolling mishap. Trials cleared him each time. described as peaceful and law abiding.
A reflective essay urges town residents to show compassion and simple acts of kindness. It laments cold reactions that wound hearts and calls true Christians to bear one another's burdens. The piece imagines a brighter world if rose petals replaced thorns and sunshine replaced sorrow.
A passage from Sir Arthur Helps analyzes how foibles and a habit of finding obstacles make people intolerable to live with and work beside. The piece notes the morale damage when leaders and subordinates alike default to objections, sapping energy and initiative.
A tale from Gov. Chase's campaign recalls a farmer who visited a rural town to hear him speak. Chase, not well, ordered only bread and milk, inspiring the farmer who declared him the farmer’s candidate. The anecdote spread as election results showed Chase’s broad appeal in the county.
A pithy saying contrasts nine men who admit error after anger cools with the one fool who remains certain of being right.
The Humane Journal condemns hat decorations made from birds skinned while alive. It cites birds such as hummingbirds and canaries, urging readers to oppose furor for cruelty and to banish plumage. Baroness Burdett Coutts is noted as leading an English effort against this practice.
The passage uses vivid biology imagery to describe the human body and nature. It likens skin to scales and pores to a sieve, detailing how perspiration carries organisms and leaves host colonies of insects.
A four headed picture sold in Paris streets shows Queen Victoria and the Emperor of Austria on top and the Czar and Sultan below. Folding the image four times creates an ingenious composite portrait of Bismarck.
A Scotsman who had returned home from a long absence warned after attending church that the entire kingdom was on the road to perdition. He said the people had become less reserved and solemn on the Sabbath and now appeared as happy as on any other day.
By their indulgence in strong drink the Sweeds have deteriorated in stature and in physical strength, new diseases being induced, and old ones sorely aggravated by intemperance.
A cyclist struck an elderly woman in a London street and she died at once. The article notes the rider was careless, and the fatality occurred recently in the capital.
The first Chinese railroad proved a financial failure and poor mechanically. Now the government is establishing a telegraph system.
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