30 May 1874
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1874
Page
1
A devotional reflection on trusting God through an unknown future. The speaker finds comfort in divine guidance, prefers walking with God by faith, and surrenders future sorrows to the Lord, who governs past, present, and destiny. The message ends with a vow to endure tears with the belief that God knows.
Poem celebrates approaching warm weather with imagery of blue bells anemones and violets. A wild bee hums joyfully while May and June approaches, promising green grasses cherry growth and cheerful song from birds as spring ends and summer nears.
Oldville remnants recount Hilda Hyde who died at the alms-house aged 82 after sixty years there. She carried a hidden bundle to church, never opened, while a narrator recalls youth in Oldville and a penniless romance surrounding Annette and Reuben on a rural farm path.
In Oldville a village fire scars the Gordon mansion and alters the lives of Hilda Hyde and Martin Grant. Hilda stays near the Gordon pew as she waits for her carpenter lover, while the narrator returns from war to find her aged yet steadfast and waiting sixty years later for a reunion that never comes.
A miscellany excerpt notes a single grateful thought as the perfect prayer and explains that habitual remembrance of the Divine presence aids self-restraint and moral discernment.
The text states that courage awakens while despondency is the worst of evils and the surrender of effort leads to dead nothingness, urging perseverance in the fight of life.
The saying suggests kindness keeps harmony at home better than harshness. It reflects a belief in gentle treatment to maintain peace in marriage.
The passage argues that spoken words even from the Holy Spirit cannot feed the soul. True nourishment comes from the inward meaning and revealed truth, which believers should pursue.
A motivational piece urges active effort over wishful thinking, condemns passive ingroup behavior and the word cannot. It promotes self reliance with phrases like I can and I will to overcome obstacles and improve toward success, advising against envy and discouragement.
The passage contrasts elderly scholars and young minds, declaring aged dialogue richer and more instructive. It argues conversation is a light form of intellectual labor, amplified by lifetime memory and productive years.
The text warns that the brain is a secretor of nervous power and vitalizes the body. It argues vegetables and fruit do not mix for sensitive stomachs and advises eating only when hungry. It links fat to poor fitness, contrasts brain first, muscle second, fat last, and notes potatoes supposedly dull the brain.
The article extols old favorites Hollyhock Portulacas and Petunias as durable choices for dry sunny sites and rock work. It notes seed reliability, color variety, and practical culture while praising the enduring charm of these classic blooms.
The Lowell Nebraska Register chronicles M. S. S. Budlong who settled in Franklin County near Kearney County in March 1872 with his two sons. He arrived with two horses and eleven dollars, by 1874 had 100 acres under cultivation an orchard of 500 apple trees 100 pear trees 100 cherry trees and a 500 vine vineyard. He plans 200 more apple trees 200 peach trees and 500 additional grape vines. The article praises his grit noting windbreaks and fuel from cottonwood, and stresses the need for capital to accompany enterprise in Nebraska.
A discussion on when humor harms or helps, arguing caution in witty remarks toward acquaintances. It defends satire when aimed at social ills and political wrongs, noting ridicule can expose abuses more effectively than force or argument.
At Harry Shriever's funeral in Carson City a Chinese mill worker, amid Masons circling the grave, tossed a half dollar into the earth. He said he admired Harry and wanted to honor him like others, despite his poverty and being despised at times.
A report notes that student labels are circulating among the Indians of the Northwest and are being used to obtain cash, described as a form of fraud leveraging Native communities and fuelled by the lure of money.
A quip recalls a woman famed for a glossy manner who joked her only two steady companions were her elbows, a punning remark reflecting social wit more than romance.
In a tale of old Virginia courtesy, John Rollins recalls a clown’s moment with a dignified spectator. A drunken act in Fauquier County sparked a sharp exchange when a Virginia gentleman rebuked the performer, ending the show as the crowd laughed at the insult and Rollins left defeated.
A quip compares a paper to an umbrella in a windy day noting that many believe they can handle it better than the person gripping the handle. The remark suggests overconfidence in handling fragile tasks.
A Washington boarding house encounter in 1862 63 tells how a little girl overheard a foreigner vow to murder Charles Sumner with a pistol. Hesitation saved Sumner as the would be killer reconsidered. warning passed via a friend, and Sumner urged to travel with company. The girl urged her father to relay the warning, and Sumner later thanked the child.
A stout man chasing a Brompton omni bus grabs a handkerchief from a neighbor by mistake. The accuser shouts thief but the other man proves his respectability. The scene ends in laughter after the misunderstanding is resolved.
A Homestead writer warns readers about oleander plants and urges burning them root and branch. He recalls a winter incident where leaves discarded on a sidewalk led to a horse’s death after ingestion, prompting local destruction of oleander to protect children and avoid fatal poisoning.
The piece explains Lloyds as a unique marine insurer in London where 2100 underwriters and subscribers join rooms to rate and sign policies. It notes Lloyds itself does not insure but its members do, with initiation fees and annual dues. Brokers obtain coverage by assembling an underwriting syndicate from named members and accepting risk, with strong reputational safeguards and consequences for failure.
A couple sought terms for separation to dodge a judicial divorce while a husband’s friend pressed for a share of a ring given before marriage. The wife resisted but cried that the ring recalled happier days, then revealed she had sold the cherished symbol six months earlier.
The passage explains that a billion equals a million times a million and then estimates counting speeds. It shows counting 200 per minute would take 1,200 per hour, 288,000 per year, and about 105 million per year. It concludes a hypothetical counter would need over 19,000 years to reach a billion, even with rest breaks.
A Seventh Street family woke to noises and found the eldest son in suspenders with a new Wesson shouting there was a man in the house. After a long search, he explained the commotion was for his twenty first birthday, not an invasion.
The Germantown Telegraph advocates focusing on sweet flowers over purely ornamental blooms. It highlights mignonette, sweet alyssum, lemon verbena, honeysuckles, jasmine, and grape flowers for fragrance, ease of care, and summer scent, noting some varieties are hardier or less perfumed. It also mentions old-fashioned perfumes and the appeal of fragrant beds.
Dr Hall advises cold bed chambers imperil health and invite diseases. Robust individuals may endure forty degrees, but the old, infant, and frail should avoid rooms below fifty. Open windows at night injure lungs. keep a door open and a fire burning. if needed, crack the window an inch.
The famed actor Macready visits the United States and finds Yankee idioms baffling. At a theatre he accuses the manager of deception over actors described with quirky phrases. In a sharp reveal, he concludes the supporting cast are all drunk, exposing the critics’ misreadings.
A reflection on the balance between giving and receiving trust within friendship, noting that a friend who trusts you in return offers practical comfort and dependable support in daily life.
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